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Berlioz - Sacred Music (L'Enfance du Christ · Requiem) · Symphony Dramas (Roméo et Juliette · La damnation de Faust) · Orchestral Songs (Les nuits dété · Lélio · La mort de Cléopâtre) / Sir Colin Davis

Berlioz - Sacred Music (L'Enfance du Christ · Requiem) · Symphony Dramas (Roméo et Juliette · La damnation de Faust) · Orchestral Songs (Les nuits dété · Lélio · La mort de Cléopâtre) / Sir Colin Davis
Hector Berlioz, Colin Davis, Janet Baker, Nicolai Gedda, London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, John Alldis Choir, Thomas Allen Philip Langridge José Carreras Ambrosian Singer, Joseph Rouleau, Josephine Veasey, Gillian Knight Eric Tappy Jules Bastin

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Disc 1:

  1. Rom�o et Juliette, for alto, tenor, bass, chorus & orchestra ('symphonie dramatique'), H.79 (Op. 17): Part 1. Introduction. Combats -
  2. Rom�o et Juliette, for alto, tenor, bass, chorus & orchestra ('symphonie dramatique'), H.79 (Op. 17): Part 1. Prologue. D'anciennes h
  3. Rom�o et Juliette, for alto, tenor, bass, chorus & orchestra ('symphonie dramatique'), H.79 (Op. 17): Part 1. Strophes. Premiers tran
  4. Rom�o et Juliette, for alto, tenor, bass, chorus & orchestra ('symphonie dramatique'), H.79 (Op. 17): Part 1. Strophes. Heureux enfan
  5. Rom�o et Juliette, for alto, tenor, bass, chorus & orchestra ('symphonie dramatique'), H.79 (Op. 17): Part 1. Scherzetto. Bient�t de
  6. Rom�o et Juliette, for alto, tenor, bass, chorus & orchestra ('symphonie dramatique'), H.79 (Op. 17): Part 2. Rom�o seul - Tristesse
  7. Rom�o et Juliette, for alto, tenor, bass, chorus & orchestra ('symphonie dramatique'), H.79 (Op. 17): Part 2. Grande f�te chez les Ca
  8. Rom�o et Juliette, for alto, tenor, bass, chorus & orchestra ('symphonie dramatique'), H.79 (Op. 17): Part 3. Oh�, Capulets! Bonsoir,
  9. Rom�o et Juliette, for alto, tenor, bass, chorus & orchestra ('symphonie dramatique'), H.79 (Op. 17): Part 3. Sc�ne d'amour
  10. Rom�o et Juliette, for alto, tenor, bass, chorus & orchestra ('symphonie dramatique'), H.79 (Op. 17): Part 4. Scherzo. La reine Mab,
  11. Rom�o et Juliette, for alto, tenor, bass, chorus & orchestra ('symphonie dramatique'), H.79 (Op. 17): Part 4. Convoi fun�bre de Julie
  12. Rom�o et Juliette, for alto, tenor, bass, chorus & orchestra ('symphonie dramatique'), H.79 (Op. 17): Part 4. Rom�o au tombeau des Ca

Disc 2:

  1. Rom�o et Juliette, for alto, tenor, bass, chorus & orchestra ('symphonie dramatique'), H.79 (Op. 17): Part 4. Finale. Quoi! Rom�o de
  2. Rom�o et Juliette, for alto, tenor, bass, chorus & orchestra ('symphonie dramatique'), H.79 (Op. 17): Part 4. Air. Pauvres enfants qu
  3. Rom�o et Juliette, for alto, tenor, bass, chorus & orchestra ('symphonie dramatique'), H.79 (Op. 17): Part 4. Serment. Jurez donc par
  4. L' Enfance du Christ, oratorio for soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, 3 basses, chorus & orchetsra ('trilogie sacr�e') H. 130 (Op. 25): Par
  5. L' Enfance du Christ, oratorio for soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, 3 basses, chorus & orchetsra ('trilogie sacr�e') H. 130 (Op. 25): Par
  6. L' Enfance du Christ, oratorio for soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, 3 basses, chorus & orchetsra ('trilogie sacr�e') H. 130 (Op. 25): Par
  7. L' Enfance du Christ, oratorio for soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, 3 basses, chorus & orchetsra ('trilogie sacr�e') H. 130 (Op. 25): Par
  8. L' Enfance du Christ, oratorio for soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, 3 basses, chorus & orchetsra ('trilogie sacr�e') H. 130 (Op. 25): Par
  9. L' Enfance du Christ, oratorio for soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, 3 basses, chorus & orchetsra ('trilogie sacr�e') H. 130 (Op. 25): Par
  10. L' Enfance du Christ, oratorio for soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, 3 basses, chorus & orchetsra ('trilogie sacr�e') H. 130 (Op. 25): Par
  11. L' Enfance du Christ, oratorio for soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, 3 basses, chorus & orchetsra ('trilogie sacr�e') H. 130 (Op. 25): Par
  12. L' Enfance du Christ, oratorio for soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, 3 basses, chorus & orchetsra ('trilogie sacr�e') H. 130 (Op. 25): Par
  13. L' Enfance du Christ, oratorio for soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, 3 basses, chorus & orchetsra ('trilogie sacr�e') H. 130 (Op. 25): Par
  14. L' Enfance du Christ, oratorio for soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, 3 basses, chorus & orchetsra ('trilogie sacr�e') H. 130 (Op. 25): Par

