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Highlights by Lully, Rebel, Rameau, Gluck & Mozart
L'Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal
Reinhard Goebel, direction
French music owes a great deal to dance, legacy of the Ballet de Cour in Lully’s comédie-ballets, then in his tragédies lyriques, imposing the French choreographic model throughout Europe. Here comes the suite of Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, which in 1670 marked the height of the Comédie-Ballet, at a time when Louis XIV stopped dancing at Court. With the Caractères de la Danse in 1720, Rebel creates a choreographic work without lyrics, the first maturity of dance as an autonomous art, before Rameau gave it a predominant place in Pygmalion, a sumptuous ballet act. When Gluck adapted his Orfeo for Paris, he amplified the danced parts with exceptional inspiration. Finally, Mozart incorporated a vast French-style ballet into his Idomeneo: the Chaconne is irresistible... Galvanising the Orchestre de l’Opéra Royal, Reinhard Goebel’s sharp baton stretches the bow of a century of French dance!
Recorded from 2 to 6 February 2021 at the Royal Opera of the Château de Versailles
You may find the booklet, available in French and English, by clicking here
You may find this recording on our online shop by clicking here
Available on all streaming platforms here!
Highlights by Lully, Rebel, Rameau, Gluck & Mozart
L'Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal
Reinhard Goebel, direction
French music owes a great deal to dance, legacy of the Ballet de Cour in Lully’s comédie-ballets, then in his tragédies lyriques, imposing the French choreographic model throughout Europe. Here comes the suite of Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, which in 1670 marked the height of the Comédie-Ballet, at a time when Louis XIV stopped dancing at Court. With the Caractères de la Danse in 1720, Rebel creates a choreographic work without lyrics, the first maturity of dance as an autonomous art, before Rameau gave it a predominant place in Pygmalion, a sumptuous ballet act. When Gluck adapted his Orfeo for Paris, he amplified the danced parts with exceptional inspiration. Finally, Mozart incorporated a vast French-style ballet into his Idomeneo: the Chaconne is irresistible... Galvanising the Orchestre de l’Opéra Royal, Reinhard Goebel’s sharp baton stretches the bow of a century of French dance!
Recorded from 2 to 6 February 2021 at the Royal Opera of the Château de Versailles
You may find the booklet, available in French and English, by clicking here
You may find this recording on our online shop by clicking here
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