Arthur Honegger’s best-known work is his short, mechanistic portrayal of a steam engine, Pacific 231. It’s a brash, brilliant study of rhythm and tempo; the speed of the musical pulse actually slowing ...
I became fascinated with Jeanne d'Arc Au Bûcher (Joan of Arc at the Stake) by Swiss-French composer Arthur Honegger many years ago, when I first heard a snippet of the piece on the radio. It was one ...
Cotillard/Gallais/Lieder Camera and Madrigal Choirs/Barcelona SO and Catalonia National O/Soustrot (Alpha) First performed in concert in 1938 and fully staged for the first time in Zurich in 1942, ...