Mors et vita
Appearance
Mors et vita is an
Birmingham Festival in 1885. It was conceived as a sequel to La rédemption (1882). The 1886 Paris premiere again featured Jean-Baptiste Faure.[1] Gounod considered this oratorio, and its predecessor La rédemption (1882) as his greatest achievements.[2]
Recordings
- Michel Plasson EMI
References
- ISBN 978-1-107-00426-9.
- ISBN 978-1-4047-9598-3.)
The oratorios of Franck have their seamy parallels with those of Charles Gounod. La Redemption and Mors et Vita were considered by their composer as being his greatest achievements, his offering upon the Altar of the Christian Church.
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