For Easter, the glorious Arthur Honegger: Cantique de Pâques for soprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto, female choir and chamber orchestra. It was written in 1918, when the composer was in his mid twenties but it's a surprisngly "modern" work. It isn't heard nearly as often as it should be, because the ensemble isn't the easiest to programme, and the piece runs 6 minutes. Perhaps that's why Honegger transcribed it for soprano and piano in 1924. But the original version is so beautiful that it really needs to be better known
One of my favorite Easter choral works!
ReplyDeleteI've known it for many years?
Would love to perform it!
Works quite wonderfully on organ!