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Ça ira
Classical · 2005 · 39 tracks

Ça ira

Roger Waters

A massive three-act opera detailing the French Revolution. Sweeping orchestral movements and powerful choral arrangements replace the usual rock instrumentation.

September 25, 2005 · Sony Classical (2)

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A grand, historically-weighted drama that balances revolutionary fervor with tragic intimacy.

Tracklist · 39 Tracks
01
The Gathering Storm
1:38
02
Overture
4:07
03
Act 1: Scene 1: A Garden in Vienna 1765
0:54
04
Act 1: Scene 1: Madame Antoine, Madame Antoine
2:54
05
Act 1: Scene 2: Kings, Sticks and Birds
2:40
06
Act 1: Scene 2: Honest Bird, Simple Bird
2:10
07
Act 1: Scene 2: I Want to Be King
2:38
08
Act 1: Scene 2: Let Us Break All the Shields
1:46
09
Act 1: Scene 3: The Grievances of the People
4:39
10
Act 1: Scene 4: France in Disarray
2:35
11
Act 1: Scene 4: To Laugh Is to Know How to Live
1:44
12
Act 1: Scene 4: Slavers, Landlords, Bigots at Your Door
3:37
13
Act 1: Scene 5: The Fall of the Bastille
1:35
14
Act 1: Scene 5: To Freeze in the Dead of Night
2:19
15
Act 1: Scene 5: So to the Streets in the Pouring Rain
4:17
16
Act 2: Scene 1: Dances and Marches
2:12
17
Act 2: Scene 1: Now Hear Ye!
2:18
18
Act 2: Scene 1: Flushed With Wine
4:32
19
Act 2: Scene 2: The Letter
1:38
20
Act 2: Scene 2: My Dear Cousin Bourbon of Spain
2:49
21
Act 2: Scene 2: The Ship of State Is All at Sea
1:47
22
Act 2: Scene 3: Silver, Sugar and Indigo
0:55
23
Act 2: Scene 3: To the Windward Isles
4:50
24
Act 2: Scene 4: The Papal Edict
1:18
25
Act 2: Scene 4: In Paris There’s a Rumble Under the Ground
6:21
26
Act 3: Scene 1: The Fugitive King
2:12
27
Act 3: Scene 1: But the Marquis of Boulli Has a Trump Card Up His Sleeve
4:28
28
Act 3: Scene 1: To Take Your Hat Off
2:41
29
Act 3: Scene 1: The Echoes Never Fade From That Fusillade
3:16
30
Act 3: Scene 2: The Commune de Paris
2:43
31
Act 3: Scene 2: Vive la Commune de Paris
3:15
32
Act 3: Scene 2: The National Assembly Is Confused
2:42
33
Act 3: Scene 3: The Execution of Louis Capet
1:40
34
Act 3: Scene 3: Adieu Louis for You It’s Over
3:46
35
Act 3: Scene 4: Marie Antoinette – The Last Night on Earth
1:36
36
Act 3: Scene 4: Adieu My Good and Tender Sister
5:10
37
Act 3: Scene 5: Liberty
2:51
38
Act 3: Scene 5: And in the Bushes Where They Survive
6:55
39
The Making of Ça Ira
134:55
Moments Worth Listening For
The jarring transition into the Fall of the Bastille where the orchestration mimics the chaotic energy of a mob.
The haunting, isolated soprano melody during Marie Antoinette's final night, contrasting with the previous bombast.
The recurring 'Ca Ira' motif that binds the three acts together with a sense of inevitable revolutionary momentum.
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