‎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)

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

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)

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

0:17

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

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

1:50

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

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

3:52

"Jeune souveraine, O puissante reine" (Chorus)

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

3:24

"Allez ! laissez-moi maintenant" (Pauline)

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

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

2:57

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

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

2:15

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

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

4:40

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

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

1:40

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

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

3:30

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

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

1:36

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

Mark Elder, Joyce El-Khoury, Opera Rara Chorus, 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, Joyce El-Khoury, Mark Elder, Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bailey

2:26

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

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

1:31

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

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

2:07

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

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

1:35

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

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

1:41

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

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

3:10

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

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

5:26

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

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

1:30

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

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

2:43

"C'est son pere!" (Severe)

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

0:27

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

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

1:14

Danses

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mark Elder

3:40

Danses (Pas de deux)

Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

5:02

Danses (Danse Militaire)

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mark Elder

8:44

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

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

2:19

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

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

1:54

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

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

1:15

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

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

4:37

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

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

4:36

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

David Kempster, Joyce El-Khoury, 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)

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

3:59

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

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

2:11

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

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

4:17

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

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

2:17

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

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

2:54

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

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

5:11

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

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

1:37

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

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

2:08

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

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

4:34

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

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

2:08

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

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

3:38

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

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

2:04

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

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

1:57

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

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

2:18

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

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

1:28

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

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

3:06

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

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

4:52

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

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

1:23

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

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

3:28

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

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

2:48

"O sainte melodie!" (Pauline, Polyeucte)

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

2:32

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

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

1:11

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

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

1:40

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

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

4:50

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

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

3:00

Sir Mark Elder

Producer
Sir Mark Elder

Editing Engineer

Donizetti: Les Martyrs

RECORD LABEL

Gaetano Donizetti

Mark Elder

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Brindley Sherratt

Joyce El-Khoury

Production