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César Franck worked on Les Béatitudes for ten years but never heard it performed in full and would certainly have been dismayed at its general neglect. The work even shifts in style a bit from the Fifth Beatitude onward, becoming more Wagnerian as Franck discovered Wagner's Tristan und Isolde and the exultant finale ("Blessed are those who suffer persecution for justice, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs") packs quite a punch. The texts blend the biblical Beatitudes with tropes from a French children's book author, and they are generally thought to be a weak point of the work. However, the piece is worth experiencing, especially in this reading by the Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège and conductor Geregly Madaras, with the Hungarian National Choir and eight generally strong soloists. The choir is also divided into "terrestrial" and "celestial" units. The work is hard to classify; it is often called an oratorio, but there is not really any dramatic action despite the various personae the eight soloists adopt (celestial voices, Christ, Satan, Pharisees, and more). Nevertheless, Madaras manages to keep things moving and, more importantly, to keep things clear, with vivid contrasts among the various forces and warmth that capture the flavor of the biblical texts. The Fuga Libera label delivers idiomatic sound from the Salle philharmonique in Liège, and the work, though it may be tough going in spots, is characteristic of Franck and of the French musical scene of its time in a compelling way.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Les Béatitudes, CFF 185 (César Franck)
Cesar Franck, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Manuel Mohino, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, SoundEngineer - Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Orchestra, MainArtist - Madame Colomb, Lyricist - Hungarian National Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Artavazd Sargsyan, Soloist, MainArtist - Laurent Zufferey, ArtDirector - Gergely Madaras, Conductor, MainArtist - Csaba Somos, MainArtist, ChoirConductor
2023 Outhere 2023 Outhere – Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège
Cesar Franck, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Manuel Mohino, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, SoundEngineer - Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Orchestra, MainArtist - Madame Colomb, Lyricist - Hungarian National Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Laurent Zufferey, ArtDirector - Gergely Madaras, Conductor, MainArtist - David Bizic, Soloist, MainArtist - Csaba Somos, MainArtist, ChoirConductor
2023 Outhere 2023 Outhere – Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège
Cesar Franck, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Manuel Mohino, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, SoundEngineer - Anne-Catherine Gillet, Soloist, MainArtist - Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Orchestra, MainArtist - Madame Colomb, Lyricist - Hungarian National Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Héloise Mas, Soloist, MainArtist - Artavazd Sargsyan, Soloist, MainArtist - Laurent Zufferey, ArtDirector - Patrick Bolleire, Soloist, MainArtist - Gergely Madaras, Conductor, MainArtist - John Irvin, Soloist, MainArtist - David Bizic, Soloist, MainArtist - Csaba Somos, MainArtist, ChoirConductor
2023 Outhere 2023 Outhere – Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège
Cesar Franck, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Manuel Mohino, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, SoundEngineer - Anne-Catherine Gillet, Soloist, MainArtist - Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Orchestra, MainArtist - Madame Colomb, Lyricist - Eve-Maud Hubeaux, Soloist, MainArtist - Hungarian National Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Héloise Mas, Soloist, MainArtist - Laurent Zufferey, ArtDirector - Gergely Madaras, Conductor, MainArtist - John Irvin, Soloist, MainArtist - David Bizic, Soloist, MainArtist - Csaba Somos, MainArtist, ChoirConductor
2023 Outhere 2023 Outhere – Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège
Cesar Franck, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Manuel Mohino, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, SoundEngineer - Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Orchestra, MainArtist - Madame Colomb, Lyricist - Hungarian National Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Laurent Zufferey, ArtDirector - Gergely Madaras, Conductor, MainArtist - John Irvin, Soloist, MainArtist - David Bizic, Soloist, MainArtist - Csaba Somos, MainArtist, ChoirConductor
2023 Outhere 2023 Outhere – Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège
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Cesar Franck, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Manuel Mohino, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, SoundEngineer - Anne-Catherine Gillet, Soloist, MainArtist - Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Orchestra, MainArtist - Madame Colomb, Lyricist - Hungarian National Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Artavazd Sargsyan, Soloist, MainArtist - Laurent Zufferey, ArtDirector - Gergely Madaras, Conductor, MainArtist - David Bizic, Soloist, MainArtist - Csaba Somos, MainArtist, ChoirConductor
2023 Outhere 2023 Outhere – Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège
Cesar Franck, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Manuel Mohino, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, SoundEngineer - Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Orchestra, MainArtist - Madame Colomb, Lyricist - Yorck Felix Speer, Soloist, MainArtist - Hungarian National Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Artavazd Sargsyan, Soloist, MainArtist - Laurent Zufferey, ArtDirector - Patrick Bolleire, Soloist, MainArtist - Gergely Madaras, Conductor, MainArtist - John Irvin, Soloist, MainArtist - David Bizic, Soloist, MainArtist - Csaba Somos, MainArtist, ChoirConductor
2023 Outhere 2023 Outhere – Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège
Cesar Franck, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Manuel Mohino, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, SoundEngineer - Anne-Catherine Gillet, Soloist, MainArtist - Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Orchestra, MainArtist - Madame Colomb, Lyricist - Eve-Maud Hubeaux, Soloist, MainArtist - Yorck Felix Speer, Soloist, MainArtist - Hungarian National Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Laurent Zufferey, ArtDirector - Patrick Bolleire, Soloist, MainArtist - Gergely Madaras, Conductor, MainArtist - John Irvin, Soloist, MainArtist - David Bizic, Soloist, MainArtist - Csaba Somos, MainArtist, ChoirConductor
2023 Outhere 2023 Outhere – Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège
Cesar Franck, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Manuel Mohino, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, SoundEngineer - Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Orchestra, MainArtist - Madame Colomb, Lyricist - Hungarian National Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Héloise Mas, Soloist, MainArtist - Laurent Zufferey, ArtDirector - Patrick Bolleire, Soloist, MainArtist - Gergely Madaras, Conductor, MainArtist - David Bizic, Soloist, MainArtist - Csaba Somos, MainArtist, ChoirConductor
2023 Outhere 2023 Outhere – Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège
Album review
César Franck worked on Les Béatitudes for ten years but never heard it performed in full and would certainly have been dismayed at its general neglect. The work even shifts in style a bit from the Fifth Beatitude onward, becoming more Wagnerian as Franck discovered Wagner's Tristan und Isolde and the exultant finale ("Blessed are those who suffer persecution for justice, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs") packs quite a punch. The texts blend the biblical Beatitudes with tropes from a French children's book author, and they are generally thought to be a weak point of the work. However, the piece is worth experiencing, especially in this reading by the Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège and conductor Geregly Madaras, with the Hungarian National Choir and eight generally strong soloists. The choir is also divided into "terrestrial" and "celestial" units. The work is hard to classify; it is often called an oratorio, but there is not really any dramatic action despite the various personae the eight soloists adopt (celestial voices, Christ, Satan, Pharisees, and more). Nevertheless, Madaras manages to keep things moving and, more importantly, to keep things clear, with vivid contrasts among the various forces and warmth that capture the flavor of the biblical texts. The Fuga Libera label delivers idiomatic sound from the Salle philharmonique in Liège, and the work, though it may be tough going in spots, is characteristic of Franck and of the French musical scene of its time in a compelling way.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 01:59:23
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège Hungarian National Choir Gergely Madaras
- Composer: César Franck
- Label: Fuga Libera
- Genre: Classical
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