Charpentier / Wakim / Blumberg - Plaisirs de Versailles [CD]
Charpentier / Wakim / Blumberg - Plaisirs de Versailles [CD]
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Charpentier & BEMF Again at their Best. In 2015 our most recent Charpentier recording to date, La Descente d'Orphee aux Enfers with young soloists and the Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble, received the Grammy Award for the "Best Opera Production" of the preceding year and Gramophone's "Editor's Choice." Our new album featuring two "mini-operas" by Charpentier again offers enthralling performances of this court music of charming dance character and elegance. In contrast to Charpentier's other operas, Les Plaisirs de Versailles is directly associated with Louis XIV. The title of the manuscript score registers very clearly and unmistakably what is involved in this composition, and it's equation of the "plaisirs," the "pleasures," with the king's residence not only serves to reveal the subject but also the context: on the one hand, the work describes the pleasures that could be experienced in the royal palace; on the other hand, it itself is supposed to be one of these pleasures. Once again a beautiful and top-quality work from opera history is made available to listeners of the twenty-first century: "An important addition to the Charpentier discography" (Toccata).
Tracklist:
- Les Plaisirs De Versailles, H. 480: Overture
- Les Plaisirs De Versailles, H. 480, Scene 1: Que Tout Cede Aux Douceurs
- Les Plaisirs De Versailles, H. 480, Scene 2: Quel Objet Importun
- Les Plaisirs De Versailles, H. 480, Scene 2: Ah! Que Cette Chute
- Les Plaisirs De Versailles, H. 480, Scene 2: Qu'elle Finisse Donc
- Les Plaisirs De Versailles, H. 480, Scene 3: Venez, Dieu Des Festins
- Les Plaisirs De Versailles, H. 480, Scene 3: D'un Vin Délicieux
- Les Plaisirs De Versailles, H. 480, Scene 3: J'ai Des Confitures Liquides
- Les Plaisirs De Versailles, H. 480, Scene 4: Si Les Cartes
- Les Plaisirs De Versailles, H. 480, Scene 4: Pour Vous Apaiser Donc
- Les Plaisirs De Versailles, H. 480, Scene 4: Déesse Des Discours
- Les Plaisirs De Versailles, H. 480, Scene 4: Ah, Que Ce Chocolat Foisonne
- Les Plaisirs De Versailles, H. 480, Scene 4: Déesse Un Peu Trop Chatouilleuse
- Les Arts Florissants, H. 487: Overture
- Les Arts Florissants, H. 487, Scene 1: Que Mes Divins Concerts
- Les Arts Florissants, H. 487, Scene 1: Amour Du Ciel (1)
- Les Arts Florissants, H. 487, Scene 1: Dans La Noble Ardeur
- Les Arts Florissants, H. 487, Scene 1: Mon Pinceau, Mes Couleurs
- Les Arts Florissants, H. 487, Scene 1: Amour Du Ciel (2)
- Les Arts Florissants, H. 487, Scene 2: Bruit Effroyable
- Les Arts Florissants, H. 487, Scene 2: Renversons Le Ciel
- Les Arts Florissants, H. 487, Scene 2: Sa Gloire Est Un Supplice
- Les Arts Florissants, H. 487, Scene 3: Fille De La Nuit Éternelle
- Les Arts Florissants, H. 487, Scene 3: Souffres-Tu, Monarque Des Dieux
- Les Arts Florissants, H. 487, Scene 4: Parais Dans Ta Beauté Première
- Les Arts Florissants, H. 487, Scene 5: Charmante Paix
- Les Arts Florissants, H. 487, Scene 5: O Paix Si Longtemps Desiree (1)
- Les Arts Florissants, H. 487, Scene 5: O Paix Si Longtemps Desiree (2)
UPC: 761203528325
Label: Cpo Records
Release Date: 8.2.19
Format: CD
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