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
- Introduction 3:03
- The gods’ dread ire… (choir)) 2:56
- Six days have seen no blush of morn… (choir) 2:36
- We saw the monarch… (choir) 3:25
- Tell! Who hath enkindled the wrath… (choir) 2:11
duration 14:11
Scene II
- March of the Pretorians 5:01
- Hail, all hail, to you, worthy Romans… (bass) 8:19
- Christianos ad leones! (choir)) 3:49
duration 17:09
Scene III
- Come, brothers, come, and sing to the Lord… (bass) 7:33
- The tyrants threat… (baritone) 1:54
- We are prepared, in Jesu name… (soprano) 5:34
- I, the shepherd, you, my fl ock here… (baritone) 1:36
- Thou, Lord, a victim of Rome’s tyrant… (soprano) 7:17
- Me thinks that God thro’ you hath spoken! (baritone) 2:41
- The Lord be with thee… (choir) 5:41
duration 32:16
CD 2 [31:35]
Scene IV
- Andante sostenuto 2:50
- Deep, deep dark night… (baritone) 5:47
- Quo vadis, Domine? (baritone)) 1:49
- O Lord, help me… (baritone) 2:36
- I’ll go to Rome! (baritone) 1:41
- Schlusschor: Glory, glory and praise be thine! (choir) 5:28
- Doppelfuge: Gloria Tibi Sancte Petre… (choir) 4:54
- Gloria Patri et Filio et Spritui Sancto (choir) 4:10
- 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