Title:
Roméo et Juliette [CD] ; Trojan march ; Royal hunt and storm
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Publication Date:
2016
Publication Information:
Colchester, Essex, England : Chandos, [2016]
℗2016
Physical Description:
2 audio discs (1:47:53) : digital, CD audio, SACD, stereo, surround ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet
General Note:
Title from container.
The 1st work a dramatic symphony for soloists, chorus, and orchestra; the 2nd-3rd works excerpts for orchestra from Les Troyens, the 3rd work with wordless chorus.
Program notes by Hugh Macdonald in English with German and French translations, and texts with English translations (62 pages : illustrations) inserted in container.
Performers:
Michèle Losier, mezzo-soprano ; Samuel Boden, tenor ; David Soar, bass ; BBC Symphony Chorus ; BBC Symphony Orchestra ; Sir Andrew Davis, conductor.
Contents:
CD 1. Roméo et Juliette : op. 17 (1839). Nos. 1-4 (57:39) -- CD 2. Roméo et Juliette : op. 17 (1839). Nos. 5-7 (34:40) -- Marche troyenne = Trojan march : (1864) (5:28) -- Chasse royale = Royal hunt and storm : (1857) (9:44).
Technical Details:
Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD): CD audio-encoded stereo playable on regular CD player; requires SACD player and playback equipment with analog inputs for DSD (Direct Stream Digital) stereo or 5.0 multichannel surround sound to audition SACD-encoded layers.
Language:
French
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Additional Language:
The 1st work is sung in French; the 3rd work a vocalise.