‎Donizetti: Les Martyrs by Brindley Sherratt

Overture

Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

9:19

"Amis ... silence ... Du silence !" (Chorus)

Opera Rara Chorus, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mark Elder

4:01

"Arretons-nous, Polyeucte" (Nearque, Polyeucte)

Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Michael Spyres, Wynne Evans

5:05

"Que l'onde salutaire, S'epanche sur mon front!" (Polyeucte)

Wynne Evans, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Michael Spyres, Mark Elder

2:03

"Viens, suis-moi ..." (Nearque)

Wynne Evans, Mark Elder, Michael Spyres, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

0:17

"Que viens-tu nous apprendre?" (Nearque, The Christian, Polyeucte)

Wynne Evans, Mark Elder, Michael Spyres, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

1:50

"Eloignez de ces lieux, Ce garde, que Felix nous donna pour escorte!" (Pauline)

Opera Rara Chorus, Joyce El-Khoury, Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

3:52

"Jeune souveraine, O puissante reine" (Chorus)

Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Opera Rara Chorus, Joyce El-Khoury

3:24

"Allez ! laissez-moi maintenant" (Pauline)

Joyce El-Khoury, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Opera Rara Chorus, Mark Elder

1:04

"Toi qui lis dans mon coeur, o ma mere!" (Pauline)

Joyce El-Khoury, Opera Rara Chorus, Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

1:57

"Qu'ici ta main glacee, Benisse ton enfant!" (Pauline)

Joyce El-Khoury, Opera Rara Chorus, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mark Elder

2:57

"O Dieu tutelaire! O toi, notre pere!" (Chorus, Pauline)

Joyce El-Khoury, Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Opera Rara Chorus

2:15

"Pauline! ... avec effroi et ne pouvant en croire ses yeux Mon epoux!" (Polyeucte, Pauline, Chorus, Nearque, The Christian)

Wynne Evans, Joyce El-Khoury, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Michael Spyres, Opera Rara Chorus, Mark Elder

4:40

"Quel danger nous menace, et d'ou vient ta terreur?" (Nearque, The Christian, Polyeucte)

Mark Elder, Michael Spyres, Joyce El-Khoury, Wynne Evans, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Opera Rara Chorus

1:40

"Objet de ma constance, Amour de ton epoux" (Polyeucte, Pauline, Nearque, Chorus)

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Michael Spyres, Joyce El-Khoury, Mark Elder, Wynne Evans, Opera Rara Chorus

3:30

"Achevez ! Pollion, transcrivez ces edits" (Felix)

Opera Rara Chorus, Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Joyce El-Khoury, Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bailey

1:36

"Dieux des Romains, dieux de nos peres, Je servirai votre courroux!" (Felix)

Opera Rara Chorus, Joyce El-Khoury, Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bailey

3:42

"Viens, ma fille; je sais que ta pieuse haine" (Felix, Pauline)

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Opera Rara Chorus, Mark Elder, Clive Bayley, Joyce El-Khoury, Brindley Sherratt

2:26

"Mort a ces infames, Livrez aux flammes" (Felix, Chorus)

Opera Rara Chorus, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Joyce El-Khoury, Mark Elder, Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bailey

1:31

"Tout mon sang se glace, La mort le menace!" (Pauline, Felix, Chorus)

Mark Elder, Opera Rara Chorus, Brindley Sherratt, Joyce El-Khoury, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Clive Bayley

2:07

"D'ou te vient, mon enfant, cette sombre tristess" (Felix, Pauline)

Joyce El-Khoury, Opera Rara Chorus, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mark Elder, Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bailey

1:35

"Deja l'on voit au loin, dans nos immenses plaines" (Callisthenes, Felix)

Joyce El-Khoury, Mark Elder, Opera Rara Chorus, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bailey

1:41

"Severe existe! ... Un dieu sauveur, Des sombres bords un dieu l'envoie!" (Pauline)

Opera Rara Chorus, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Joyce El-Khoury, Mark Elder, Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bailey

3:10

"Gloire a vous, Mars et Bellonne!" (Chorus)

David Kempster, Opera Rara Chorus, Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Brindley Sherratt

5:26

"Valeureux habitants de l'antique Armenie, Je viens dans vos cites, au nom de l'empereur" (Severe)

Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Opera Rara Chorus, David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt

1:30

"Amour de mon jeune age, Toi dont la douce image" (Severe)

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, David Kempster, Opera Rara Chorus, Mark Elder, Brindley Sherratt

2:43

"C'est son pere!" (Severe)

David Kempster, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mark Elder, Brindley Sherratt, Opera Rara Chorus

0:27

"Les dieux ont conserve des jours si precieux!" (Felix)

Opera Rara Chorus, David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

1:14

Danses

Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

3:40

Danses (Pas de deux)

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mark Elder

5:02

Danses (Danse Militaire)

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mark Elder

8:44

"De Decius, notre souverain maitre" (Felix, Severe)

Mark Elder, Michael Spyres, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Brindley Sherratt, David Kempster, Wynne Evans, Joyce El-Khoury, Clive Bailey

2:19

"Soutenez-moi! Divinite supreme!" (Pauline, Severe)

Wynne Evans, Mark Elder, Joyce El-Khoury, Michael Spyres, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Clive Bayley, Brindley Sherratt, David Kempster

1:54

"Voila le proconsul, ce guerrier magnanime" (Polyeucte, Severe, Pauline)

Wynne Evans, David Kempster, Mark Elder, Michael Spyres, Joyce El-Khoury, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bayley

1:15

"O blasphemes nouveaux!" (Callisthenes, Polyeucte, Severe, Pauline)

Michael Spyres, Joyce El-Khoury, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Mark Elder, Wynne Evans, Clive Bailey

1:24

"Dieu puissant qui voit mon zele, Que ta foi regne en son coeur" (Polyeucte, Pauline, Severe, Callisthenes, Felix, Chorus)

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Joyce El-Khoury, David Kempster, Michael Spyres, Wynne Evans, Mark Elder, Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bailey

4:37

"Dieux immortels, temoins de mes justes alarmes" (Pauline, Severe)

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mark Elder, Joyce El-Khoury, David Kempster

4:36

"En touchant a ce rivage, Tout m'offrait la douce image" (Severe, Pauline)

Joyce El-Khoury, David Kempster, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mark Elder

5:22

"Ne vois-tu pas, qu'helas ! mon coeur Succombe et cede a sa douleur!" (Pauline, Severe)

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, David Kempster, Mark Elder, Joyce El-Khoury

3:59

"C'est Polyeucte! ... mon epoux!" (Pauline, Polyeucte)

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Joyce El-Khoury, Brindley Sherratt, Michael Spyres, Mark Elder

2:11

"Mon seul tresor, mon bien supreme" (Polyeucte)

Joyce El-Khoury, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mark Elder, Michael Spyres, Brindley Sherratt

4:17

"O mon fils! ... ce guerrier, cet ami si fidele" (Felix, Polyeucte, Pauline)

Michael Spyres, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mark Elder, Brindley Sherratt, Joyce El-Khoury

2:17

"Oui, j'irai dans leurs temples! Bientot tu m'y verras" (Polyeucte)

Michael Spyres, Joyce El-Khoury, Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Brindley Sherratt

2:54

"Dieu du tonnerre, Ton front severe Emeut la terre" (Callisthenes, Chorus)

Michael Spyres, Brindley Sherratt, Joyce El-Khoury, Wynne Evans, David Kempster, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mark Elder, Opera Rara Chorus, Clive Bailey

5:11

"A tes pieds, proconsul, on traine la victime!" (Callisthenes, Severe, Nearque, Pauline)

Joyce El-Khoury, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Opera Rara Chorus, Mark Elder, David Kempster, Wynne Evans, Michael Spyres, Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bailey

1:37

"Quoi! des dieux la voix sainte" (Severe, Callisthenes, The Priest, Pauline, Polyeucte, All)

Mark Elder, Joyce El-Khoury, David Kempster, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Michael Spyres, Wynne Evans, Opera Rara Chorus, Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bailey

2:08

"Jusqu'au sein du sanctuaire, Le parjure qu'il profere" (Severe, Callisthenes, Felix, Chorus, Pauline, Polyeucte, Nearque)

David Kempster, Opera Rara Chorus, Wynne Evans, Mark Elder, Brindley Sherratt, Joyce El-Khoury, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Michael Spyres, Clive Bayley

