Haute Contre De Lully / Various - Haute Contre de Lully [CD]
Haute Contre De Lully / Various - Haute Contre de Lully [CD]
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Who was Louis Gaulard Dumesny? Dumesny was not the first haute-contre historically speaking, but he was the first to have become famous in his lifetime. Sources agree that he was a cook when Lully discovered him. He made his debut in 1677 and everyone was amazed by his acting, the power of his voice and also his ability to learn everything by ear, since he could not read music. A few centuries later, Reinoud Van Mechelen, star tenor of the international Baroque scene, has decided, with his ensemble A Nocte Temporis, to pay tribute to this 'haute-contre' register, a high tenor voice (not to be confused with the countertenor!), by devoting three recordings to it, paying tribute in turn to Lully, Rameau and Gluck. The first part of this trilogy therefore contains the finest operatic airs and suites by Lully, featuring excerpts from Isis, Persée, Armide, Amadis, Acis et Galatée and Achille et Polyxène, but also pieces by Marin Marais (Alcide), Marc-Antoine Charpentier (Médée), Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (Céphale et Procris), Henry Desmarets, Pascal Colasse, Charles-Hubert Gervais and André Cardinal Destouches.
Tracklist:
- Isis, LWV 54~Ouverture
- Persée, LWV 60~Cessons de Redouter la Fortune Cruelle...
- Armide, LWV 71~Plus J'Observe Ces Lieux, et Plus je Les Admire...
- Amadis, LWV 63~Bois Épais, Redouble Ton Ombre...
- Acis et Galatée, LWV 73~Faudra-t-il Encore Vous Attendre...
- Acis et Galatée, LWV 73~Ritournelle
- Achille et Polyxène, LWV 74~Patrocle va Combattre, et J'ai Pu Consentir...
- Miserere, LWV 25~[excerpt]
- Achille et Polyxène~Quand, Après un Cruel Tourment...
- Achille et Polyxène~Entracte
- Achille et Polyxène~Ah! Que Sur Moi... - Prélude
- Alcide~Mon Amoureuse Inquiétude...
- Alcide~Ne Pourrais-Je Trouver de Remède...
- Thétis et Pelée~Ciel! En Voyant ce Temple Redoutable...
- Énée et Lavinie~J'Entends d'Agréables Concerts...
- Didon~Infortuné Que Dois-Je Faire?...
- Didon~Le Soleil Est Vainqueur [Instrumental]
- Médée, H.491~Que Je Serais Heureux, Si J'Étais Moins Aimé!...
- Médée, H.491~Second Air pour les Argiens - Sarabande
- Céphale et Procris~Amour, Que Sous Tes Lois...
- Théagene et Cariclée~Ma Vertu Cède au Coup...
- Amours de Momus~Lieux Charmants, Retraites Tranquilles...
- Méduse~Air - Sarabande - Menuet
- Fêtes Galantes~Ebbro far Voglio il Mio Core...
- Circé~Sommeil - Ah! Que le Sommeil est Charmant...
- Amadis de Grèce~Hélas! Rien n'Adoucit...
- Europe Galante~Sommeil - Sommeil, Qui Chaque Nuit...
UPC: 3760014195549
Label: Alpha
Release Date: 11.15.19
Format: CD
