Credits:

Lully, Jean-Baptiste (1632-1687)

Description:

Dumestre's masterpiece, recorded on CD with the best cast! After having made French music of the early 17th century, the prehistory of the reign of Louis XIV, widely known to the public, Vincent Dumestre has made his breakthrough in the world of French Baroque stage music. In 2004, he surprised the world with his DVD release of Lully & Molière's musical dance-comedy "The Aristocrat of the Town," which brought him to the forefront of the Baroque interpretation scene. Unlike Lully's lyric tragedies, which he has recorded since then, the music in this work is largely theatrical, meaning that the music embellishes important parts of Molière's play, so it is impossible to trace the entire story in the music excerpts alone. The film is a very good example of the way to do this. So now, a "music-only" CD recording of the play set at the Palace of Versailles has been made available! In addition, the cast of Le Philiatre, Gubiou, Moillon, and other prominent figures of the early Le Poème Armonique perform and sing roles of rich individuality, and the roles for which Lully sings solo at key moments feature such stars as Eva Zaischik and Cyril Ovidi. This is an exquisite album that showcases the best of various aspects of the French classical music world.The orchestra, which includes many talented players of ancient instruments who gave excellent performances on the previous album, "Sanfonie pour la Supper des Kings" (CVS048/NYCX-10251), is also in great form. This album is full of highlights, including the famous Turkish Rite and the exquisite "Dances of the Nations. Naxos Japan