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Le Chemin / The Way of the Cross

Composer
Doráti Antal
Original / Hungarian title
Le Chemin de la Croix / Keresztút
Foreign language / English title
Le Chemin / The Way of the Cross
Subtitle
Cantata after Paul Claudel´s "Le Chemin de la Croix"
Year of composition
1956
Type
Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra
Instrumentation
Ca., Bar. - speaker - mixed choir - 3 fl. (III anche picc.), 3 ob. (III anche c.ing.), 3 cl. (III anche cl.b.), 3 fg. (III anche cfg.) - 4 cor., 3 tr., 3 trb., tuba - timp., perc. (3 esec. - 2 gong, xil., 2 anvil, ptti., ptto.sosp., tam-tam, trg., 2 tmb.picc.c.c., gr.c.) - arpa, pf. - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
95 min
Movements, parts
1. Grave; lento e pesante ("C´est fini, nous avons juge Dieu")
2. Violente - lento moderato ("On lui rend ses vetements")
3. Allegro brutale ("En marche!")
4. Adagio; liberamente con intimissimo sentimento ("O mères qui avez vu mourir le premier et unique enfant")
5. Moderato, tempo di marcia pesante ("L´instant vient")
6. Molto agitate, ma non troppo presto ("Tous les disciples ont fui")
7. Lento, stance ("Ce n´est pas la pierre sous le pied")
8. Calmo ("Avant qu´il ne monte une dernière fois sur la montagne")
9. Moderato ("Jesus tombe encore")
10. Allegro feroce ("Le Pere est nu")
11. Lento ("Voici que dieu n´est plus avec nous")
12. Moderato, fluttuante ("ll soufrait tout a l´heure")
13. Andante tranquillo, ma con moto ("lei la passion prend fin")
14. Lento, grave ("Le tombeau ou le Christ")
Text
CLAUDEL, Paul
Language
French/ English
Premiere information
20 April 1957, Minneapolis, USA; Carol Smith (Ca.), Cornel McNeill (Bar.), John Langstaff (speaker), University of Minnesota Chorus, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Edition M&S 1757.60 (Rental material)
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Remarks, other info
Composed: 1955 - 1956

English translation by Antal Doráti