‎Donizetti: Les Martyrs by David Kempster

Overture

Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

9:19

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

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

4:01

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

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

5:05

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

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

2:03

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

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

0:17

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

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

1:50

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

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

3:52

"Jeune souveraine, O puissante reine" (Chorus)

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

3:24

"Allez ! laissez-moi maintenant" (Pauline)

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

1:04

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

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

1:57

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

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

2:57

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

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

2:15

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

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

4:40

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

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

1:40

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

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

3:30

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:42

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

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

2:26

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

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

1:31

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

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

2:07

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

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

1:35

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

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

1:41

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

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

3:10

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

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

5:26

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

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

1:30

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

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

2:43

"C'est son pere!" (Severe)

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

0:27

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

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

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)

Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

8:44

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

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

2:19

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

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

1:54

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

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

1:15

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

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

1:24

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

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

4:37

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

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

4:36

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

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

5:22

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

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

3:59

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

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

2:11

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

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

4:17

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

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

2:17

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

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

2:54

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

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

5:11

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

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

1:37

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

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

2:08

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

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

4:34

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

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

2:08

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

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

3:38

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

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

2:04

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

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

1:57

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

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

2:18

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

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

1:28

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

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

3:06

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

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

4:52

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

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

1:23

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

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

3:28

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

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

2:48

"O sainte melodie!" (Pauline, Polyeucte)

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

2:32

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

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

1:11

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

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

1:40

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

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

4:50

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

Joyce El-Khoury, Brindley Sherratt, Wynne Evans, Opera Rara Chorus, Michael Spyres, David Kempster, Mark Elder, 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

Mark Elder

Joyce El-Khoury

Michael Spyres

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Production

Donizetti: Les Martyrs

RECORD LABEL

On This Album

Gaetano Donizetti

Mark Elder

Joyce El-Khoury

Michael Spyres

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Production