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Rivales / Gens, Piau, Chauvin, La Concert de la Loge

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Details

Composer
Various
Artist
Gens, Piau, Le Concert De La Loge, Chauvin
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
Apr 08, 2022
Catalog #
ALPHA824
UPC
3760014198243

About

Sandrine Piau and Véronique Gens have a longstanding rapport and dreamed of making a recording together. Here they pay tribute to two singers who, like them, were born within a year of each other, Mme Dugazon (1755-1821) and Mme Saint-Huberty (1756-1812): both enjoyed triumphant careers in Paris, inspiring numerous librettists and composers. Gluck even nicknamed Saint-Huberty ‘Madame-la-Ressource’, while ‘a Dugazon’ became a generic name for the roles of naïve girls in love, and later of comical mothers. Rivals? They very likely were, given the quarrelsome spirit of the operatic world of the time, even if they never crossed paths on stage. Intermingling airs and duets, Piau and Gens here play the heroines of Gluck, Grétry, Monsigny, J. C. Bach, Piccinni, Edelmann and Cherubini. Developed in collaboration with the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles, this program on the cusp between Classicism and pre-Romanticism is very much the heart of the repertory championed by Julien Chauvin’s Le Concert de la Loge.

REVIEW:

I don’t know about any rivalry here, but Gens and Piau, both of whom have complete mastery over this repertoire, function extremely well individually (as one might expect) and in duo. They are backed up by a fine and sensitive instrumental ensemble which outlines the highly dramatic content of these arias with a fine sense of the style and good sound that never overwhelms. To be sure, we can obtain the Gluck and Sacchini elsewhere, but the remainder consists of little-known but equally dramatic and well-composed music. Still, this glimpse into the repertoire of the Parisian opera world of the 18th century is well worth obtaining, not only for the premieres of pieces but the artistry of both sopranos as well.

-- Fanfare

Tracklist 11 tracks

  1. 1 La belle Arsène: Aria: Où suis-je? 03:29
    Track
    1
    Title
    La belle Arsène: Aria: Où suis-je?
    Duration
    03:29
    Composer
    Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny
    Performer
    Sandrine Piau
    Ensemble
    Le Concert de la Loge
    Conductor
    Julien Chauvin
  2. 2 Ariane dans l'isle de Naxos: Aria: Mais Thésée est absent 07:25
    Track
    2
    Title
    Ariane dans l'isle de Naxos: Aria: Mais Thésée est absent
    Duration
    07:25
    Composer
    Jean-Frederic Edelmann
    Performer
    Véronique Gens
    Ensemble
    Le Concert de la Loge
    Conductor
    Julien Chauvin
  3. 3 La clemenza di Scipione, W. G10, Act I: Recitative: Me infelice! 07:45
    Track
    3
    Title
    La clemenza di Scipione, W. G10, Act I: Recitative: Me infelice!
    Duration
    07:45
    Composer
    Johann Christian Bach
    Performer
    Véronique Gens, Sandrine Piau
    Ensemble
    Le Concert de la Loge
    Conductor
    Julien Chauvin
  4. 4 La clemenza di Tito, Act II: Se mai senti spirarti sul volto 10:21
    Track
    4
    Title
    La clemenza di Tito, Act II: Se mai senti spirarti sul volto
    Duration
    10:21
    Composer
    Christoph Willibald Gluck
    Performer
    Sandrine Piau
    Ensemble
    Le Concert de la Loge
    Conductor
    Julien Chauvin
  5. 5 Alceste, Act I: Divinites du Styx, ministres de la mort 04:03
    Track
    5
    Title
    Alceste, Act I: Divinites du Styx, ministres de la mort
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    Christoph Willibald Gluck
    Performer
    Véronique Gens
    Ensemble
    Le Concert de la Loge
    Conductor
    Julien Chauvin
  6. 6 Fanny Morna, ou l'écossaise: Aria: Ô divinité tutélaire 08:07
    Track
    6
    Title
    Fanny Morna, ou l'écossaise: Aria: Ô divinité tutélaire
    Duration
    08:07
    Composer
    Louis-Luc Loiseau de Persuis
    Performer
    Sandrine Piau
    Ensemble
    Le Concert de la Loge
    Conductor
    Julien Chauvin
  7. 7 L'embarras des richesses: Aria: Dès notre enfance unis tous deux 03:11
    Track
    7
    Title
    L'embarras des richesses: Aria: Dès notre enfance unis tous deux
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry
    Performer
    Véronique Gens
    Ensemble
    Le Concert de la Loge
    Conductor
    Julien Chauvin
  8. 8 Demophon: Un moment à l'autel 07:43
    Track
    8
    Title
    Demophon: Un moment à l'autel
    Duration
    07:43
    Composer
    Luigi Cherubini
    Performer
    Véronique Gens, Sandrine Piau
    Ensemble
    Le Concert de la Loge
    Conductor
    Julien Chauvin
  9. 9 Renaud, Act II: Air: Barbare amour! tyran des cœurs! 03:48
    Track
    9
    Title
    Renaud, Act II: Air: Barbare amour! tyran des cœurs!
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Antonio Sacchini
    Performer
    Véronique Gens
    Ensemble
    Le Concert de la Loge
    Conductor
    Julien Chauvin
  10. 10 Aucassin et Nicolette: Aria: Cher objet de ma pensée 02:38
    Track
    10
    Title
    Aucassin et Nicolette: Aria: Cher objet de ma pensée
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry
    Performer
    Sandrine Piau
    Ensemble
    Le Concert de la Loge
    Conductor
    Julien Chauvin
  11. 11 Camille, ou Le souterrain: Duet: Ciel protecteur des malheureux 04:37
    Track
    11
    Title
    Camille, ou Le souterrain: Duet: Ciel protecteur des malheureux
    Duration
    04:37
    Composer
    Nicolas-Marie Dalayrac
    Performer
    Véronique Gens, Sandrine Piau
    Ensemble
    Le Concert de la Loge
    Conductor
    Julien Chauvin