Disc 3:

  1. L' Enfance du Christ, oratorio for soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, 3 basses, chorus & orchetsra ('trilogie sacr�e') H. 130 (Op. 25): Par
  2. L' Enfance du Christ, oratorio for soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, 3 basses, chorus & orchetsra ('trilogie sacr�e') H. 130 (Op. 25): Par
  3. L' Enfance du Christ, oratorio for soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, 3 basses, chorus & orchetsra ('trilogie sacr�e') H. 130 (Op. 25): Par
  4. L' Enfance du Christ, oratorio for soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, 3 basses, chorus & orchetsra ('trilogie sacr�e') H. 130 (Op. 25): Par
  5. L' Enfance du Christ, oratorio for soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, 3 basses, chorus & orchetsra ('trilogie sacr�e') H. 130 (Op. 25): Par
  6. L' Enfance du Christ, oratorio for soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, 3 basses, chorus & orchetsra ('trilogie sacr�e') H. 130 (Op. 25): Par
  7. L' Enfance du Christ, oratorio for soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, 3 basses, chorus & orchetsra ('trilogie sacr�e') H. 130 (Op. 25): Par
  8. L' Enfance du Christ, oratorio for soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, 3 basses, chorus & orchetsra ('trilogie sacr�e') H. 130 (Op. 25): Par
  9. L' Enfance du Christ, oratorio for soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, 3 basses, chorus & orchetsra ('trilogie sacr�e') H. 130 (Op. 25): Par
  10. L' Enfance du Christ, oratorio for soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, 3 basses, chorus & orchetsra ('trilogie sacr�e') H. 130 (Op. 25): Par
  11. L' Enfance du Christ, oratorio for soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, 3 basses, chorus & orchetsra ('trilogie sacr�e') H. 130 (Op. 25): Par
  12. L' Enfance du Christ, oratorio for soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, 3 basses, chorus & orchetsra ('trilogie sacr�e') H. 130 (Op. 25): Par
  13. L' Enfance du Christ, oratorio for soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, 3 basses, chorus & orchetsra ('trilogie sacr�e') H. 130 (Op. 25): Par
  14. L' Enfance du Christ, oratorio for soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, 3 basses, chorus & orchetsra ('trilogie sacr�e') H. 130 (Op. 25): Par

Disc 4:

  1. La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ('l�gende dramatique') H. 111 (Op. 24): Part 1
  2. La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ('l�gende dramatique') H. 111 (Op. 24): Part 1
  3. La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ('l�gende dramatique') H. 111 (Op. 24): Part 1
  4. La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ('l�gende dramatique') H. 111 (Op. 24): Part 2
  5. La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ('l�gende dramatique') H. 111 (Op. 24): Part 2
  6. La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ('l�gende dramatique') H. 111 (Op. 24): Part 2
  7. La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ('l�gende dramatique') H. 111 (Op. 24): Part 2
  8. La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ('l�gende dramatique') H. 111 (Op. 24): Part 2
  9. La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ('l�gende dramatique') H. 111 (Op. 24): Part 2
  10. La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ('l�gende dramatique') H. 111 (Op. 24): Part 2
  11. La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ('l�gende dramatique') H. 111 (Op. 24): Part 2
  12. La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ('l�gende dramatique') H. 111 (Op. 24): Part 2
  13. La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ('l�gende dramatique') H. 111 (Op. 24): Part 2
  14. La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ('l�gende dramatique') H. 111 (Op. 24): Part 2
  15. La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ('l�gende dramatique') H. 111 (Op. 24): Part 2
  16. La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ('l�gende dramatique') H. 111 (Op. 24): Part 2
  17. La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ('l�gende dramatique') H. 111 (Op. 24): Part 2
  18. La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ('l�gende dramatique') H. 111 (Op. 24): Part 2
  19. La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ('l�gende dramatique') H. 111 (Op. 24): Part 3
  20. La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ('l�gende dramatique') H. 111 (Op. 24): Part 3

