| ITEM # 361 -- $22.00 LE CHEMIN DE LA CROIX
Stations of the Cross by Marcel Dupre
Organist: Abbot Francis Kline, OCSO
Reader: Catherine Combier Donovan
Recorded at the Cathedral of St.John the Baptist, Charleston, SC on May 25th and June
2nd, 1997.
A double CD (about 90 minutes) with exquisite brochure of
commentary including the complete translation of the text of Paul Claudel.
The fourteen great poems by Paul Claudel on the Stations of the Cross are read in
English and after each is played a musical commentary of Marcel Dupre by Abbot Francis.
A monumental work that was a highlight of the Piccolo Spoleto Festival in
Charleston, SC in 1997. Ellen Dressler-Moryl, the Director of the Office of Cultural
Affairs for the Cisty of Charleston deserves lasting gratitude for the vision to have this
piece performed and the stamina to see its final production in Compact Disk. |