in Choir & Organ (Mar, 2012)
Gustave Charpentier won the premier grand prix de Rome in 1887 and this lavishly produced double CD features his prize-winning cantata Didon along with works inspired by his subsequent Italian experience. Lush, richly layered, flavoured and coloured stuff, this gripping anthology is a fine advocate for a composer who deserves greater renown. Berlioz, Massenet and Wagner are clear influences, his vocal writing is eloquent and his talent for joyfully expansive scoring apparent at every turn, especially in the vividly dramatic gestures of La vie du poete that would hardly be out of place in a film-score. …
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Gustave Charpentier: Music for Prix De Rome
Impressions d’Italie (Symphonie pittoresque) (1889)
1. Sérénade
2. A la fontaine
3. A mules
4. Sur les cimes
5. Napoli
Didon (Kantate für Sopran, Tenor, Bariton und Orchester)
Prélude
Rezitativ und Arie: Seule, me voilà seule ici
Rezitativ: Pourquoi cette tristesse?
Duo: Énée aime Didon, Énée est auprès d’elle
Rezitativ: Le coupable jamais ne repose ou sommeille
Arie: L’avenir glorieux que tu pouvais attendre
Trio: Prends pitié de mes alarmes
La vie du poète (Sinfonisches Drama in 3 Akten)
Enthousiasme
Doute
Impuissance
Ivresse
La fête des myrtes (für Chor und Orchester)
Yves Segers, Brussels Philharmonic / Hervé Niquet
30,90€
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