Paul CONSTANTINESCU (1909-1963)
The Nativity (Byzantine Christmas Oratorio)
George Enescu Choir & Philharmonic
This remarkable piece (and its composer as well) deserves to be known in a much broader circle of musical appreciation than it is currently. Using the principals and sonorities of byzantine musical forms but transposing them into an idiom readily accessible to lovers of western masses and oratorios, it reveals the composer's deep attachment to Christian religious sensibilities and his singular ability to give those sensibilities musical expression. Beautiful melodies interwoven with unexpected harmonies leave a haunting impression, as if one had only now gotten the true sense of the Messiah's annunciation and birth. I was deeply affected by hearing it. The soloists, chorus, and orchestra and are all excellent, especially the tenor who performs most of the narration; unfortunately the quality of the recording itself is technically less than ideal--but that only means that someone should do a better one!
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Post sent by Joaquin, not my rip or my links! Thanks Joaquin! Flac Tracks, covers
http://www.multiupload.com/9I279COJIW
Thanks a lot!
Hello!
I first knew Constantinescu from a "Sinfonietta" printed score in the library of a music school.
It seems rather hard to find his music on the net.
:)
the recent rendition of The Nativity under the baton of Horia Adriescu seems to be recorded much better (2010 release of Romanian Radio) but it is missing most of the inspiration present in this 1977 studio work.
lot of thanks!
BTW could the uploader denote the soloists of the individual tracks if he still owns the disc itself (or its booklet)?
Si lo tengo, pero estoy ausente. Cuando vuelva vere el libreto y, si vienen los solistas, enviare la pagina con la informacion.
Like to have this. But: downloader responses with ; file no longer on the server.
May be a re-upload?? please!!!!
Thx
please reupload?
Nuevo enlace / New link
http://filesflash.com/t7v31qd0
Could you please reupload? Many thanks in advance
Please reupload
Thank you anyway. Could you perhaps direct me to Joaquin, the original post-sender? It is a very rare and hard to find recording! Gracias de antemano!
@Sempiternam: Thanks a lot!!!
New links:
https://www.4shared.com/rar/cQyzlnQsge/PConsLNavOrbiz.html
or
https://nitroflare.com/view/17CBFCDC3A95F99/ConstantinescuNativity.rar
****4Shared link thanks to Sempiternam!!
Links caídos
New link:
https://nitroflare.com/view/67F52E0AA12FD0A/ConstantinTheNativity.rar
Note: 4shared link still available
Gracias y disculpas, no me iba ese enlace
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