Campra: Cantates françaises
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ANDRE CAMPRA
Campra: Cantates françaises
Jill Feldman (soprano), Dominique Visse (countertenor), Jean-François Gardeil (baritone), Les Arts Florissants, William Christie
[ Harmonia Mundi / CD ]
Release Date: Wednesday 26 July 2017
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William Christie triumphs; nobody does French Baroque with an Italian accent better and with his ensemble Les Arts Flos, he has made some of the finest recordings of French baroque music, including these French cantatas by André Campra (1660-1744). Campra is usually regarded as the most important French composer between Lully and Rameau and a transitional figure in French opera. Curiously, many of the musicans of Les Arts Florissants back in 1986 were American or British: violinist John Holloway, flautist Robert Claire, theorbist Stephen Stubbs, and the superlative American soprano Jill Feldman. However, to hear quintessential French vocal technique, listen to Dominique Visse singing the cantata 'La Dispute de l'Amour et de l'Hymen.' Jean-François Gardeil, the baritone on this CD, also contributes a pure French inflection to the performance. Recorded in 1986, in Arles.
"Campra combines the delicate and languorous French idiom with the livelier Italian style. With the youthful voices of Feldman and Visse, these performances still sound delightfully fresh." BBC Music
Tracks:
ArionCinquième cantate avec flûte, basse de viole et clavecin
1. Arion 14'01
La Dispute de l'Amour et de l'HymenQuatrième cantate avec violon, flûte, basse de viole et clavecin
2. La Dispute de l\'Amour et de l\'Hymen 12'04
Les FemmesCantate pour basse avec deux violons, basse de viole et clavecin
3. Les Femmes 13'28
Enée & DidonSixième cantate à deux voix avec basse de viole et clavecin
4. Enée & Didon
