Immerse yourself in the grandeur of Gaetano Donizetti's "Les Martyrs," a monumental four-act grand opera that showcases the composer's mastery of the operatic form. Originally premiered at the Opéra in Paris in April 1840, this recording captures the essence of Donizetti's original vision for the Parisian stage. "Les Martyrs" began its life as an Italian-language opera titled "Poliuto," but it was adapted into French for its Paris debut, setting the stage for a dramatic and musically rich experience.
This Opera Rara release, spanning 2 hours and 33 minutes, features a comprehensive tracklist of 63 songs, meticulously performed to bring out the depth and complexity of Donizetti's score. The opera, set to a French libretto by Eugène Scribe, tells the story of the martyred early Christian saint Polyeuctus, weaving a tale of faith, love, and sacrifice that resonates through its powerful arias and choruses. The recording is a testament to Donizetti's genius, offering both artistic and sound quality that stands out in the world of classical music.
"Les Martyrs" is not just an opera; it is a historical and cultural artifact that transports listeners back to the opulent world of 19th-century Parisian opera. The detailed libretto, based on earlier works, provides a rich narrative that is as engaging as it is dramatic. Whether you are a seasoned opera enthusiast or a newcomer to the genre, this recording of "Les Martyrs" offers a profound and enriching experience. Donizetti's compositional brilliance shines through in every note, making this a timeless addition to any classical music collection.
Tracks
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 1: OvertureGaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 1: "Amis ... silence ... Du silence !" (Chorus)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 1: "Arretons-nous, Polyeucte" (Nearque, Polyeucte)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 1: "Que l'onde salutaire, S'epanche sur mon front!" (Polyeucte)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 1: "Viens, suis-moi ..." (Nearque)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 1: "Que viens-tu nous apprendre?" (Nearque, The Christian, Polyeucte)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 1: "Eloignez de ces lieux, Ce garde, que Felix nous donna pour escorte!" (Pauline)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 1: "Jeune souveraine, O puissante reine" (Chorus)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 1: "Allez ! laissez-moi maintenant" (Pauline)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 1: "Toi qui lis dans mon coeur, o ma mere!" (Pauline)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 1: "Qu'ici ta main glacee, Benisse ton enfant!" (Pauline)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 1: "O Dieu tutelaire! O toi, notre pere!" (Chorus, Pauline)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 1: "Pauline! ... avec effroi et ne pouvant en croire ses yeux Mon epoux!" (Polyeucte, Pauline, Chorus, Nearque, The Christian)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 1: "Quel danger nous menace, et d'ou vient ta terreur?" (Nearque, The Christian, Polyeucte)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 1: "Objet de ma constance, Amour de ton epoux" (Polyeucte, Pauline, Nearque, Chorus)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 2: "Achevez ! Pollion, transcrivez ces edits" (Felix)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 2: "Dieux des Romains, dieux de nos peres, Je servirai votre courroux!" (Felix)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 2: "Viens, ma fille; je sais que ta pieuse haine" (Felix, Pauline)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 2: "Mort a ces infames, Livrez aux flammes" (Felix, Chorus)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 2: "Tout mon sang se glace, La mort le menace!" (Pauline, Felix, Chorus)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 2: "D'ou te vient, mon enfant, cette sombre tristess" (Felix, Pauline)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 2: "Deja l'on voit au loin, dans nos immenses plaines" (Callisthenes, Felix)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 2: "Severe existe! ... Un dieu sauveur, Des sombres bords un dieu l'envoie!" (Pauline)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 2: "Gloire a vous, Mars et Bellonne!" (Chorus)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 2: "Valeureux habitants de l'antique Armenie, Je viens dans vos cites, au nom de l'empereur" (Severe)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 2: "Amour de mon jeune age, Toi dont la douce image" (Severe)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 2: "C'est son pere!" (Severe)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 2: "Les dieux ont conserve des jours si precieux!" (Felix)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 2: DansesGaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 2: Danses (Pas de deux)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 2: "Danses" (Danse Militaire)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 2: "De Decius, notre souverain maitre" (Felix, Severe)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 2: "Soutenez-moi! Divinite supreme!" (Pauline, Severe)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 2: "Voila le proconsul, ce guerrier magnanime" (Polyeucte, Severe, Pauline)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 2: "O blasphemes nouveaux!" (Callisthenes, Polyeucte, Severe, Pauline)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 2: "Dieu puissant qui voit mon zele, Que ta foi regne en son coeur" (Polyeucte, Pauline, Severe, Callisthenes, Felix, Chorus)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 3: "Dieux immortels, temoins de mes justes alarmes" (Pauline, Severe)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 3: "En touchant a ce rivage, Tout m'offrait la douce image" (Severe, Pauline)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 3: "Ne vois-tu pas, qu'helas ! mon coeur Succombe et cede a sa douleur!" (Pauline, Severe)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 3: "C'est Polyeucte! ... mon epoux!" (Pauline, Polyeucte)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 3: "Mon seul tresor, mon bien supreme" (Polyeucte)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 3: "O mon fils! ... ce guerrier, cet ami si fidele" (Felix, Polyeucte, Pauline)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 3: "Oui, j'irai dans leurs temples! Bientot tu m'y verras" (Polyeucte)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 3: "Dieu du tonnerre, Ton front severe Emeut la terre" (Callisthenes, Chorus)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 3: "A tes pieds, proconsul, on traine la victime!" (Callisthenes, Severe, Nearque, Pauline)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 3: "Quoi! des dieux la voix sainte" (Severe, Callisthenes, The Priest, Pauline, Polyeucte, All)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 3: "Jusqu'au sein du sanctuaire, Le parjure qu'il profere" (Severe, Callisthenes, Felix, Chorus, Pauline, Polyeucte, Nearque)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 3: "Lui-meme a voulu son supplice" (Felix, Pauline, Callisthenes, Chorus, Polyeucte, Severe, Nearque)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 3: "Je crois en Dieu, roi du ciel et de la terre" (Polyeucte, Pauline, Severe, Felix, Callisthenes, Chorus)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 4: "L'arret est prononce, tous chretiens" (Severe, Felix, Pauline)Gaetano Donizetti, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
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