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Messiaen: La Transfiguration De Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ - Orchestre Philharmonique Et Chœur de Radio France, Myung-Whun Chung / Deutsche Grammophon 2x Audio CD 2002 Stereo / 471 569-2
UPC 028947156925
La Transfiguration de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ ("The Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ") is a work written between 1965 and 1969 by Olivier Messiaen. It is based on the account found in the synoptic gospels of Jesus' transfiguration. The writing is on a very large scale; the work requires around 200 performers. The forces required include a mixed choir, seven instrumental soloists and a large orchestra; only being surpassed by his opera Saint François d'Assise.
| Label: | Deutsche Grammophon – 471 569-2 |
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| Format: |
2 x CD, Album, Stereo
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
2002 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Contemporary, Modern |
Tracklist:
| Premier Septénaire = First Septenary = Erster Teil | |||
| 1-1 | I. Récit Évangélique | 3:15 | |
| 1-2 | II. Configuratum Corpori Claritatis Suae | 6:27 | |
| 1-3 | III. Christus Jesus, Splendor Patris | 7:13 | |
| 1-4 | IV. Récit Évangélique | 3:03 | |
| 1-5 | V. Quam Dilecta Tabernacula Tua | 9:30 | |
| 1-6 | VI. Candor Est Lucis Aeternae | 1:17 | |
| 1-7 | VII. Choral De La Sainte Montagne | 4:04 | |
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Deuxième Septénaire = Second Septenary = Zweiter Teil |
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| 2-1 | VIII. Récit Évangélique | 3:50 | |
| 2-2 | IX. Perfecte Conscius Illius Perfectae Generationis | 16:59 | |
| 2-3 | X. Adoptionem Filiorum Perfectam | 7:34 | |
| 2-4 | XI. Récit Évangélique | 5:10 | |
| 2-5 | XII. Terribilis Est Locus Iste | 7:09 | |
| 2-6 | XIII. Tota Trinitas Apparuit | 15:48 | |
| 2-7 | XIV. Choral De La Lumière De Gloire | 8:09 |
- Art Direction – Fred Münzmaier
- Cello – Eric Levionnois
- Choir – Chœur de Radio France
- Chorus Master – Philip White (3)
- Clarinet – Robert Fontaine
- Composed By – Olivier Messiaen
- Conductor – Myung-Whun Chung
- Engineer [Balance Engineer] – Raymond Buttin
- Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Olivier Daligault
- Engineer [Recording Engineer], Editor – Sylvain Dangoise
- Executive Producer [Directeur de la Musique] – René Koering
- Flute – Thomas Prévost
- Liner Notes – Paul Griffiths (4)
- Marimba – Francis Petit
- Orchestra – Orchestre Philharmonique De Radio France
- Piano – Roger Muraro
- Producer [Recording Producer and Supervisor] – Lennart Dehn
- Vibraphone – Emmanuel Curt
- Xylophone – Renaud Muzzolini
