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Choir Works

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

Presented by George Guest. Gounod Mors et Vita
Written for the Birmingham Festival, this massive oratorio follows the spiritual journey from death through judgment to life. With such a vast array of orchestral colours, exciting spatial effects and one of Gounod's finest melodies - the famous
Judex - the work deserves to be recognised as one of the "grandest gestures in 19th-century religious experiences".
In tonight's programme, George Guest talks to
Richard Langham Smith about one of the most controversial figures in Victorian musical life.
Barbara Hendricks (sop) Nadine Denize (alto) John Aler (tenor)
Jose van Dam (baritone)
Christoph Kulmann (organ) Toulouse Capitole
Orchestra/Michel Plasson Discs

Contributors

Presented By:
George Guest.
Unknown:
Richard Langham Smith
Unknown:
Barbara Hendricks
Unknown:
Nadine Denize
Tenor:
John Aler
Baritone:
Jose van Dam
Baritone:
Christoph Kulmann
Source: Radio Times

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