Honegger: Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher Barcelona Symphony

• Arthur Honegger (1892 - 1955): Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher
• 1 Prologue 07:25
• 2 Scène I: Les voix du ciel 02:19
• 3 Scène II: Le livre 03:30
• 4 Scène III: Les voix de la terre 03:44
• 5 Scène IV: Jeanne livrée aux bêtes 08:30
• 6 Scène V: Jeanne au poteau 03:17
• 7 Scène VI: Les Rois, ou l'invention du jeu de cartes 05:34
• 8 Scène VII: Catherine et Marguerite 02:37
• 9 Scène XI: Jeanne d'Arc en flammes 10:54
• 10 Scène IX: L'épée de Jeanne 14:34
• 11 Scène X: Trimazo 00:44
• 12 Scène VIII: Le Roi qui va-t-à Rheims 12:00
• Total Runtime 01:15:08

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By Swiss composer Arthur Honegger, “Jeanne d'Arc au Bûcher” (1938) is an imposing oratorio. Unlike other banal versions of the myth, the libretto is a highly original creation by French poet and playwright Paul Claudel, who perfectly dramatises the last moments of the martyr's life. Honegger highlights all the anguish and tension of Joan's interrogation and subsequent execution. Originally written for actress Ida Rubinstein, an excellent ballerina and actress who was the first to perform the part, the oratorio is written as a flashback in which Joan recalls her life, just before she dies.

This time, Oscar-winning French actress Marion Cotillard will be giving her very first French stage performance, playing the lead role with a passion that has already won her the awe of audiences and critics overseas. As a great film composer, Honegger creates visually evocative ambiances and fills the orchestra with new sounds (saxophones, ondes Martenot). The initial prologue to the piece was added in 1944 as a symbol of the resistance during the Nazi occupation of France: again, Joan goes beyond her own story.

Marion Cotillard (Jeanne d’Arc)
Xavier Gallais (Brother Dominique)
Yann Beuron (A voice, Porcus, Herald I, Chaplain)
Maria Hinojosa (The Virgin)
Marta Almajano (Marguerite)
Aude Extrémo (Catherine)
Anna Moreno-Lasalle (Mother of Barrels)
Eric Martin-Bonnet (A voice, Herald II, Peasant)
Carles Romero Vidal (Herald, the ass, Bedford, J. de Luxembourg, Grinder Trusty, Peasant)
Pep Planas (The Usher, R. de Chartres, G. de Flavy, Perrot, Priest)
Lieder Càmera choir
Madrigal choir
Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra
Marc Soustrot, conductor

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