Cover Lully: Armide 1778

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Album-Release:
2020

HRA-Release:
21.08.2020

Label: Alpha

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Opera

Artist: Le Concert Spirituel & Hervé Niquet

Composer: Jean Baptiste Lully (1632-1687)

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  • Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632 - 1687):, Louis-Joseph Francoeur (1738 - 1804): Armide, Acte I:
  • 1 Armide, Acte I: Ouverture 05:17
  • 2 Armide, Acte I: "Dans un jour de triomphe, au milieu des plaisirs" 02:45
  • 3 Armide, Acte I: "Je ne triomphe pas du plus vaillant de tous !" 02:09
  • 4 Armide, Acte I: "Un songe affreux m'inspire une fureur nouvelle" 01:23
  • 5 Armide, Acte I: "Armide, que le sang qui m'unit avec vous" 01:37
  • 6 Armide, Acte I: "La chaîne de l'hymen m'étonne" 00:45
  • 7 Armide, Acte I: "Pour vous, quand il vous plaît, tout l'enfer est armé" 01:10
  • 8 Armide, Acte I: "Contre mes ennemis, à mon gré, je déchaîne" 05:11
  • 9 Armide, Acte I: "Armide est encor plus aimable" 03:28
  • 10 Armide, Acte I: Chaconne 02:33
  • 11 Armide, Acte I: "Suivons Armide, et chantons sa victoire" 05:31
  • 12 Armide, Acte I: "Ô ciel ! Ô disgrâce cruelle !" 01:30
  • 13 Armide, Acte I: "Poursuivons jusqu'au trépas" 01:58
  • Armide, Acte II:
  • 14 Armide, Acte II: "Invincible héros, c'est par votre courage" 03:10
  • 15 Armide, Acte II: "Le repos me fait violence" 01:07
  • 16 Armide, Acte II: "Fuyez les lieux où règne Armide" 01:02
  • 17 Armide, Acte II: "J'aime la liberté, rien n'a pu me contraindre" 00:52
  • 18 Armide, Acte II: "Arrêtons-nous ici : c'est dans ce lieu fatal" 00:53
  • 19 Armide, Acte II: "Esprits de haine et de rage" 02:16
  • 20 Armide, Acte II: "Dans le piège fatal, notre ennemi s'engage" 00:38
  • 21 Armide, Acte II: "Plus j'observe ces lieux, et plus je les admire" 03:59
  • 22 Armide, Acte II: Entrée des démons transformés en nymphes 01:12
  • 23 Armide, Acte II: "Ah ! Quelle erreur ! Quelle folle !" 02:06
  • 24 Armide, Acte II: Première et deuxième gavottes 01:41
  • 25 Armide, Acte II: "Au temps heureux où l'on sait plaire" 02:10
  • 26 Armide, Acte II: "Enfin, il est en ma puissance" 03:11
  • 27 Armide, Acte II: "Venez, secondez mes désirs" 02:26
  • Armide, Acte III
  • 28 Armide, Acte III: "Ah ! Si la liberté me doit être ravie" 03:12
  • 29 Armide, Acte III: "Que ne peut point votre art ? La force en est extrême" 03:45
  • 30 Armide, Acte III: "Venez, venez, Haine implacable" 01:21
  • 31 Armide, Acte III: "Je réponds à tes vœux, ta voix s'est fait entendre" 00:32
  • 32 Armide, Acte III: " Plus on connaît l'Amour, et plus on le déteste" 01:58
  • 33 Armide, Acte III: Premier air pour la suite de la haine 02:26
  • 34 Armide, Acte III: "Amour, sors, pour jamais, sors d'un cœur qui te chasse" 04:22
  • 35 Armide, Acte III: Deuxième air pour la suite de la haine 00:34
  • 36 Armide, Acte III: "Plus on connaît l'Amour, plus on le déteste" II 01:31
  • 37 Armide, Acte III: "Sors, sors du sein d'Armide, Amour, brise ta chaîne" 03:02
  • Armide, Acte III
  • 38 Armide, Acte IV: "Nous ne trouvons partout que des gouffres ouverts" 01:43
  • 39 Armide, Acte IV: "Celui qui nous envoie a prévu ce danger" 01:47
  • 40 Armide, Acte IV: "Redoublons nos soins, gardons-nous des périls agréables" 01:32
  • 41 Armide, Acte IV: Musette pour les démons transformés en bergers 01:45
  • 42 Armide, Acte IV: Pastourelle pour les démons transformés en bergers 01:58
  • 43 Armide, Acte IV: "Voici la charmante retraite" 03:13
  • 44 Armide, Acte IV: Premier et deuxième rigaudons pour les démons transformés en bergers 01:58
  • 45 Armide, Acte IV: "Les oiseaux de ce bocage" 02:20
  • 46 Armide, Acte IV: Sarabande pour les démons transformés en bergers 01:36
  • 47 Armide, Acte IV: "Bergers, qu'assemble un si beau jour" 02:34
  • 48 Armide, Acte IV: "Allons, qui vous retient encore ?" 01:38
  • 49 Armide, Acte IV: "Goûtons les doux plaisirs que, pour nos cœurs fidèles" 00:54
  • 50 Armide, Acte IV: "Fuyez, faites-vous violence" 00:51
  • 51 Armide, Acte IV: "Ce que l'amour a de charmant" 02:24
  • Armide, Acte V:
  • 52 Armide, Acte V: Prélude 01:55
  • 53 Armide, Acte V: "Armide, vous m'allez quitter !" 03:52
  • 54 Armide, Acte V: "Aimons-nous, tout nous y convie" 01:16
  • 55 Armide, Acte V: "Témoins de mon amour extrême" 00:28
  • 56 Armide, Acte V: Passacaille 02:07
  • 57 Armide, Acte V: "Les plaisirs ont choisi pour asile" 03:26
  • 58 Armide, Acte V: "Allez, éloignez-vous de moi" 01:12
  • 59 Armide, Acte V: "Il est seul ; profitons d'un temps si précieux" 01:53
  • 60 Armide, Acte V: "Renaud ! Ciel ! Ô mortelle peine !" 04:44
  • 61 Armide, Acte V: "Le perfide Renaud me fuit !" 02:28
  • 62 Armide, Acte V: Symphonie pour les démons 01:03
  • 63 Armide, Acte V: "Traître ! Attends" 01:54
  • Total Runtime 02:17:14

