ETR

Feliks Nowowiejski

QUO VADIS

Oratorio for Solo Voices, Mixed Choir, Organ and Orchestra

Performers
Wioletta CHODOWICZ – soprano
Robert GIERLACH – baritone
Wojtek GIERLACH – bass
Łukasz BOROWICZ – conductor
Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic Choir
Violetta Bielecka – preparation of the choir
Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra

CD 1

Scene I

  1. Introduction 3:03
  2. The gods’ dread ire… (choir)) 2:56
  3. Six days have seen no blush of morn… (choir) 2:36
  4. We saw the monarch… (choir) 3:25
  5. Tell! Who hath enkindled the wrath… (choir) 2:11

duration 14:11

Scene II

  1. March of the Pretorians 5:01
  2. Hail, all hail, to you, worthy Romans… (bass) 8:19
  3. Christianos ad leones! (choir)) 3:49

duration 17:09

Scene III

  1. Come, brothers, come, and sing to the Lord… (bass) 7:33
  2. The tyrants threat… (baritone) 1:54
  3. We are prepared, in Jesu name… (soprano) 5:34
  4. I, the shepherd, you, my fl ock here… (baritone) 1:36
  5. Thou, Lord, a victim of Rome’s tyrant… (soprano) 7:17
  6. Me thinks that God thro’ you hath spoken! (baritone) 2:41
  7. The Lord be with thee… (choir) 5:41

duration 32:16

CD 2 [31:35]

Scene IV

  1. Andante sostenuto 2:50
  2. Deep, deep dark night… (baritone) 5:47
  3. Quo vadis, Domine? (baritone)) 1:49
  4. O Lord, help me… (baritone) 2:36
  5. I’ll go to Rome! (baritone) 1:41
  6. Schlusschor: Glory, glory and praise be thine! (choir) 5:28
  7. Doppelfuge: Gloria Tibi Sancte Petre… (choir) 4:54
  8. Gloria Patri et Filio et Spritui Sancto (choir) 4:10
  9. Amen (choir) 2:20

duration 31:35

total time: 95:15

Recording of Quo vadis concert held on 29 June 2016
at the Auditorium of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań