Some lovely music from L’Enfance du Christ by Hector Berlioz – this performance is slower than the tempo marking – and one of the slowest I could find on YouTube! – but I think that is a good idea for this song 😃
The Shepherd’s Farewell comes in Part 2 of the oratorio which depicts the flight into Egypt and is, perhaps, the most famous and well-known part of this opus. Originally a work for organ it depicts the shepeherd’s bidding farewell to the baby Jesus as he leave Bethlehem for Egypt.
Hector Berlioz : L’enfance du Christ – L’adieu des Bergers
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Terry Hudson
Wonderful music, thanks