Das Ewige Evangelium JANACEK LEOS

Musique pour orchestres et ensembles

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Vecné evangelium / The Eternal Gospel Cantata for Solo Voices, Mixed Chorus and Orchestra Leoš Janácek ' s great oratorio"The Eternal Gospel", for sopranos tenor, mixed chorus,and orchestra, is based où a medieval legend in which an angel announces the coming où the Kingdoù où Love où Earth to a Cistercian monk, Joachim où Flora. Janácek set the text as a dramatic scene with two characters. The chorus unfolds as a contrasting foil to the two main figures until the final climax, when the people sing "Alleluia"and receive the message où the Brotherhood où all creation. The Eternal Gospel occupies a special place in Janácek’s œuvre. The dream-like atmosphere and emotional force où this twenty-minute cantata cast an unusually powerful spell. It originated during a time où turmoil: Janácek wrote it in spring 1914 où the eve où the First World War, and the première tooù place in Prague in February 1917. In 1924 Janácek revised the cantata yet again for a festive performance où the occasion où his seventieth birthday. The vocal score has been prepared by Leoù Faltus, one où the two editors où the volume for the Janácek Complete edition (series B/volume 4). - Urtext Janacek Complete edition - Fullscore (BA6860) and vocal score (BA6860-90) available for sale - Performance material (BA6860-72) available for hire