脟a Ira

by Roger Waters

脟a Ira cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 26 September 2005
  • Label: Sony Classical
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 2:44:24
  • Community rating: 2.38/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A massive departure from his rock legacy with Pink Floyd, Roger Waters spent over a decade composing this ambitious, fully orchestrated classical opera. Featuring a libretto concerning the early events of the French Revolution, the sprawling work utilizes sweeping choral arrangements and full symphony orchestration to deliver its dramatic historical narrative.

Genres

Descriptors: Modern, orchestral

Tracklist

  1. The Gathering Storm (1:38)
  2. Overture (4:06)
  3. A Garden In Vienna 1765 (0:53)
  4. "Madame Antoine, Madame Antoine..." (2:53)
  5. Kings, Sticks And Birds (2:41)
  6. "Honest Bird, Simple Bird..." (2:10)
  7. "I Want To Be King..." (2:37)
  8. "Let Us Break All The Shields..." (1:45)
  9. The Grievances Of The People (4:40)
  10. France In Disarray (2:34)
  11. "To Laugh Is To Know How To Live..." (1:44)
  12. "Slavers, Landlords, Bigots At Your Door..." (3:36)
  13. The Fall Of The Bastille (1:34)
  14. "To Freeze In The Dead Of Night..." (2:19)
  15. "So To The Streets In The Pouring Rain..." (4:17)
  16. Dances And Marches (2:11)
  17. "Now Hear Ye!..." (2:18)
  18. "Flushed With Wine..." (4:31)
  19. The Letter (1:39)
  20. "My Dear Cousin Bourbon Of Spain..." (2:48)
  21. "The Ship Of State Is All At Sea..." (1:46)
  22. Silver, Sugar And Indigo (0:55)
  23. "To The Windward Isles..." (4:50)
  24. The Papal Edict (1:17)
  25. "In Paris There's A Rumble Under The Ground..." (6:19)
  26. The Fugitive King (2:21)
  27. "But The Marquis Of Boulli Has A Trump Card Up His Sleeve..." (4:27)
  28. "To Take Your Hat Off..." (2:40)
  29. "The Echoes Never Fade From That Fusillade..." (3:15)
  30. The Commune De Paris (2:43)
  31. "Vive La Commune De Paris..." (3:16)
  32. "The National Assembly Is Confused..." (2:41)
  33. The Execution Of Louis Capet (1:39)
  34. "Adieu Louis For You It's Over..." (3:45)
  35. Marie Antoinette - The Last Night On Earth (1:36)
  36. "Adieu My Good And Tender Sister..." (5:09)
  37. Liberty (2:51)
  38. "And In The Bushes Where They Survive..." (6:52)
  39. 脟a Ira (1:48)
  40. Etienne's Libretto (5:33)
  41. Nadine's Drawings (5:12)
  42. Trials And Errors (7:52)
  43. The Importance Of Not Being English (4:26)
  44. Fishing For Meanings (9:55)
  45. Of Locks And Clocks (8:25)
  46. Slings And Arrows (4:48)
  47. For Everyone Under The Sun (5:09)

Credits

  • Roxanne Slimak - artwork
  • Doug Logan - copyist [music preparation]
  • Nadine Roda-Gil - illustration [illustrations], libretto by [original libretto by]
  • 脡tienne Roda-Gil - libretto by [original libretto by]
  • Michel Vallat - repetiteur [language coach]
  • Muriel Corradini - repetiteur [language coach]
  • Sonia Nerdrum - repetiteur [language coach]
  • Paul Groves - vocals [a revolutionary priest / a military officer]

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