The French Romantic Experience
To provide an initial account of 10 years of musical rediscovery, the Palazzetto Bru Zane is bringing out a boxed set of 10 albums showcasing extracts from some of the works that have been unearthed: a wide spectrum (1780-1920) of music is presented, spanning tragédie lyrique, opera, operetta and café-concert, cantata, sacred music, orchestral music, concertante music, chamber music, piano music and mélodie. This boxed set also includes recordings made in collaboration with labels working in partnership with the Palazzetto Bru Zane since 2009.
The vocation of the Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique francaise is to favor the rediscovery of the French musical heritage of the years 1780-1920 and obtain international recognition for that repertory. Housed in Venice in a palazzo dating from 1695 specially restored for the purpose, the Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique francaise is a creation of the Fondation Bru. Combining artistic ambition with high scientific standards, the Centre reflects the humanist spirit that guides the actions of that foundation. The Palazzetto Bru Zane’s main activities, carried out in close collaboration with numerous partners, are research, the publication of books and scores, the production and international distribution of concerts, support for teaching projects and the production of recordings.
REVIEW:
Well worth anyone’s attention, especially those attracted to the less familiar areas of 19th-century repertoire. In fact, I have rarely encountered a ‘compilation’ that has yielded so much listening pleasure...it helps that the standard of performance (and recording) is first-rate throughout. Treat it as an educational indulgence, I say.
-- Gramophone
CONTENTS:
- CD 1: Tragédie lyrique
- CD 2: Opéra
- CD 3: Opérette et Café-Concert
- CD 4: Cantate
- CD 5: Musique sacrée
- CD 6: Musique symphonique
- CD 7: Musique concertante
- CD 8: Musique de chambre
- CD 9: Piano
- CD 10: Mélodie
Product Description:
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Release Date: October 11, 2019
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Catalog Number: BZ2001
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UPC: 9788409133598
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Label: Bru Zane
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Number of Discs: 10
Period: Romantic
Composer: Johann Christoph Vogel, Étienne-Nicolas Méhul, Rodolphe Kreutzer, Charles-Simon Catel, Daniel Steibelt, Luigi Cherubini, Gaspare Spontini, André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry, Antonio Sacchini, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, François-Joseph Gossec, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Antonio Salieri, Johann Christian Bach, Benjamin Godard, Pierre-Louis Dietsch, Fromental Halévy, Félicien David, Charles Gounod, Victorin Joncières, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Camille Saint-Saëns, Louis-Ferdinand Hérold, Édouard Lalo, Jules Massenet, André Messager, Laurent de Rillé, Jacques Offenbach, Frédéric Toulmouche, Hervé, Charles Pourny, Léon Xanrof, Vincent Hyspa, Théodore Gouvy, Xavier Boisselot, Paul Dukas, Alfred Bruneau, Claude Debussy, André Wormser, Georges Bizet, Charles-Henri Plantade, Fernand de La Tombelle, Théodore Dubois, Henri-Napoléon Reber, Marie Jaëll, George Onslow, Antoine Reicha, Alexis de Castillon, Jean Cras, César Franck, Charles-Valentin Alkan, Charles Bordes, Lili Boulanger
Conductor: Hervé Niquet, Christophe Rousset, Michael Schønwandt, Jérémie Rhorer, György Vashegyi, Ulf Schirmer, Marc Minkowski, Paul McCreesh, Patrick Davin, Laurent Campellone, Pierre Dumoussaud, Jean-Pierre Haeck, Christian Arming, David Reiland, Jacques Mercier, Joseph Swensen, Markus Poschner, Julien Chauvin
Orchestra/Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel, Namur Chamber Choir, Orchestre National Montpellier Occitanie, Le Cercle de l’Harmonie, Les Éléments, Les Agrémens, Les Talens Lyriques, Solamente Naturali, Flemish Radio Choir, Orfeo Orchestra, Purcell Choir, Munich Radio Orchestra, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Paris Chamber Orchestra, Brussels Philharmonic, Lyon Opera Orchestra, Gulbenkian Orchestra, Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, Radio Franc Chorus, Orchestre Symphonique Saint-Étienne Loire, Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, Chœur de l’Opéra National de Bordeaux, Orchestre Symphonique de l’Opéra de Toulon, Les Lunaisiens, Liège Roya; Philharmonic Orchestra, Opera Fuoco, Orchestre national de France, Orchestre Poitou-Charentes, Orchestre Régional Avignon Provence, Les Siècles, Quatuor Ruggieri, Quatuor Cambini-Paris, Quatuor Ardeo, Orchestra della Svizzera italiana, Le Concert de la Loge, Les Brigands, Quatuor Satie