New Recording of Honegger's Jeanne d’Arc au Bûcher

Honegger composed the work Jeanne d’Arc au Bûcher in the year 1935 on a text by Paul Claudel. In this composition, actors portray the roles of Jeanne and Frère Dominique, while solo singers and a chorus accompany them. Honegger's orchestration for the work includes three saxophones, pianos, and ondes Martenot. The composition brings together the actors with the accompanying solo singers, the chorus, and the orchestra.

A new recording of Honegger's composition features the Czech Philharmonic conducted by Lukáš Vasilek. French actor Audrey Bonnet appears in the lead role in this recording. The role of Frère Dominique is portrayed by Sébastien Dutrieux. In the recording, Bonnet and Dutrieux perform as actors while accompanied by the solo singers, the chorus, and the Czech Philharmonic under Lukáš Vasilek.

In the recording, Kyle van Schoonhoven performs the role of Porcus, who presides over Jeanne's trial. Van Schoonhoven performs alongside French actor Audrey Bonnet, Sébastien Dutrieux, the solo singers, and the chorus. Conductor Lukáš Vasilek leads the Czech Philharmonic in Honegger's 1935 work, which was composed on the text by Paul Claudel and orchestrated with three saxophones, pianos, and ondes Martenot.