La Nativité, from Poèmes Évangéliques, Op. 2
- Jean LANGLAIS
At a Glance
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Length
c. 6 minutes
About this Piece
The slowly unfolding La Nativité by Jean Langlais (1907-1991) is from his Poèmes Évangéliques, Op. 2, published in 1936. Its Christmas theme depicts the characters in the manger scene, with a tonal language that occasionally wanders freely outside the rules.
