Daniel Cuiller - Francois Rebel and Francois Francoeur: Pirame et Thisbe (2008)
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Artist: Daniel Cuiller
Title Of Album: Francois Rebel and Francois Francoeur: Pirame et Thisbe
Year Of Release: 2008
Label: Mirare
Country: France
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (*image + .cue, log, artwork)
Bitrate: Lossless
Time: 02:20:14
Full Size: 696 MB
CD 1
01. Pirame & Thisbe: Prologue - Scene premiere, la Gloire sur son trone, ch?ur de heros - Francois Francoeur, Ch?Ur de l'Academie Baroque, Leonor Lepretre, Stradivaria
02. Pirame & Thisbe: Prologue - Scene deuxieme, Venus, la Gloire et leurs suites - Francois Francoeur, Adele Carlier, Ch?Ur de l'Academie Baroque, Leonor Lepretre, Stradivaria
03. Pirame & Thisbe: Acte Premier - Scene premiere: Zoraide et Thisbe - Francois Francoeur, Judith Van Wanroij, Katia Velletaz, Stradivaria
04. Pirame & Thisbe: Acte Premier - Scene deuxieme: Ninus, Pirame - Francois Francoeur, Jeffrey Thompson, Stradivaria, Thomas Dolie
05. Pirame & Thisbe: Acte Premier - Scene troisieme: Zoraide, Thisbe, Ninus, Pirame - Francois Francoeur, Jeffrey Thompson, Judith Van Wanroij, Stradivaria, Thomas Dolie
06. Pirame & Thisbe: Acte Premier - Scene quatrieme: Troupe de peuples - Francois Francoeur, Ch?Ur de l'Academie Baroque, Jean Teitgen, Jeffrey Thompson, Stradivaria
07. Pirame & Thisbe: Acte Second - Scene premiere: Thisbe seule - Francois Francoeur, Stradivaria
08. Pirame & Thisbe: Acte Second - Scene deuxieme: Pirame,Thisbe - Francois Francoeur, Judith Van Wanroij, Stradivaria, Thomas Dolie
09. Pirame & Thisbe: Acte Second - Scene troisieme: Ninus, Pirame, Thisbe - Francois Francoeur, Jeffrey Thompson, Judith Van Wanroij, Stradivaria, Thomas Dolie
10. Pirame & Thisbe: Acte Second - Scene quatrieme: Les acteurs de la scene precedente, troupe d'esclaves de differentes Nations - Francois Francoeur, Ch?Ur de l'Academie Baroque, Jeffrey Thompson, Judith Van Wanroij, Stradivaria, Thomas Dolie
11. Pirame & Thisbe: Acte Second - Scene cinquieme: Ninus, Zoraide - Francois Francoeur, Jean Teitgen, Jeffrey Thompson, Katia Velletaz, Stradivaria
12. Pirame & Thisbe: Acte Second - Scene sixieme: Ninus seul - Francois Francoeur, Jean Teitgen, Jeffrey Thompson, Stradivaria
CD 2
01. Pirame & Thisbe: Acte Troisieme - Scene premiere: Zoraide, Thisbe - Francois Francoeur, Judith Van Wanroij, Katia Velletaz, Stradivaria
02. Pirame & Thisbe: Acte Troisieme - Scene deuxieme: Thisbe seule - Francois Francoeur, Judith Van Wanroij, Stradivaria
03. Pirame & Thisbe: Acte Troisieme - Scene troisieme: Pirame, Thisbe - Francois Francoeur, Judith Van Wanroij, Stradivaria, Thomas Dolie
04. Pirame & Thisbe: Acte Troisieme - Scene quatrieme: Zoraide, Pirame et Thisbe - Francois Francoeur, Judith Van Wanroij, Katia Velletaz, Stradivaria, Thomas Dolie
05. Pirame & Thisbe: Acte Troisieme - Scene cinquieme: Zoraide, Thisbe, Ch?ur - Francois Francoeur, Ch?Ur de l'Academie Baroque, Judith Van Wanroij, Katia Velletaz, Stradivaria
06. Pirame & Thisbe: Acte Troisieme - Scene sixieme: Zoroastre, dans une machine - Francois Francoeur, Katia Velletaz, Stradivaria
07. Pirame & Thisbe: Acte Quatrieme - Scene premiere: Zoraide, Ninus - Francois Francoeur, Jeffrey Thompson, Katia Velletaz, Stradivaria
08. Pirame & Thisbe: Acte Quatrieme - Scene deuxieme: Zoraide seule - Francois Francoeur, Katia Velletaz, Stradivaria
09. Pirame & Thisbe: Acte Quatrieme - Scene troisieme: Thisbe, Zoraide - Francois Francoeur, Judith Van Wanroij, Katia Velletaz, Stradivaria
