Maconchy - Heloise and Abelard
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Label: Lyrita
Cat No: REAM1138
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 5th January 2018
Contents
Artists
Hannah Francis (soprano)Tom McDonnell (baritone)
Philip Langridge (tenor)
Croydon Philharmonic Choir
English Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
James GaddarnWorks
Heloise and Abelard (Dramatic cantata)Artists
Hannah Francis (soprano)Tom McDonnell (baritone)
Philip Langridge (tenor)
Croydon Philharmonic Choir
English Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
James GaddarnAbout
Héloïse emerges as the stronger and more remarkable character, despite Abelard's eminence as a philosopher, his brilliance and magnetism: students flocked to hear him from all parts. Héloïse herself was a distinguished scholar and later became the renowned Abbess of the Paraclete and founded six daughter houses. She was revered and beloved by everyone. But the cantata is concerned only with her relationship to Abelard, and ends with his death. The cantata is in nine sections. For those passages sung in Latin an English translation by William Le Fanu is given in the booklet.
Cast:
- Héloïse: Hannah Francis (soprano)
- Abelard: Tom McDonnell (baritone)
- Fulbert: Philip Langridge (tenor)
BBC broadcast: 2 November 1979 (recorded live at the first performance, 3 March 1979)
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