Hector Berlioz (1803 – 1869)
L'enfance du Christ op. 25
Sacred Trilogy for Solo Voices, Chorus and Orchestra Reprinted from Hector Berlioz Werke, Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig, 1900–1907
Solo voices, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
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Details
- For
- Solo voices, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
- Product Type
- Score
- Author / Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Product number
- 105761
- Languages
- german, english, french
- Release Year
- 2015
Description
Written between 1850 and 1854, L'enfance du Christ (The Childhood of Christ) was first performed under Berlioz's direction during the holiday season of 1854. The three-part work―consisting of "Herod's Dream," "The Flight into Egypt," and "The Arrival at Sais" ― is scored for seven solo voices, chorus, and orchestra. The singing text appears in French, German, and English.
Unlike much of Berlioz's music, this music is restrained, lyrical, and delicate. Like La damnation de Faust ― another of t...