10. Pirame & Thisbe: Acte Quatrieme - Scene quatrieme: Zoroastre, Thisbe, Zoraide - Francois Francoeur, Judith Van Wanroij, Katia Velletaz, Stradivaria
11. Pirame & Thisbe: Acte Quatrieme - Scene cinquieme: Pirame, Thisbe, Zoraide, Zoroastre - Francois Francoeur, Judith Van Wanroij, Stradivaria, Thomas Dolie
12. Pirame & Thisbe: Acte Quatrieme - Scene sixieme: Zoroastre, Zoraide - Francois Francoeur, Katia Velletaz, Stradivaria
13. Pirame & Thisbe: Acte Cinquieme - Scene premiere: Thisbe seule, avant l'aurore - Francois Francoeur, Ch?Ur de l'Academie Baroque, Judith Van Wanroij, Stradivaria
14. Pirame & Thisbe: Acte Cinquieme - Scene deuxieme: Pirame - Francois Francoeur, Stradivaria, Thomas Dolie
15. Pirame & Thisbe: Acte Cinquieme - Scene troisieme: Thisbe, Pirame mourrant - Francois Francoeur, Judith Van Wanroij, Stradivaria, Thomas Dolie
16. Pirame & Thisbe: Acte Cinquieme - Scene quatrieme: Ninus, Thisbe, gardes - Francois Francoeur, Jeffrey Thompson, Judith Van Wanroij, Stradivaria
The legend of doomed Babylonian lovers Pyramus and Thisbe is best known from A Midsummer Night's Dream, in which a group of tradesmen enact the story for the entertainment of the Athenian court. Shakespeare's version is hilarious, one of the funniest moments in theater because of the ineptitude of the amateur thespians, but they essentially get the story right, as it's presented in Ovid's Metamorphoses. That plot is much too short for an evening-length tragedie lyrique, so librettist Jean-Louis Ignace de la Serre created an extensive back story for the lovers with a large cast that includes Venus and Zoroaster (a little mixing of mythologies going on) as well as Ninus (Ninny in Shakespeare).
The aspect of the 1726 Pirame et Thisbe that makes it truly unusual is the fact that it was written by two composers, Francois Rebel and Francois Francoeur, without any indication of who wrote which parts. The music has the typical sophistication and elegance of late Baroque French opera. It's characterized by a reliance on an expressive, heavily ornamented arioso that lies between recitative and aria, extended instrumental numbers, and a tone of grandeur and high seriousness. The composers' use of atypical instrumental doublings and choral unison singing gives the opera a distinctive sound. Daniel Cuiller leads the ensemble Stradivaria and Choeur de l'Academie Baroque in a polished and spirited performance. The vocal performances are decidedly mixed. Most of the principal soloists are fully effective, with a clear grasp of the vocal timbres and the elaborate ornamentation appropriate for the period. In the central role of Ninus, tenor Jeffrey Thompson seems to be moving in an entirely different universe from the rest of the cast. His performance is so vocally overwrought that it would be out of place even in the most overwrought Italian verismo repertoire. He telegraphs intense emotion by swoops and gasping intakes of breath that would not be tolerated in any music school. His vocal mawkishness makes his performance virtually unlistenable without cringing. It's unfortunate, given the excellence of other the soloists, particularly Judith Van Wanroij, Katia Velletaz, Thomas Dolie, and Jean Teitgen, whose performances are fully expressive, but within the conventions of the period. The sound of the live recording is clean, bright, and atmospheric, with a minimum of ancillary noises. -- Stephen Eddins
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