Honegger - Le Roi David
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Honegger: Le Roi David
Christophe Balissat (le récitant), Athéna Poullos (la pythonisse), Lucie Chartin (soprano), Marianne Beate Kielland (mezzo-soprano) & Thomas Walker (tenor)
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne, Daniel Reuss
There are some ravishing moments, and it is given a polished performance —
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Record Review, 1st April 2017, Recording of the Week
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Honegger: Le Roi David
Danielle Borst (soprano), Clara Guedj (treble), Jacques Martin (narrator), Gilles Ragon (tenor), Marie-Ange Todorovitch (mezzo-soprano)
Orchestre de la Cite, Ile de France Vittoria Regional Choir, Michel Piquemal
Michel Piquemal directs a wonderfully dramatic cast with style and passion in the smaller-scale original version of Honegger's symphonic psalm. Recommended. —
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Ernest Ansermet - Decca Recordings 1953-1967
Suzanne Danco (soprano), Marie-Lise de Montmollin & Pauline Martin (mezzo-sopranos), Michel Hamel (tenor) & Stéphane Audel (narrator)
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande & Choeur des Jeunes de l'église National Vaudoise, Ernest Ansermet
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Gramophone Awards, 2007, Finalist - Historic Reissue
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What Child Is This?: Christmas at St. Olaf College, Vol. 3 (Live)
St. Olaf Orchestra, Manitou Singers, Viking Chorus, St. Olaf Cantorei, St. Olaf Choir, St. Olaf Chapel Choir, Steven Amundson, Robert Scholz, Sigrid Johnson, John Ferguson, Kenneth Jennings
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Honegger: Le Roi David
Devid Striesow (narrator), Irm Hermann (witch)
Junges Ensemble Berlin Chor, Prometheus Ensemble Berlin, Frank Markowitsch
The dramatic momentum from conductor Frank Markowitsch, especially among the choral forces, counts for much in a score that feels almost terse to a fault...The deal-breaker here is the narrator...And... —
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The World Renewed With Love Divine: 2014 St. Olaf Christmas Festival (Live)
Matthew Marohl (narrator), Philip Biedenbender (piano), Kristina Butler (flute), Micah Stoddard (bass), Nathan Cleaveland (piano), Joshua Weinberg (flute), Margaret Schenk (flute), Tucker Moore (percussion), Katherine Fick (narrator), William Arnold (percussion), Sedrick Spradling (percussion), Jenny...
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Honegger: Le Roi David, Prélude, fugue et postlude, Monopartita & other orchestral works
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Chorale Philippe Caillard & Ensemble Instrumental, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Marius Constant, Charles Dutoit
A worthwhile collection of works by an interesting if uneven composer, with King David showing his strengths and his weaknesses. Strong performances, but the sound quality is inconsistent. —
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Honegger: Le Roi David
(sung in German)
Hans Peter Blochwitz (tenor), Cornelia Kallisch (mezzo-soprano), Pamela Coburn (soprano), Wolfgang Reichmann (narrator), Lola Muthel (actress)
Frankfurt Kantorei, Freiburg Collegium Musicum, Wolfgang Schafer
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Honegger: Le Roi David
Suzanne Danco (soprano), Marie-Lise de Montmollin (mezzo-soprano), Michel Hamel (tenor), Stephane Audel (narrator), Pauline Martin (soprano)
Choir de l'Eglise Nationale Vaudoise, L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Choeur Des Jeunes De L'Eglise National Vandoise, Ernest Ansermet
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Honegger: Le Roi David
Janice Matisse (narrator), Erik Sandvold (narrator), Maureen Sorensson (soprano), Thomas Poole (tenor), Marcia Ragonetti (mezzo-soprano)
St. John's Cathedral Choir, St. John's Cathedral Orchestra, Donald Pearson
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