London Baroque - Couperin: Apotheoses (2003) Hi-Res
Artist: London Baroque
Title: Couperin: Apotheoses
Year Of Release: 2003
Label: BIS
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC 24bit-44.1kHz / FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 01:05:42
Total Size: 768 / 403 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist: Title: Couperin: Apotheoses
Year Of Release: 2003
Label: BIS
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC 24bit-44.1kHz / FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 01:05:42
Total Size: 768 / 403 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Le Parnasse, ou L'Apotheose de Corelli (François Couperin)
1. I. Corelli at the foot of Mount Parnassus asks the Muses to welcome him amongst them. 02:21
2. II. Corelli, enchanted by his favourable reception at Mount Parnassus, expresses his joy. He proceeds with his followers. 02:17
3. III. Corelli drinks at the well of Hypocrene. His followers proceed. 02:43
4. IV. Corelli's exaltation at drinking at the waters of Hypocrene. 01:04
5. V. After his exaltation, Corelli now falls asleep; his followers attend with some very quiet music. 02:26
6. VI. The Muses wake Corelli and place him next to Apollo. 00:53
7. VII. Corelli gives thanks. 02:25
L'Apotheose de Lulli (François Couperin)
8. I. Lully in the Elysian Fields making music with the spirits of the underworld. 02:32
9. II. Air for the same. 02:23
10. III. Mercury flies to the Elysian Fields to warn of Apollo's impending arrival there. 00:40
11. IV. Descent of Apollo, who comes to offer his violin to Lully and a place on Parnassus. 03:14
12. V. Subterranean rumblings caused by Lully's contemporaries. 00:37
13. VI. Lamentations of the same for flutes or very muted violins. 02:28
14. VII. Lully Is elevated to Parnassus. 01:02
15. VIII. The welcome (both kind and guarded) given to Lully by Corelli and the Italian Muses. 02:23
16. IX. Lully's thanks to Apollo. 02:41
17. X. Apollo persuades Lully and Corelli That ... French and Italian styles would make perfection in Music: Essay in the form of an overture. 04:12
18. XI. Lully plays the subject and Corelli accompanies It (First Air); Corelli plays the subject ...And Lully accompanies It [Second Air] 02:05
19. XII: The Peace of Parnasus (Trio Sonata): I. Gravement 02:46
20. XIII. The Peace of Parnasus (Trio Sonata): II. Saillie [Vivement]01:30
21. XIV. The Peace of Parnasus (Trio Sonata): III. Rondement 01:39
22. XV. The Peace of Parnasus (Trio Sonata): IV. Vivement 01:49
La Sultane (François Couperin)
23. — - — - Air tendrement - — - Legerement - Vivement 09:43
La Steinquerque (François Couperin)
24. Gayement (Bruit de Guerre) - Lentement - Gravement - Legerement - Mouvement de Fanfares - Lentement - Gravement - Gayement 09:49
Performers:
London Baroque
This disc is not for the casual classical music lover: the subtle art of François Couperin lacks the more obvious appeal of, say, the art of Richard Wagner. This disc is not even for the casual Baroque music lover: the refined art of Couperin's Le Parnasse, ou l'Apothéose de Corelli lacks the more immediate appeal of, say, Antonio Vivaldi's Four Seasons. This disc is not even for the casual Couperin music lover: the narration in French of the descriptive titles of Le Parnasse lacks the instant intelligibility of, say, English. But for listeners who know and love the subtle and refined art of Couperin, who know and love his deeply affectionate and profoundly virtuosic music, and who either understand French or are willing to open their program book, this 2001 recording by Charles Medlam's London Baroque will be a wonderful thing. The musicians perform with a richly polished tone, a warmly sensitive understanding, and a brilliantly virtuosic technique, illuminating every facet of Couperin's art. BIS' sound is so real that you can smell the rosin on the bows.
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