Sergio Lamberto, Torino Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Sinfonia, Christian Benda - Knecht: Le Portrait musical de la nature & Philidor: Overtures (2014) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Le portrait musical de la nature: I. Une belle contrée où le soleil luit
02. Le portrait musical de la nature: II. Le ciel commence a devenir soudain sombre
03. Le portrait musical de la nature: III. L'orage accompagne des vents
04. Le portrait musical de la nature: IV. L'orage s'appaise peu a peu
05. Le portrait musical de la nature: V. La nature transportée de la joie
06. Le jardinier et son seigneur, Overture: I. Allegro
07. Le jardinier et son seigneur, Overture: II. Andante
08. Le jardinier et son seigneur, Overture: III. Allegro
09. Le sorcier: Overture
10. Tom Jones: Overture
11. Le maréchal-ferrant, Overture: I. Allegro
12. Le maréchal-ferrant, Overture: II. Andante con spirito
13. Le maréchal-ferrant, Overture: III. Presto


Though he wrote a great deal of church music, and also composed for the theatre, Justin Heinrich Knecht is best remembered for his Grande Simphonie ‘Le Portrait musical de la Nature’. Elegantly scored and completed in 1785, this eventful five-movement symphonic work of nature-depiction predates Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony by almost a quarter of a century. Knecht’s older French contemporary Philidor was the leading chess player of his time in addition to being a popular stage composer, whose overtures reveal the influence of the Italian school in their sparkling drama.

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