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Swiss composer Arthur Honegger completed this 1946 symphony, reflecting the trauma of World War II through starkly named liturgical movements.
Arthur Honegger's 1935 dramatic oratorio Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher is renowned for its unique blending of theater, music, and the spoken word to depict Joan of Arc.
Arthur Honegger's Le Roi David is a 1921 dramatic psalm that blends oratorio and stage drama, telling the biblical story of King David's life and reign.
Arthur Honegger composed the Violin Sonata No. 2, H. 64, in 1919. This notable Swiss-French chamber work is distinguished by its driving rhythms and emerging modernist aesthetic.
Arthur Honegger's Violin Sonata No. 1 in C-sharp minor, H. 17, written in 1918, is a notable early work by the Swiss-French composer, characterized by its intense late-Romantic traits.
La Danse des morts is a 1938 oratorio by Swiss composer Arthur Honegger that sets texts from the Old Testament to depict the medieval Danse Macabre theme.
Arthur Honegger's Nicolas de Flue is a 1940 secular oratorio commissioned for the Swiss National Exhibition, honoring the 15th-century patron saint of Switzerland.
