Oratorio de Noël
Album by Camille Saint‐Saëns & Vocalensemble Rastatt & Les Favorites & Holger Speck
Oratorio de Noël is a Christmas oratorio by French composer Camille Saint‑Saëns, composed in 1858. As an early work in his output, it blends Romantic melodic and harmonic language with liturgical choral writing, scored for soloists, choir and organ with orchestral accompaniment and marking his engagement with concise sacred forms.
First released: 1st January 2006
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- 1.Oratorio de Noël, Op. 12: I. Prelude (In the Style of Seb. Bach)3:53
- 2.Oratorio de Noël, Op. 12: II. Recitative and Chorus. Et Pastores erant - Gloria (Chorus)4:59
- 3.Oratorio de Noël, Op. 12: III. Air. Expectants expectavi Dominum (Soprano)3:02
- 4.Oratorio de Noël, Op. 12: IV. Air. Domine, ego credidi (Tenor, Chorus)3:37
- 5.Oratorio de Noël, Op. 12: V. Duet. Benedictus qui venit (Soprano, Bass)3:46
- 6.Oratorio de Noël, Op. 12: VI. Quare fremuerunt gentes (Chorus)3:15
- 7.Oratorio de Noël, Op. 12: VII. Trio. Tecum principium (Soprano, Tenor, Bass)3:45
- 8.Oratorio de Noël, Op. 12: VIII. Quartet. Alleluja (Soprano, Soprano, Alto, Bass)2:29
- 9.Oratorio de Noël, Op. 12: IX. Quintet and Chorus. Consurge, Filia Sion (Soprano, Soprano, Alto, Bass, Chorus)6:02
- 10.Oratorio de Noël, Op. 12: X. Tollite hostias (Chorus)2:15
- 11.Bénédiction nuptiale, Op. 97:24
- 12.Ave verum corpus4:56
- 13.Sub tuum praesidium3:17
- 14.O salutaris hostia4:37
- 15.Ave Maria2:35
- 16.Tantum ergo, Op. 53:32





