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Special offer. Royer, P: Pyrrhus

Michael Greenberg, Lisa Goode-Crawford, Guillemette Laurens, Emmanuelle De Negri, Alain Buet, Jeffrey Thompson

Les Enfants d’Apollon

Royer, P: Pyrrhus
Royer's music is certainly elegant and pleasingly melodic...Particularly impressive are the dramatically volatile exchanges between Pyrrhus, sung with commanding tone by Alain Buet...the orchestral...

BBC Music Magazine, September 20143 out of 5 stars

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Special offer. Royer, P: Pyrrhus

Michael Greenberg, Lisa Goode-Crawford, Guillemette Laurens, Emmanuelle De Negri, Alain Buet, Jeffrey Thompson

Les Enfants d’Apollon

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Royer's music is certainly elegant and pleasingly melodic...Particularly impressive are the dramatically volatile exchanges between Pyrrhus, sung with commanding tone by Alain Buet...the orchestral...

BBC Music Magazine, September 20143 out of 5 stars

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This world première recording, with a first-rate cast, brings to light a major work of the French operatic heritage. Pyrrhus by Pancrace Royer (also noted for his very fine – and virtuosic – harpsichord music) was first performed early in the reign of Louis XV. It is one of the twenty-one tragédies lyriques on the subject of the Trojan War that were performed at the Académie Royale de Musique (the Paris Opéra) between 1687 and 1730.

  • Release date: 31st Mar 2014
  • Label: Alpha
  • Catalogue number: ALPHA953
  • Length: 2 hours 21 minutes

