Categorii: H.M. # Harmonia Mundi
Artist: Les Talens Lyriques,Choeur de Chambre de Namur
Casa de discuri: Aparte
Data publicării: 2017
Număr discuri: 2
Suport: CD
Format audio: Stereo
Țara de origine: Austria
Cod de bare: 3149028098525
Following the huge success of 'Bellérophon', 'Phaéton' and 'Amadis', Aparté presents the highly-awaited rediscovery of 'Armide' by Les Talens Lyriques and Christophe Rousset, served by an impeccable cast, as the grand finale of their Lully recordings. 'Armide' is in the form of a tragédie en musique, a genre invented by Lully and Quinault, and was their last collaboration. It was a new form of opera that combined elements of classical French drama with ballet, French song and a new form of recitative. Critics in the 18th century regarded 'Armide' as Lully's masterpiece and it continues to be well-regarded, featuring some of the best-known music in French baroque opera and being arguably ahead of its time in its psychological interest. The subject, chosen for Lully by King Louis XIV, is the enchantress Armide s unhappy love for the knight Renaud, drawn from Tasso s 'Gerusalemme liberata'. Numbered limited edition!