ARTHUR HONEGGER
JEANNE D'ARC AU BUCHER
Dramatic oratorio on the poem by Paul Claudel


Spoken roles

Jeanne d'Arc - Nelly Borgeaud
Brother Dominic - Michel Favory
The ass, Reynold of Chartres, John of Luxemburg, a peasant, the priest - René Brun
William of Flavy, the usher - Francois Loup
A voice (in the prologue), Mother of Barrels - Annie Gaillard
Bedford, Herold III, Miller Musty, another peasant - Tony Jacquot
Perrot - Anne-Marie Rodde


Sung roles

Soprano (in the prologue), the Virgin - Christianne Chateau
Margaret (soprano) - Anne-Marrie Rodde
Catherine (contralto) - Huguette Brachet
Herold I, the clerk (tenor) - Pedro Proenza
Tenor solo, Porcus - Zdenek Jankovsky
Bass solo, Herold II - Francois Loup
Child's voice - Lenka Loubalová

Czech Philharmonic Chorus, chorus master: Josef Veselka
Kühn Children's Chorus, chorus master: Jiri Chvála
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor: Serge Baudo


ARTHUR HONEGGER
UNE CANTATE DE NOEL
for bariton, children's and mixed chorus, organ and orchestra

Jindrich Jindrák - baritone
Jaroslav Tvrzsky - organ
Czech Chorus, chorus master: Josef Veselka
Kühn Children's Chorus, chorus master: Jiri Chvála
Prague Symphony Orchestra
conductor: Serge Baudo


Recorded at the Dvorak Hall of the House of Artists, Prague, 14-20 October 1974 (Jeanne d'Arc) and 16-19 May 1966 (Une cantate de noel).
Recording director: Eduard Herzog
Recording engineers: Miloslav Kulhan (Jeanne d'Arc) and Frantisek Burda (Cantate)
Editor: Jana Smékalová

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