Massenet: Eve - Mysterium in 3 Parts

Track Listings

1. Introduction Et Choeur

2. Prelude

3. Scene Et Duo

4. Recit

5. Choeur

6. Choeur- Prelude

7. Air

8. Scene Et Choeur

9. Prelude

10. Air

11. Duo

12. Recit

13. Choeur

Editorial Reviews
Album Details
Jules Massenet was One of the Most Successful French Composers of his Time. His Mysic-romantic Oratory "Eve" Describesthe Story from the Creation of Eve to the Fall of Man in Dramatic Musical Pictures. Arte Nova is Proud to Present this Work Asa World Premiere Recording on CD.

Tracks:

Introduction Et Choeur
Prelude
Scene Et Duo
Recit
Choeur
Choeur-Prelude
Air
Scene Et Choeur
Prelude
Air
Duo
Recit
Choeur

Album Description

Massenet's "Mysterium" (oratorio) Ève, written in 1875, was the second of four religious works he wrote in a long career devoted mainly to opera. This composition purports to tell the story of original sin in paradise, but as ever with Massenet he cannot resist emphasizing the erotic aspects of the narrative. Massenet's Mystère en 3 Parties, with text by Louis Gallet, uses all of the dramatic possibilities for dramatizing the temptation to sin: a voice from heaven, voices of the night, spirits of hell, and the voices of nature accompany an event in which all reality is laid bare through allegory. Massenet used the term "Mysterium" instead of oratorio because he insisted it be presented in costume, thus not adhering to the definition. The Euregio Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1996, is comprised of first-class musicians from the Austrian, German and Czech Republic "Euregio" regions and pursues wide-ranging cultural and educational policies and aims. Conductor Jeanpierre Faber, a native of Luxembourg, studied with Herbert von Karajan and Sandor Végh, among others. His concerts have taken him to Europe, the U.S., Canada, the former USSR, and the Far East.

Customer Reviews:

The Oratorical Talent of Massenet.......2006-06-06

Of the bargain CD repackagings currently out there, Arte Nova and EMI's 2CD red and grey reissues are proving to be the most attractive, affordable, and satisfying in recording quality and performance. Arte Nova has been reissuing some ever increasingly hard to obtain older catalogue such as Furtwangler's Symphony #1 and the astounding Bruckner symphony recordings (especially the #7 conducted by Skrowacewski).

This live recording of Massenet's oratorio Eve is beautifully performed and recorded. The only reason I am giving it 4 stars is because the first track opens with jarring applause and is then followed by the quieting of the audience as the Prelude begins. One would of thought the engineers with such a pause of silence between the applause and the opening notes could have trimmed off the opening applause and simply started with the quiet beginning notes.

As you can already tell, I am not a big fan of allowing applause into live recordings although some well recorded live recordings (such as Bernstein's Mahler 2nd and Giulini's Bruckner 9th) are incredible examples of the emotional energy and drama of thoughtfully documented live musical experiences.

I, like other reviewers recommend to classical music collectors who approach their recordings as sacred and spiritual experiences of composers, conductors, singers and musicians collaborating with the Divine to fade the volume at the end of live recordings that happen to include applause.

With an unbeatable price of $5.99 and with used prices of $3.99 or even less, Arte Nova recordings such as this can prove to be nothing else, but enjoyable.

Average customer rating:

Massenet: Eve - Mysterium in 3 Parts
Geb , Kolarczyk , Simos , Faber , and Euregio Symphony Orchestra
Manufacturer: Arte Nova
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00002499C
Release Date: 1999-07-15

Tracks:

Introduction Et Choeur
Prelude
Scene Et Duo
Recit
Choeur
Choeur- Prelude
Air
Scene Et Choeur
Prelude
Air
Duo
Recit
Choeur

Album Details

Jules Massenet was One of the Most Successful French Composers of his Time. His Mysic-romantic Oratory "Eve" Describesthe Story from the Creation of Eve to the Fall of Man in Dramatic Musical Pictures. Arte Nova is Proud to Present this Work Asa World Premiere Recording on CD.

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1. Introduction Et Choeur
2. Prelude
3. Scene Et Duo
4. Recit
5. Choeur
6. Choeur- Prelude
7. Air
8. Scene Et Choeur
9. Prelude
10. Air
11. Duo
12. Recit
13. Choeur