Special offer. Les divertissements de Versailles
Great operatic scenes
Les Arts Florissants, William Christie
A delightful anthology and strongly recommended for a first taste of this quintessentially French Baroque composer.
Special offer. Les divertissements de Versailles
Great operatic scenes
Les Arts Florissants, William Christie
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A delightful anthology and strongly recommended for a first taste of this quintessentially French Baroque composer.
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Contents and tracklist
Lully:
L'Amour Médecin : "Quittons notre vaine querelle" [La Comédie, La Musique, Le Ballet]
Work length3:37
- Sophie Daneman (tenor), Rinat Shaham (tenor), Olivier Lallouette (bass)
- Les Arts Florissants
- William Christie
Lully:
Georges Dandin : "Chantons tous de l'Amour" [Bacchus, Cloris, Berger, Chorus]
Work length6:52
- Rinat Shaham (tenor), Sophie Daneman (tenor), Laurent Slaars (soprano), Emmanuelle Halimi (tenor), François Bazola (bass), Isabelle Obadia (tenor), Cyril Auvity (countertenor)
- Les Arts Florissants
- William Christie
Lully:
Armide : "Enfin il est en ma puissance" "Venez, secondez mes désirs" [Armide]
Work length5:16
- Isabelle Obadia (tenor), Emmanuelle Halimi (tenor)
- Les Arts Florissants
- William Christie
- Sophie Daneman (tenor), Isabelle Obadia (tenor), Emmanuelle Halimi (tenor), Cyril Auvity (countertenor), Boris Grappe (bass)
- Les Arts Florissants
- William Christie
"Je vous aime, Nymphe charmante" "Aimons sans cesse" "Faut-il qu'en vains discours" "Courons à la chasse" "Je ne puis vous quitter" Plainte du Dieu Pan [Pan, Syrinx, Mercure, Chorus]
Track length12:15
This track is only available as an album download.
Lully:
Georges Dandin : "Laisse-nous en repos, Philène!" [Climène, Cloris, Tircis, Philène]
Work length4:21
- Laurent Slaars (soprano), Isabelle Obadia (tenor), Emmanuelle Halimi (tenor), Cyril Auvity (countertenor)
- Les Arts Florissants
- William Christie
Lully:
Isis : Prelude "L'hiver qui nous tourmente" [Chorus] "Laizzez-moi, cruelle Furie!" [Io, La Furie] "Ah! quelle peine de trembler" [Chorus]
Work length4:07
Lully:
Isis : "Que le feu des forges s'allume" [Chorus] "Quel déluge de feu" [Io, La Furie, Chorus]
Work length3:01
Lully:
Roland : "Ah! j'attendrai longtemps" "Je suis trahi!" "Ah! je suis descendu dans la nuit du tombeau" [Roland]
Work length10:14
This work is only available as an album download.
- Olivier Lallouette (bass)
- Les Arts Florissants
- William Christie
Lully:
Armide : Ritournelle "Armide, vous m'allez quitter" [Renaud, Armide, Un amant fortuné] Passacaille "Les plaisirs ont choisi" [Chorus]
Work length17:02
This work is only available as an album download.
Awards and reviews
August 2008
A delightful anthology and strongly recommended for a first taste of this quintessentially French Baroque composer.
