麻豆约拍

Live from the Barbican Centre, London

Presented by Martin Handley

Berlioz's seasonal masterpiece L'Enfance du Christ performed by the 麻豆约拍 Symphony Orchestra and Chorus under conductor Francois-Xavier Roth

Berlioz: L'enfance du Christ

Karen Cargill (mezzo-soprano)
Yann Beuron (tenor)
Marcus Farnsworth (baritone)
Christopher Purves (bass)
Trinity Laban Chamber Choir
麻豆约拍 Symphony Chorus
麻豆约拍 Symphony Orchestra
Fran莽ois-Xavier Roth (conductor)

A seasonal concert featuring Berlioz's luminous retelling of the Christmas story. The composer delved back into his tender boyhood memories for this unusual oratorio. While it contains the terror of Herod's dream and the Holy Family's flight, it's also suffused with a gentleness not found in many of his works. On hearing the first completed performance of 'The Holy Family at rest', Berlioz wrote to his sister: 'It is really good, it is innocent and touching (do not laugh), in the style of the illuminations of old missals.'.