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2023-04-29 04:00:00
LeMoyne: Phèdre (Györgi Vashegyi, Orfeo Orchestra)
LeMoyne, Jean-Baptiste (1751-1796)Phèdre (Tragedie Lyrique in Three Acts-1786)Györgi Vashegyi, Orfeo Orchestra (Period Instruments)Bru-Zane BZ 1040 (2020) 2-Disc set[Flac & Scans]
2022-10-23 04:00:00
Haydn: L'Impatiente; Sacchini, Gluck, LeMoyne, Vogel, Gretry, Rague (Julien Chauvin, Le Concert de la Loge)
Symphonies and Opera Arias by: Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)Antonio Sacchini (1730-1786)Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787)Jean-Baptiste LeMoyne (1751-1796)Johann Christian Vogel (1756-1788)André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry (1741-1813)Louis-Charles Ragué (1744-1793)Sophie Karthäuser, SopranoJulien Chauvin, Le Concert de la Loge(Period Instruments)Aparte AP210 (2019)[Flac & Scans]
2021-07-14 07:11:03
Music to be heard at close quarters in a private chamber: Concerts à deux violes esgales from Sainte-Colombe and Marais
A deux violes esgales - Sainte-Colombe, Marais; Myriam Rignol, Mathilde Vialle; Chateau de Versailles Spectacles Reviewed by Robert Hugill on 13 July 2021 Star rating: 4.0 (★★★★) A recital of music by two of the great 17th century viola da gamba virtuosos which highlights the way duos for two equal viols developed into solos with basso continuoJean de Sainte-Colombe produced at least 67 Concerts à deux violes esgales, works for two equal violas da gamba without any basso continuo. This new recital from gambists Myriam Rignol and Mathilde Vialle on the Chateau de Versailles Spectacles label's Collection la chambre de Rois series takes us from Sainte-Colombe's duos, through those of his pupil Marin Marais to demonstrate how the writing for two equal viols developed into something closer to the trio sonata with one viol taking the bass line and a supporting continuo instrument, Thibaut Roussel (theorbo and baroque […]
2020-10-11 12:00:00
Giuseppe Pennisi listens to 'Phèdre' - a rare opera by Jean-Baptiste LeMoyne. 'The distinct feature of LeMoyne's opera is the weight and importance given to the protagonist. The role is sung by the Dutch soprano Judith van Wanroij: it fits her perfectly as can be felt in her initial major arias, with chorus as well as with other members of the cast.'
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