4:34

"Lui-meme a voulu son supplice" (Felix, Pauline, Callisthenes, Chorus, Polyeucte, Severe, Nearque)

Joyce El-Khoury, Wynne Evans, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Opera Rara Chorus, Mark Elder, Michael Spyres, Brindley Sherratt, David Kempster, Clive Bailey

2:08

"Je crois en Dieu, roi du ciel et de la terre" (Polyeucte, Pauline, Severe, Felix, Callisthenes, Chorus)

David Kempster, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Michael Spyres, Opera Rara Chorus, Mark Elder, Joyce El-Khoury, Wynne Evans, Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bailey

3:38

"L'arret est prononce, tous chretiens" (Severe, Felix, Pauline)

Opera Rara Chorus, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mark Elder, Brindley Sherratt, Joyce El-Khoury, David Kempster

2:04

"Oui, par la foi juree, Par ton ancien amour" (Pauline, Felix, Severe)

Mark Elder, Opera Rara Chorus, Brindley Sherratt, Joyce El-Khoury, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, David Kempster

1:57

"O devouement sublime!" (Pauline, Severe, Felix)

Joyce El-Khoury, Mark Elder, David Kempster, Opera Rara Chorus, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Brindley Sherratt

2:18

"Oui, venez arracher Polyeucte au trepas!" (Severe, Felix, Pauline)

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mark Elder, Joyce El-Khoury, Opera Rara Chorus, David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt

1:28

"Leur voix immortelle Rechauffe mon zele" (Felix, Pauline, Severe, Chorus)

Opera Rara Chorus, Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Joyce El-Khoury, David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt

3:06

"Sur un nuage d'or s'elevant vers le ciel!" (Pauline, Polyeucte)

David Kempster, Mark Elder, Wynne Evans, Joyce El-Khoury, Brindley Sherratt, Michael Spyres, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Opera Rara Chorus, Clive Bailey

4:52

"Seigneur, de vos bontes il faut que je l'obtienne!" (Polyeucte, Pauline)

Michael Spyres, Joyce El-Khoury, Wynne Evans, David Kempster, Opera Rara Chorus, Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bailey

1:23

"Pour toi, ma priere, Ardente et sincere" (Pauline, Polyeucte)

Wynne Evans, David Kempster, Michael Spyres, Opera Rara Chorus, Joyce El-Khoury, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mark Elder, Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bailey

3:28

"Miracle soudain ... Lumiere immortelle" (Pauline, Polyeucte)

Wynne Evans, David Kempster, Michael Spyres, Mark Elder, Joyce El-Khoury, Opera Rara Chorus, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bailey

2:48

"O sainte melodie!" (Pauline, Polyeucte)

Joyce El-Khoury, Wynne Evans, Michael Spyres, Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Opera Rara Chorus, Clive Bailey

2:32

"Il nous faut et des jeux et des fetes" (Chorus)

Opera Rara Chorus, Wynne Evans, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Joyce El-Khoury, Michael Spyres, Clive Bayley, David Kempster, Mark Elder, Brindley Sherratt

1:11

"Au peuple impatient nous devons ce spectacle" (Callisthenes, Severe, Felix, Chorus)

Wynne Evans, Mark Elder, Joyce El-Khoury, Brindley Sherratt, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, David Kempster, Michael Spyres, Opera Rara Chorus, Clive Bailey

1:40

"Grands dieux!" (Severe, Felix, Pauline, All)

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Wynne Evans, Joyce El-Khoury, Michael Spyres, Mark Elder, David Kempster, Opera Rara Chorus, Clive Bayley, Brindley Sherratt

4:50

"Ah ! voici le signal du supplice!" (Chorus, Polyeucte, Pauline, Severe, Felix, Callisthenes, Nearque, The Christian)

David Kempster, Opera Rara Chorus, Mark Elder, Joyce El-Khoury, Michael Spyres, Wynne Evans, Brindley Sherratt, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Clive Bayley

3:00

Sir Mark Elder

Producer
Sir Mark Elder

Editing Engineer

Donizetti: Les Martyrs

RECORD LABEL

Gaetano Donizetti

Brindley Sherratt

Joyce El-Khoury

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Michael Spyres

Production