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After two recordings devoted to the harpsichord pieces of Savoyard composer Pancrace Royer, Christophe Rousset, this time conducting, turns to the composer's orchestral suites. Taken from Royer's operatic works and (with the exception of a live version of Pyrrhus) never previously recorded, these choreographic pieces reveal a new facet of the composer. The brilliance and virtuosity of his harpsichord compositions are well known; here we discover his gift for refinement and lyricism. These dances show Royer's singular sense of harmony and fine use of orchestral contrasts, as well as an almost whimsical rhetoric of the unexpected. Some of his best-known pieces, including the famous "March of the Scythians" from Zaïde, are to be heard here in their orchestral form. This recording will undoubtedly further the rediscovery of this iconoclastic composer, whose very personal style and innate sense of drama are given striking depth and relief here under the baton of Christophe Rousset.
After two recordings devoted to the harpsichord pieces of Savoyard composer Pancrace Royer, Christophe Rousset, this time conducting, turns to the composer's orchestral suites. Taken from Royer's operatic works and (with the exception of a live version of Pyrrhus) never previously recorded, these choreographic pieces reveal a new facet of the composer. The brilliance and virtuosity of his harpsichord compositions are well known; here we discover his gift for refinement and lyricism. These dances show Royer's singular sense of harmony and fine use of orchestral contrasts, as well as an almost whimsical rhetoric of the unexpected. Some of his best-known pieces, including the famous "March of the Scythians" from Zaïde, are to be heard here in their orchestral form. This recording will undoubtedly further the rediscovery of this iconoclastic composer, whose very personal style and innate sense of drama are given striking depth and relief here under the baton of Christophe Rousset.
5051083181310

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Format: CD
Label: APARTE
Rel. Date: 05/19/2023
UPC: 5051083181310

Surprising Royer - Pancrace Royer: Orch Suites
Artist: Les Talens Lyriques
Format: CD
New: Available to Order $21.98
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DISC: 1

1. Pancrace: Le Pouvoir de L'amour-Prologue-Ouverture
2. Pancrace: Le Pouvoir de L'amour-Prologue. Scène 4-Air Pour Les Jeux Et Les Plaisirs
3. Pancrace: Le Pouvoir de L'amour-Première Entrée. Scène 1-Ritournelle
4. Pancrace: Le Pouvoir de L'amour-Première Entrée. Scène 7-Mouvement de Passacaille
5. Pancrace: Le Pouvoir de L'amour-Deuxième Entrée. Scène 1-Ritournelle
6. Pancrace: Le Pouvoir de L'amour-Deuxième Entrée. Scène 2-Rondeau
7. Pancrace: Le Pouvoir de L'amour-Deuxième Entrée. Scène 2-Chaconne
8. Pancrace: Le Pouvoir de L'amour-Deuxième Entrée. Scène 7-Entrée Pour Les Habitants Du Pactole
9. Pancrace: Le Pouvoir de L'amour-Deuxième Entrée. Scène 7-Premier Et Deuxième Menuets
10. Pancrace: Le Pouvoir de L'amour-Deuxième Entrée. Scène 7-Premier Et Deuxième Tambourins
11. Pancrace: Le Pouvoir de L'amour-Troisième Entrée. Scène 1-Ritournelle
12. Pancrace: Le Pouvoir de L'amour-Troisième Entrée. Scène 2-Marche Pour Le Sacrifice
13. Pancrace: Le Pouvoir de L'amour-Troisième Entrée. Scène 4-Entrée Pour Les Sauvages
14. Pancrace: Le Pouvoir de L'amour-Troisième Entrée. Scène 4-Air
15. Pancrace: Le Pouvoir de L'amour-Troisième Entrée. Scène 4-Première Et Deuxième Gigues
16. Pancrace: Zaïde, Reine de Grenade-Ouverture
17. Pancrace: Zaïde, Reine de Grenade-Prologue-Première Et Deuxième Bourrées
18. Pancrace: Zaïde, Reine de Grenade-Acte I. Scène 5-Entrée
19. Pancrace: Zaïde, Reine de Grenade-Acte I. Scène 5-Rondeau Pour Les Abencérages
20. Pancrace: Zaïde, Reine de Grenade-Acte I. Scène 5-Air
21. Pancrace: Zaïde, Reine de Grenade-Acte I. Scène 5-Menuet
22. Pancrace: Zaïde, Reine de Grenade-Acte II. Scène 5-Entrée Des Chasseurs
23. Pancrace: Zaïde, Reine de Grenade-Acte II. Scène 5-Air Pour Les Africains, Fièremen
24. Pancrace: Zaïde, Reine de Grenade-Acte II. Scène 5-Air Pour Les Chasseurs
25. Pancrace: Zaïde, Reine de Grenade-Acte III. Scène 1-Prélude, Légèrement Et Coulé
26. Pancrace: Zaïde, Reine de Grenade-Acte III. Scène 5-Air Tendrement
27. Pancrace: Zaïde, Reine de Grenade-Acte III. Scène 5-Air Pour Les Turcs, en Rondeau
28. Pancrace: Zaïde, Reine de Grenade-Acte III. Scène 5-Premier Et Deuxième Menuets
29. Pancrace: Zaïde, Reine de Grenade-Acte III. Scène 5-Premier Et Deuxième Tambourins
30. Pancrace: Almasis-Ouverture
31. Pancrace: Almasis-Scène 5-Marche, Gaiement
32. Pancrace: Almasis-Scène 5-Air, Mouvement de Chaconne
33. Pancrace: Almasis-Scène 5-Air Pour Les Esclaves, Pesamment
34. Pancrace: Almasis-Scène 5-Premier Et Second Passepieds
35. Pancrace: Almasis-Scène 5-Premier Et Second Tambourins
36. Pancrace: Pyrrhus-Acte III. Scène 1-Ritournelle
37. Pancrace: Pyrrhus-Acte III. Scène 8-Premier Air Des Démons
38. Pancrace: Pyrrhus-Acte III. Scène 8-Deuxième Air
39. Pancrace: Pyrrhus-Acte IV. Scène 7-Deuxième Air Pour Les Nymphes
40. Pancrace: Zaïde, Reine de Grenade-Acte III. Scène 5-Menuets (Alternative Version, L. Hue Edition)
41. Pancrace: Zaïde, Reine de Grenade-Acte III. Scène 5-Tambourins (Alternative Version, L. Hue Edition)

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After two recordings devoted to the harpsichord pieces of Savoyard composer Pancrace Royer, Christophe Rousset, this time conducting, turns to the composer's orchestral suites. Taken from Royer's operatic works and (with the exception of a live version of Pyrrhus) never previously recorded, these choreographic pieces reveal a new facet of the composer. The brilliance and virtuosity of his harpsichord compositions are well known; here we discover his gift for refinement and lyricism. These dances show Royer's singular sense of harmony and fine use of orchestral contrasts, as well as an almost whimsical rhetoric of the unexpected. Some of his best-known pieces, including the famous "March of the Scythians" from Zaïde, are to be heard here in their orchestral form. This recording will undoubtedly further the rediscovery of this iconoclastic composer, whose very personal style and innate sense of drama are given striking depth and relief here under the baton of Christophe Rousset.

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