Tracklist

Part One: Herod's Dream
A	Part I (Beginning)	24:20
B1	Part I (Concl.)	14:20
Part Two: The Flight To Egypt
B2	Part II (Beginning)	25:03
C1	Part II (Concl.)	6:54
Part Three: The Arrival At Sais
C2	Part III (Beginning)	16:46
D	Part III (Concl.)	22:21

Companies, etc.

• Licensed From – Tono (Zürich)

Credits

• Art Direction – William S. Harvey
• Baritone Vocals [Joseph] – Claude Calès
• Baritone Vocals [Polydorus] – Jean-Pierre Brossmann
• Bass Vocals [Father Of The Ishmaelite Family] – Juan Soumagnas
• Bass Vocals [Herod] – Roger Soyer
• Chorus – Choruses Of French National Radio*
• Chorus Master – Jean Gitton
• Conductor – Jean Martinon
• Coordinator, Editor – Teresa Sterne
• Cover [Art] – Guy Billout
• Cover [Design] – Robert L. Heimall
• Lacquer Cut By – Pete Helffrich
• Liner Notes – David Hamilton
• Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Mary] – Jane Berbié
• Orchestra – Orchestra Of The French National Radio*
• Tenor Vocals [Centurion] – Robert Andreozzi
• Tenor Vocals [Narrator] – Alain Vanzo

Notes

SIde D as "B-side" of Side A

Recording also released by Guilde Internationale Du Disque, and Concert Hall, as SMS 2612:
Hector Berlioz - Jean Martinon, Chœur D'Oratorio* , Orchestre National Et Maîtrise De L'O.R.T.F.* - L'Enfance Du Christ, Op.25
Hector Berlioz, Alain Vanzo · Jane Berbié · Roger Soyer · Claude Calès · Juan Soumagnas, Orchestre National, Chœur D'Oratorio Et Maîtrise De L'O.R.T.F.*, Jean Martinon - L'Enfrance Du Christ

Original monophonic release not found.

States on LP sleeves:
"A Monophonic Recording Electronically Rechanneled for Stereo Effect"

This remastering was done by Pete Helffrich (in the US, for Nonesuch), so the European Stereo releases may have been parallel licences derived from this master.

Error in Deadwax numerals of Side A, corrected. No additional modifiers in any of the run-out matrices. A first pressing of this master?

From gatefold interior right side, lower right corner:

A Tono (Zurich) production / licensed for sale in U.S.A. and Canada only
export to & distribution in other countries outside these countries is strictly forbidden)

Coordinator: Teresa Sterne
Art Director: William S. Harvey
Cover Art: Guy Billout
Cover Design: Robert L. Heimall

4-page 11" x 11.5" insert of libretto in French & English (translated by Teresa Sterne)

Guilde Internationale Du Disque release includes "Grand Prix du Disques" sticker.

See release history and critical appreciation of this treasured performance no longer available new, at:
http://www.classicalmusicguide.com/viewtopic.php?t=32653

Nonesuch address (stated twice) at time of release: 1855 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10023

Nonesuch address on LP sleeves: 15 Columbus Circle, New York, N.Y. 10023

Sequence of Nonesuch catalogue numbers HB-730xx establishes 1974 as the latest likely year of release, This is supported by the usage of this sleeve design and the 15 Columbus Circle address as seen in these representative releases from 1972-1974:
Peter Maxwell Davies / Lucia Dlugoszewski / William Hellerman* - Gerard Schwarz, Ursula Oppens - The New Trumpet
Samuel Baron - Karl Korte / Mario Davidovsky / Meyer Kupferman - Music For Flute & Tape

An earlier release data is possible but not supported by the HB-730xx catalog entries that have been dated.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched: initial transposition error corrected with a 2nd string underneath.): HB 70322 A ... Pete Helffrich ... 73022 A 1-1
• Matrix / Runout (Side D, etched): HB 73022 D ... Pete Helffrich
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched): HB 73022 B ... Pete Helffrich
• Matrix / Runout (SIde C, etched): HB 73022 C ... Pete Helffrich
• Label Code: LC 0286

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SAC CD 041	Hector Berlioz	L'Enfance Du Christ ‎(CD)	Editions atlas	SAC CD 041	France	1996
SMS 2612	Hector Berlioz - Jean Martinon, Chœur D'Oratorio* , Orchestre National Et Maîtrise De L'O.R.T.F.*	Hector Berlioz - Jean Martinon, Chœur D'Oratorio* , Orchestre National Et Maîtrise De L'O.R.T.F.* - L'Enfance Du Christ, Op.25 ‎(2xLP, Album)	Guilde Internationale Du Disque	SMS 2612	France	1969
SMS 2612	Hector Berlioz, Alain Vanzo · Jane Berbié · Roger Soyer · Claude Calès · Juan Soumagnas, Orchestre National, Chœur D'Oratorio Et Maîtrise De L'O.R.T.F.*, Jean Martinon	Hector Berlioz, Alain Vanzo · Jane Berbié · Roger Soyer · Claude Calès · Juan Soumagnas, Orchestre National, Chœur D'Oratorio Et Maîtrise De L'O.R.T.F.*, Jean Martinon - L'Enfrance Du Christ ‎(2xLP)	Concert Hall	SMS 2612	UK	1969
HB-73022	Hector Berlioz : Alain Vanzo / Jane Berbié / Roger Soyer / Claude Calès / Juan Soumagnas / Jean-Pierre Brossmann / Robert Andreozzi, Choruses* And Orchestra Of The French National Radio*, Jean Martinon	Hector Berlioz : Alain Vanzo / Jane Berbié / Roger Soyer / Claude Calès / Juan Soumagnas / Jean-Pierre Brossmann / Robert Andreozzi, Choruses* And Orchestra Of The French National Radio*, Jean Martinon - L'Enfance Du Christ, Op.25 ‎(2xLP)	Nonesuch	HB-73022	US	Unknown