Disc 5:

  1. La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ('l�gende dramatique') H. 111 (Op. 24): Part 3
  2. La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ('l�gende dramatique') H. 111 (Op. 24): Part 3
  3. La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ('l�gende dramatique') H. 111 (Op. 24): Part 3
  4. La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ('l�gende dramatique') H. 111 (Op. 24): Part 3
  5. La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ('l�gende dramatique') H. 111 (Op. 24): Part 3
  6. La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ('l�gende dramatique') H. 111 (Op. 24): Part 3
  7. La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ('l�gende dramatique') H. 111 (Op. 24): Part 3
  8. La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ('l�gende dramatique') H. 111 (Op. 24): Part 3
  9. La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ('l�gende dramatique') H. 111 (Op. 24): Part 4
  10. La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ('l�gende dramatique') H. 111 (Op. 24): Part 4
  11. La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ('l�gende dramatique') H. 111 (Op. 24): Part 4
  12. La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ('l�gende dramatique') H. 111 (Op. 24): Part 4
  13. La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ('l�gende dramatique') H. 111 (Op. 24): Part 4
  14. La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ('l�gende dramatique') H. 111 (Op. 24): Part 4
  15. La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ('l�gende dramatique') H. 111 (Op. 24): Part 4
  16. La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ('l�gende dramatique') H. 111 (Op. 24): Part 4

Disc 6:

  1. Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): 1. Requiem - Kyrie
  2. Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): 2. Dies irae - Tuba mirum
  3. Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): 3. Quid sum miser
  4. Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): 4. Rex tremendae
  5. Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): 5. Quaerens me
  6. Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): 6. Lacrimosa
  7. Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): 7. Domine, Jesu Christe
  8. Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): 8. Hostias

Disc 7:

  1. Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): 9. Sanctus
  2. Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): 10. Agnus Dei
  3. Te Deum, for tenor, 3 choruses, brass bands, organ & orchestra, H. 118 (Op. 22): Te Deum laudamus
  4. Te Deum, for tenor, 3 choruses, brass bands, organ & orchestra, H. 118 (Op. 22): Tibi omnes
  5. Te Deum, for tenor, 3 choruses, brass bands, organ & orchestra, H. 118 (Op. 22): Dignare
  6. Te Deum, for tenor, 3 choruses, brass bands, organ & orchestra, H. 118 (Op. 22): Christe, Rex gloriae
  7. Te Deum, for tenor, 3 choruses, brass bands, organ & orchestra, H. 118 (Op. 22): Te ergo quaesumus
  8. Te Deum, for tenor, 3 choruses, brass bands, organ & orchestra, H. 118 (Op. 22): Judex crederis

Disc 8:

  1. Les Nuits d'�t�, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra), H. 81 (Op. 7): 1. Villanelle. Quand viendra la saison nouvelle
  2. Les Nuits d'�t�, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra), H. 81 (Op. 7): 2. Le spectre de la rose. Soul�ve ta paupi�re close
  3. Les Nuits d'�t�, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra), H. 81 (Op. 7): 3. Sur les lagunes - Lamento. Ma belle amie est morte
  4. Les Nuits d'�t�, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra), H. 81 (Op. 7): 4. Absence. Reviens, reviens, ma bien-aim�e!
  5. Les Nuits d'�t�, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra), H. 81 (Op. 7): 5. Au cimeti�re - Clair de lune. Connaissez-vous la blan
  6. Les Nuits d'�t�, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra), H. 81 (Op. 7): 6. L'�le inconnue. Dites, la jeune belle!
  7. L�lio, ou Le retour � la vie, for soloists, chorus & orchestra ('monodrame lyrique'), H. 55 (Op. 14bis): 1. Le p�cheur. L'onde fr�mit
  8. L�lio, ou Le retour � la vie, for soloists, chorus & orchestra ('monodrame lyrique'), H. 55 (Op. 14bis): 2. Ch�ur des ombres. Froid d
  9. L�lio, ou Le retour � la vie, for soloists, chorus & orchestra ('monodrame lyrique'), H. 55 (Op. 14bis): 3. Chanson de brigands. J'au
  10. L�lio, ou Le retour � la vie, for soloists, chorus & orchestra ('monodrame lyrique'), H. 55 (Op. 14bis): 4. Chant de bonheur. � mon b
  11. L�lio, ou Le retour � la vie, for soloists, chorus & orchestra ('monodrame lyrique'), H. 55 (Op. 14bis): 5. La harpe �olienne - Souve
  12. L�lio, ou Le retour � la vie, for soloists, chorus & orchestra ('monodrame lyrique'), H. 55 (Op. 14bis): 6. Fantaisie sur la Temp�te