Contents and tracklist

Royer, P: Pyrrhus, Ouverture
Work length3:21
  • Les Enfants d'Apollon, Michael Greenberg, Lisa Goode Crawford
  • Recorded: 14 and 16 September 2012
  • Recording Venue: Salle des Batailles, Chateau de Versailles, France
Royer, P: Pyrrhus, Prologue, Scene 1
Work length3:03
  • Les Enfants d'Apollon, Michael Greenberg, Lisa Goode Crawford, Virgile Ancely
  • Recorded: 14 and 16 September 2012
  • Recording Venue: Salle des Batailles, Chateau de Versailles, France
' Vous qui suivez '
Track length2:21
' Mais, Minerve paraît '
Track length0:42
Royer, P: Pyrrhus, Prologue, Scene 2: ' Redoutable dieu des combats '
Work length3:07
  • Les Enfants d'Apollon, Michael Greenberg, Lisa Goode Crawford, Virgile Ancely, Edwige Parat
  • Recorded: 14 and 16 September 2012
  • Recording Venue: Salle des Batailles, Chateau de Versailles, France
Royer, P: Pyrrhus, Prologue, Scene 3
Work length15:24
  • Les Enfants d'Apollon, Michael Greenberg, Lisa Goode Crawford, Christophe Gauthier, Edwige Parat
  • Recorded: 14 and 16 September 2012
  • Recording Venue: Salle des Batailles, Chateau de Versailles, France
' Cessez de disputer '
Track length4:08
Rondeau pour les jeux et les plaisirs
Track length1:19
Deuxième Air, ' Doux plaisirs '
Track length4:29
Gavotte
Track length0:53
Premier et deuxième menuets
Track length1:46
' France, quel est pour toi '
Track length2:49
Royer, P: Pyrrhus, Act I, Scene 1: ' Jouissez de votre victoire '
Work length4:37
  • Emmanuelle de Negri, Les Enfants d'Apollon, Michael Greenberg, Lisa Goode Crawford, Nicole Dubrovitch
  • Recorded: 14 and 16 September 2012
  • Recording Venue: Salle des Batailles, Chateau de Versailles, France
Royer, P: Pyrrhus, Act I, Scene 2
Work length13:11
  • Les Enfants d'Apollon, Michael Greenberg, Lisa Goode Crawford, Nicole Dubrovitch, Emmanuelle de Negri
  • Recorded: 14 and 16 September 2012
  • Recording Venue: Salle des Batailles, Chateau de Versailles, France
' Triomphez liberté charmante '
Track length1:59
Premier air pour les Troyens et les Troyennes
Track length1:36
Deuxième air, ' Suivez l’amour '
Track length2:36
Rondeau
Track length1:14
Premier et deuxième passepieds
Track length5:46
Royer, P: Pyrrhus, Act I, Scene 3: ' Et quoi, vous me fuyez '
Work length1:12
  • Alain Buet, Emmanuelle de Negri, Les Enfants d'Apollon, Michael Greenberg, Lisa Goode Crawford
  • Recorded: 14 and 16 September 2012
  • Recording Venue: Salle des Batailles, Chateau de Versailles, France
Royer, P: Pyrrhus, Act I, Scene 4: ' Quel prix d’une si tendre ardeur ! '
Work length5:35
  • Alain Buet, Jeffrey Thompson, Les Enfants d'Apollon, Michael Greenberg, Lisa Goode Crawford
  • Recorded: 14 and 16 September 2012
  • Recording Venue: Salle des Batailles, Chateau de Versailles, France
Royer, P: Pyrrhus, Act II, Scene 1: ' Je ne sais où je vais '
Work length2:48
  • Jeffrey Thompson, Les Enfants d'Apollon, Michael Greenberg, Lisa Goode Crawford
  • Recorded: 14 and 16 September 2012
  • Recording Venue: Salle des Batailles, Chateau de Versailles, France
Royer, P: Pyrrhus, Act II, Scene 2: ' Prince, reprenez l’espérance '
Work length5:51
  • Guillemette Laurens, Jeffrey Thompson, Les Enfants d'Apollon, Michael Greenberg, Lisa Goode Crawford
  • Recorded: 14 and 16 September 2012
  • Recording Venue: Salle des Batailles, Chateau de Versailles, France
Royer, P: Pyrrhus, Act II, Scene 3: ' Faut-il encor que je balance ! '
Work length2:15
  • Jeffrey Thompson, Les Enfants d'Apollon, Michael Greenberg, Lisa Goode Crawford
  • Recorded: 14 and 16 September 2012
  • Recording Venue: Salle des Batailles, Chateau de Versailles, France
Royer, P: Pyrrhus, Act II, Scene 4
Work length11:46
  • Alain Buet, Les Enfants d'Apollon, Michael Greenberg, Lisa Goode Crawford
  • Recorded: 14 and 16 September 2012
  • Recording Venue: Salle des Batailles, Chateau de Versailles, France
Marche, ' Célébrez un héros ! '
Track length5:05
Chaconne
Track length6:41
Royer, P: Pyrrhus, Act II, Scene 4, 5, 6: ' Quels mouvements soudains ! '
Work length5:41
  • Laurent Collobert, Alain Buet, Jeffrey Thompson, Les Enfants d'Apollon, Michael Greenberg, Lisa Goode Crawford
  • Recorded: 14 and 16 September 2012
  • Recording Venue: Salle des Batailles, Chateau de Versailles, France
Royer, P: Pyrrhus, Act III, Scene 1: Ritournelle
Work length1:07
  • Les Enfants d'Apollon, Michael Greenberg, Lisa Goode Crawford
  • Recorded: 14 and 16 September 2012
  • Recording Venue: Salle des Batailles, Chateau de Versailles, France
Royer, P: Pyrrhus, Act III, Scene 1, 2: ' Que vois-je ! '
Work length4:31
  • Jeffrey Thompson, Emmanuelle de Negri, Les Enfants d'Apollon, Michael Greenberg, Lisa Goode Crawford
  • Recorded: 14 and 16 September 2012
  • Recording Venue: Salle des Batailles, Chateau de Versailles, France
Royer, P: Pyrrhus, Act III, Scene 3: ' Prêt à souffrir la violence '
Work length0:55
  • Alain Buet, Les Enfants d'Apollon, Michael Greenberg, Lisa Goode Crawford
  • Recorded: 14 and 16 September 2012
  • Recording Venue: Salle des Batailles, Chateau de Versailles, France
Royer, P: Pyrrhus, Act III, Scene 4: ' Après ce que j’ai fait '
Work length3:21
  • Alain Buet, Emmanuelle de Negri, Les Enfants d'Apollon, Michael Greenberg, Lisa Goode Crawford
  • Recorded: 14 and 16 September 2012
  • Recording Venue: Salle des Batailles, Chateau de Versailles, France
Royer, P: Pyrrhus, Act III, Scene 5: ' Courons à ses genoux '
Work length0:17
