Un retrato de Arthur Honegger

A portrait of the 20th century Swiss composer Arthur Honegger, who died in Paris in 1955. In addition to being one of the leading figures of contemporary music in Europe, Honegger stimulated and enriched the musical culture of his homeland. His influence brought about a reawakening of Switzerland as a musical nation. Musical content 1. Arthur Honegger: The composer speaks about his family origins. 2. Arthur Honegger: Allegro (3rd movement). From Symphony no. 4 ("Deliciae Basiliensis") Symphony Orchestra of the German-Swiss Radio; Siegfried Bernet, conductor 3. Arthur Honegger: Pâques à New York Arlette Chédel, Mezzosoprano; Quatuor de Genève (Régis Plantevin, violin; Mireille Mercanton, violin; André Vaquet, viola; François Courvoisier, cello) 4. Arthur Honegger: La Danse des Morts (excerpt). Oratorio for Soprano, Alto and Baritone, narrator, mixed choir, [...]

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0: [...] orchestra and organ Text: Paul Claudel; Chorus of the French Swiss Radio and Pro Arte Choir of Lausanne; Narrator: Derrik Olsen; Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Paul Sacher, conductor Production information Musica Helvetica MH 3. Contemporary Swiss Music. Arthur Honegger. Produced 1974 for SBC / SRI by Lance Tschannen and Nicolas Lombard.