Disc 9:

  1. La Mort de Cl�op�tre, for soprano & orchestra, H.36: C'en est donc fait!
  2. La Mort de Cl�op�tre, for soprano & orchestra, H.36: Ah! qu'ils sont loin
  3. La Mort de Cl�op�tre, for soprano & orchestra, H.36: M�ditation. Grands Pharaons
  4. La Mort de Cl�op�tre, for soprano & orchestra, H.36: Non!...non, de vos demeures fun�bres
  5. La Mort de Cl�op�tre, for soprano & orchestra, H.36: Dieux du Nil
  6. Herminie, cantata ('sc�ne lyrique') for soprano & orchestra, H. 29: R�cit. Quel trouble te poursuit
  7. Herminie, cantata ('sc�ne lyrique') for soprano & orchestra, H. 29: Air. Ah! Si de la tendresse
  8. Herminie, cantata ('sc�ne lyrique') for soprano & orchestra, H. 29: R�cit. Que dis-je?
  9. Herminie, cantata ('sc�ne lyrique') for soprano & orchestra, H. 29: Air. Arr�te! Arr�te! Cher Tancr�de
  10. Herminie, cantata ('sc�ne lyrique') for soprano & orchestra, H. 29: R�cit. Que Clorinde est heureuse!
  11. Herminie, cantata ('sc�ne lyrique') for soprano & orchestra, H. 29: Air. Venez, venez, terribles armes!
  12. Herminie, cantata ('sc�ne lyrique') for soprano & orchestra, H. 29: Pri�re. Dieu des chr�tiens!
  13. Herminie, cantata ('sc�ne lyrique') for soprano & orchestra, H. 29: Venez, venez, terribles armes!
  14. La Belle voyageuse ('Elle s'en va'), song for voice & piano (Neuf M�lodies irlandaises), H. 42a, Op. 2/4
  15. Le Chasseur danois, for baritone & piano (or orchestra), H. 104
  16. La Captive for voice & piano (or orchestra), H. 60 (Op. 12)
  17. Le Jeune P�tre breton, for voice & piano & horn ad lib (Fleurs des landes), H. 65 (Op. 13/4)
  18. Za�de, bol�ro for voice, castsnets & piano or orchestra (Feuillets d'album), H. 107 (Op. 19/1)

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #739196 in Music
  • Released on: 1998-01-01
  • Number of discs: 9
  • Format: Box set

Customer Reviews

Limited edition set of Sir Colin Davis doing Berlioz5
A complete review of this set will follow at a later date. What I wish to highlight here is that this set contains Davis's reading of Berlioz's Requiem, though it is not listed as part of the contents in Amazon's description. (I've submitted a suggestion that it be added.) Those genuinely interested in Berlioz's sacred music will probably know this recording, which is justly famous for its dramatic power, and for a depth that Davis, above anyone else, consistently achieves in Berlioz. The Davis recording has recently gone out of print as a single item and is now available only as part of this set, which is limited edition. Practically, that means most record stores will not be able to order it, and that the set may not be available for long. These considerations, as well as Davis's peerless interpretations of the other items in the set, make this collection valuable indeed. Berlioz fans would regret protracted indecision.

Some of the best of the Davis cycle5
Of the three boxes of reissues form Colin Davis' pioneering Berlioz cycle, this is probably the one I would not want to be without more than the other two boxes. But I suppose that's because I dearly love more of the works in this set than the works in the orchestral works box or the opera box. The major works (La Damnation de Faust, Requiem, Romeo et Juliette, and L'Enfance du Christ) are in the eyes of many unmatched by any other recordings. And many would say that about the orchestral songs too. My only quibble is with some of the track editing in La Damnation de Faust, my favorite item in the box. The recording is analog in origin, much to its credit personally. Several track changes sound like old tape-joins though. Clean it up Philips! These classics deserve better treatment.
Documentation is minimal of course.