  • Alain Buet, Les Enfants d'Apollon, Michael Greenberg, Lisa Goode Crawford
  • Recorded: 14 and 16 September 2012
  • Recording Venue: Salle des Batailles, Chateau de Versailles, France
Royer, P: Pyrrhus, Act III, Scene 6
Work length6:37
  • Alain Buet, Guillemette Laurens, Les Enfants d'Apollon, Michael Greenberg, Lisa Goode Crawford
  • Recorded: 14 and 16 September 2012
  • Recording Venue: Salle des Batailles, Chateau de Versailles, France
' Enfin, voici ce jour '
Track length3:06
' Daigne un moment '
Track length1:45
' Dépit jaloux '
Track length1:46
Royer, P: Pyrrhus, Act III, Scene 7: ' Cours redoubler '
Work length1:44
  • Guillemette Laurens, Les Enfants d'Apollon, Michael Greenberg, Lisa Goode Crawford
  • Recorded: 14 and 16 September 2012
  • Recording Venue: Salle des Batailles, Chateau de Versailles, France
Royer, P: Pyrrhus, Act III, Scene 8
Work length4:49
  • Les Enfants d'Apollon, Michael Greenberg, Lisa Goode Crawford, Guillemette Laurens
  • Recorded: 14 and 16 September 2012
  • Recording Venue: Salle des Batailles, Chateau de Versailles, France
Premier Air de Démons, ' Jouissons des plaisirs '
Track length1:58
Deuxième Air
Track length0:44
' Évoquons '
Track length2:07
Royer, P: Pyrrhus, Act III, Scene 9: ' Pour toi, que faut-il entreprendre ? '
Work length0:54
  • Guillemette Laurens, Les Enfants d'Apollon, Michael Greenberg, Lisa Goode Crawford, Virgile Ancely, Brian Cummings, Jean-Yves Ravoux
  • Recorded: 14 and 16 September 2012
  • Recording Venue: Salle des Batailles, Chateau de Versailles, France
Royer, P: Pyrrhus, Acte IV Scène 1: Portons partout l’horreur
Work length4:18
  • Emmanuelle de Negri, Les Enfants d'Apollon, Michael Greenberg, Lisa Goode Crawford
  • Recorded: 14 and 16 September 2012
  • Recording Venue: Salle des Batailles, Chateau de Versailles, France
Royer, P: Pyrrhus, Act IV, Scene 2: ' Je vous trouve enfin '
Work length2:25
  • Jeffrey Thompson, Emmanuelle de Negri, Les Enfants d'Apollon, Michael Greenberg, Lisa Goode Crawford
  • Recorded: 14 and 16 September 2012
  • Recording Venue: Salle des Batailles, Chateau de Versailles, France
Royer, P: Pyrrhus, Act IV, Scene 3: ' Ne tentez plus '
Work length0:36
  • Guillemette Laurens, Les Enfants d'Apollon, Michael Greenberg, Lisa Goode Crawford
  • Recorded: 14 and 16 September 2012
  • Recording Venue: Salle des Batailles, Chateau de Versailles, France
Royer, P: Pyrrhus, Act IV, Scene 4: ' Qu’il se flatte '
Work length2:38
  • Guillemette Laurens, Les Enfants d'Apollon, Michael Greenberg, Lisa Goode Crawford
  • Recorded: 14 and 16 September 2012
  • Recording Venue: Salle des Batailles, Chateau de Versailles, France
Royer, P: Pyrrhus, Act IV, Scene 5: ' Barbare '
Work length4:11
  • Alain Buet, Guillemette Laurens, Les Enfants d'Apollon, Michael Greenberg, Lisa Goode Crawford
  • Recorded: 14 and 16 September 2012
  • Recording Venue: Salle des Batailles, Chateau de Versailles, France
Royer, P: Pyrrhus, Act IV, Scene 6: ' Polyxène à l’amour '
Work length3:21
  • Alain Buet, Les Enfants d'Apollon, Michael Greenberg, Lisa Goode Crawford
  • Recorded: 14 and 16 September 2012
  • Recording Venue: Salle des Batailles, Chateau de Versailles, France
Royer, P: Pyrrhus, Act IV, Scene 7
Work length9:58
  • Sophie Decaudaveine, Les Enfants d'Apollon, Michael Greenberg, Lisa Goode Crawford, Nicole Dubrovitch
  • Recorded: 14 and 16 September 2012
  • Recording Venue: Salle des Batailles, Chateau de Versailles, France
' Ta voix s’est fait entendre '
Track length4:17
Premier air pour les nymphes, ' Charmante liberté '
Track length2:45
Deuxième air
Track length1:29
' Suspendez '
Track length1:27
Royer, P: Pyrrhus, Act V, Scene 1: ' Transports d’amour '
Work length3:14
  • Alain Buet, Les Enfants d'Apollon, Michael Greenberg, Lisa Goode Crawford
  • Recorded: 14 and 16 September 2012
  • Recording Venue: Salle des Batailles, Chateau de Versailles, France
Royer, P: Pyrrhus, Act V, Scene 1, 2: ' Mais, quel spectacle à mes yeux se présente ? '
Work length3:02
  • Alain Buet, Jeffrey Thompson, Olivier Fichet, Les Enfants d'Apollon, Michael Greenberg, Lisa Goode Crawford
  • Recorded: 14 and 16 September 2012
  • Recording Venue: Salle des Batailles, Chateau de Versailles, France
Royer, P: Pyrrhus, Act V, Scene 3: ' Chantons '
Work length2:47
  • Alain Buet, Paul Willenbrock, Les Enfants d'Apollon, Michael Greenberg, Lisa Goode Crawford
  • Recorded: 14 and 16 September 2012
  • Recording Venue: Salle des Batailles, Chateau de Versailles, France
Royer, P: Pyrrhus, Act V, Scene 4: ' Ne craignez rien '
Work length3:04
  • Alain Buet, Emmanuelle de Negri, Les Enfants d'Apollon, Michael Greenberg, Lisa Goode Crawford
  • Recorded: 14 and 16 September 2012
  • Recording Venue: Salle des Batailles, Chateau de Versailles, France

Awards and reviews

September 2014

Royer's music is certainly elegant and pleasingly melodic...Particularly impressive are the dramatically volatile exchanges between Pyrrhus, sung with commanding tone by Alain Buet...the orchestral performance is expert and suitably expressive; the drama also moves at a convincing pace.
3 out of 5 stars

20th April 2014

this tragédie lyrique shows a totally natural skill in vocal declamation and a powerfully intense response to the favourite subject of the Trojan war. The performance is mixed, but Emmanuelle de Negri as Polyxène and Alain Buet as Pyrrhus both rise to heights of eloquence.
4 out of 5 stars
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