Honegger: Judith (Brigitte Balleys, Liliana Bizineche, Michel Brodard, Oers Kisfaludy narrrator); Cantique de Pâques (Naoko Okada, Brigitte Balleys, Liliana Bizineche). Choeur et Orchestre de la Fondation Gulbenkian, Michel Corboz. Cascavelle VEL 1013 (1991) barcode 7619930101317
Recorded June 1990
Compiled in 9 CDs Cascavelle VEL 3025 (2001) 7619930302516 “Honegger Œuvres symphoniques et chorales”
Cantique de Pâques remastered and compiled in 2 CDs Cascavelle VEL 3091 (2005) 7619930309119 “Corboz Edition” vol. 5 with Le Roi David from Cascavelle VEL 1017, La Danse des Morts and Cantate de Noël from Cascavelle VEL 3023
Abravanel 1964 vs Corboz 1990: ideal would be a mixture of both – and the operatic version
Originally posted 28 July 2024
See my comparative review under Abravanel’s Vanguard recording