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L'enfance du Christ (The Childhood of Christ) op 25

L'enfance du Christ (The Childhood of Christ) op 25

L'enfance du Christ (The Childhood of Christ), Opus 25, is an oratorio based on the Holy Family's flight into Egypt. (Gospel of Matthew 2:13) Berlioz wrote his own libretto for the piece. Most of it was composed in 1853 and 1854, but it also includes an earlier work La fuite en Egypte (1850).

Berlioz described the work as a Trilogie sacrée (sacred trilogy).

  1. A depiction where King Herod ordering the massacre of all newborn children in Judaea
  2. The Holy Family of Mary, Joseph, and Jesus setting out for Egypt to avoid the slaughter, having been warned by angels
  3. The family's arrival in the Egyptian town of Sais where they are given refuge by a family of Ishmaelites

It is scored for Soloists and Choir

  • Choir (Various roles) Mainly SATB, sometimes SSAATTBB
  • Le récitant (The narrator) tenor
  • La vierge Marie (The Virgin Mary) mezzo-soprano
  • Joseph baritone
  • Hérode (Herod) bass
  • Le père de famille (father of the Ishmaelite family) bass
  • Centurion (a Roman centurion) tenor
  • Polydorus bass

Please scroll down to review our demonstration samples for this work at the foot of this page

 
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For the choir :

  • All the choral parts for Choir with the selected voice played on piano with orchestral accompaniment. The remaining voices are played on the organ
  • All the Choral parts with all the vocal parts played on the piano together with the accompaniment
  • Accompaniment with assistance for choir played on the organ
  • Accompaniment without assistance. (Just as the orchestra plays)

For the Soloist :

  • A recording of all the solo sections played on wind instruments, together with orchestral accompaniment
  • A recording of all soloist sections without any assistance for any voice, just as the orchestra plays

Accompaniment for the complete work:

  • A recording of all the choir and solo sections played on wind instruments, together with orchestral accompaniment
  • A recording of all soloist sections without any assistance for any voice, just as the orchestra plays

 

Select a track below the player to listen to samples from Berlioz L'enfance du Christ (The Childhood of Christ) op 25.
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    Movements

    • Part 1
      • Scene 1
        • No 1: Dans la crèche, en ce temps, Jésus venait de naître (Le Récitant)
        • No 2: Marche nocturne
        • No 3: Qui vient? (Centurion/Polydorus)
        • No 4: … March nocturne
      • Scene 2, Air d'Hérode: Toujours ce rêve! Encore cet enfant (Hérode)
      • Scene 3: Seigneur! (Polydorus/Hérode)
      • Scene 4
        • Hérode et les Devins.
          • No 1: Les sages de Judée, ô roi, te reconnaissent (Les Devins/Hérode)
          • No 2: Les Devins font des évolutions cabalistiques
          • No 3: La voix dit vrai, seigneur (Les Devins/Hérode)
          • No 4: Eh bien! Eh bien! Par le fer qu'ils périssent! (Hérode/Les Devins)
      • Scene 5, L'étable de Bethléem: Ô mon cher fils, donne cette herbe tendre (La Vierge Marie/Joseph)
      • Scene 6: Joseph! Marie! Écoutez nous! (Choir d'Anges/La Vierge Marie/Joseph/Voix des femmes et enfants)
    • Part 2
      • No 1: Ouverture
      • No 2: L'Adieu des Bergers à la Sainte Famille (Les Bergers) Il s'en va loin de la terre
      • No 3: Le Repos de la Sainte Famille (Le Récitant/Choir d'Anges) Les pélerins étant venus
    • Part 3
      • No 1: Depuis trois jours, malgré l'ardeur du vent (Le Récitant)
      • Scene 1 L'intérieur de la ville de Saïs: Dans cette ville immense (La Vierge Marie/Joseph/Choir)
      • Scene 2 L'intérieur de la maison des Ismaélites.
        • No 1: Entrez, entrez, pauvres Hébreux! (Le Père de Famille)
        • No 2: Grand Dieu! quelle détresse! (Le Père de Famille/Choir)
        • No 3: Sur vos traits fatigués la tristesse est empreinte (Le Père de Famille/Joseph/Choir)
        • No 4: Pour bien finir cette soirée (Le Père de Famille)
        • No 5: Trio pour deux flûtes et harpe exécuté par les jeunes Ismaélites
        • No 6: Vous pleurez, jeune mère … (Le Père de Famille/La Vierge Marie/Joseph/Choir)
      • Scene 3 Épilogue.
        • No 1: Ce fut ainsi que par un infidèle (Le Récitant)
        • No 2: Ô mon âme, pour toi que reste-t-il à faire (Le Récitant/Choir)
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