Info for Lully: Armide 1778



Armide, premiered in 1686, was the last joint work of Lully and the poet Philippe Quinault. It immediately became a pillar of the Opéra's repertory, which it finally left only in 1766, when it was removed to make room for a new wave of composers, Philidor, Grétry, Gossec and soon Gluck. A few attempts to restore former tastes still allowed audiences to hear such works as Persée, revived in 1770 (and recorded in that version by Hervé Niquet, ALPHA967). But these operas were profoundly modified in order to increase the role of the orchestra and tailor the vocal numbers to the singers of the day. This was the context for the fascinating and unpublished version of Armide that has lain dormant in the Bibliothèque Nationale for more than two centuries. The revisions to the original are by Louis-Joseph Francœur, nephew of the celebrated François Francœur, one of Louis XV's court musicians. This recording of the 1778 version of Armide, made at the Opéra Royal du Château de Versailles in collaboration with the Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles, is not merely the first modern performance but the work's world premiere, since none of its music was ever actually played at the time. It enables us to grasp the evolution of the ideas and practices of French music over a whole century.

Katherine Watson, soprano
Véronique Gens, soprano
Chantal Santon Jeffrey, soprano
Philippe-Nicolas Martin, baritone
Reinoud Van Mechelen, tenor
Zachary Wilder, tenor
Tassis Christoyannis, bass
Le Concert Spirituel
Hervé Niquet, conductor


Le Concert Spirituel
was the first company to perform private concerts in France. Founded in the eighteenth century, it closed with the outbreak of French Revolution. Its name was revived by Hervé Niquet when he founded his ensemble of ancient instruments in 1987, bringing back to life the great French repertoire played at the court of Versailles. In this spirit, Le Concert Spirituel collaborates closely with the Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles and is devoted to airing the works of the great composers of French musical heritage, from Charpentier to Lully, by ways of Campra or Boismortier.

Expanding its repertoire to Italian, English and other masters, Le Concert Spirituel has made a name for itself on the national and international stage as one of the authoritative ensembles for the interpretation of Baroque music. Guest to the Salle Pleyel, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées and Château de Versailles each year, Le Concert Spirituel is also invited at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, London’s Barbican Center and Wigmore Hall, at the Royal Albert Hall for the BBC Prom’s, at the Luxemburg Philharmonie, Tokyo Opera, BOZAR in Brussels, Auditorio Nacional de Madrid, Shanghai Concert Hall, and Theater an der Wien etc.

Hervé Niquet is proud to assemble an orchestra of keen musicians who interpret music, make instruments and conduct historical researches. This dynamic confederation provides for a "team ethic" which enables the realization of projects that are on the cutting edge of the latest discoveries in interpretation on period instruments. The Fireworks & Water Music production, whose recording received the Edison Award, is typical of this work.

While Le Concert Spirituel specializes in French sacred music and is recognized the world over for its work on this repertoire, an important part of its activity is also devoted to lyrical music. The ensemble unveiled works that received the most prestigious international awards : Marais's Sémélé was voted « Opera Recording of the Year » by the ECHO Klassik Awards in 2009, Grétry's Andromaque was awarded a “Grand Prix – Académie du disque Charles Cros” in 2010, and Campra’s Carnaval de Venise lately received the Supersonic Award and German Record Critic’s Award in 2011.

These musical adventures were also the opportunity to work with directors and choreographers as diverse as Gilles and Corinne Benizio (alias Shirley & Dino), Karol Armitage, Georges Lavaudant,and Joachim Schloemer. This process involving French operas has given birth to a collection of book-CD's in collaboration with the label Glossa (distributed by Harmonia Mundi), with whom Le Concert Spirituel has an exclusive recording engagement since 2000.

In 2013-2014, Le Concert Spirituel had scheduled a series of events: a European tour with Striggio’s Mass for 40 voices in Paris, Utrecht, Bremen, Bruxelles and Metz, a unique re-creation of the French version of Mozart’s La Flûte Enchantée at Salle Pleyel in Paris, a new production of Rameau’s Les Fêtes de l’Hymen et de l’Amour at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, the Opéra royal de Versailles and the Palais de Beaux-Arts of Bruxelles (250th death anniversary of Rameau), the production of Purcell’s King Athur (stage directors Corinne and Gilles Benizio alias Shirley et Dino) at the Opéra de Massy, a production of Purcell’s The Indian Queen (stage director Joachim Schloemer) at the Opéra-Théâtre de Metz.

Le Concert Spirituel, in residence at the Opéra-Théatre de Metz Métropole and the Arsenal de Metz - Metz en Scènes, is funded by the Ministry for the Arts and the Communication and the City of Paris. Le Concert Spirituel is funded by the Fondation Bru.

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