J.a. Hasse - Il Cantico Dei Tre Fanciulli - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Hasse / Giustiniani / Ensemble Barocco / Lavia - Johann Adolf Hasse Artaserse [COMPACT DISCS] date 02/26/2016

This new is the eleventh volume in Profil's Semperoper Edition, and features Johann Adolf Hasse's three-act opera Attilio Regolo. Attilio Regolo is an Italian-language opera seria by Johann Adolph Hasse based on the story of Marcus Atilius Regulus, a Roman general taken prisoner in Carthage, who elects death rather than ransom. Metastasio wrote the libretto in 1740 for the birthday of the emperor Charles VI but the illness, then death, of the emperor prevented the libretto being set to music at the time. Hasse's opera was performed in Dresden in 1750. The role of Regolo was taken by the castrato Domenico Annibale, while Attilia was composed for Hasse's wife Faustina Bordoni. Frieder Bernius leads an all-star cast for this interpretation of the rarely performed work.

A crisp, spellbinding intro sets the mood for the first song on Maintenant Jamais, Population II's third album. With the guidance of producer Dominic Vanchesteing (Marie Davidson, Chocolat, Peter Peter), the turbulence of the band's previous releases is structured and refined. The result is a sophisticated rock album that surprises with it's languorous grooves, as heard on Le thé est prêt, while staying true to the raw power for which the band is renowned, as demonstrated on vigorous tracks such as La Trippance and Rédemption naturelle.The album follows with Prévisions, a song that ripples with finesse before abruptly transitioning into the instrumental number Macavélique rock. While Haut-fond and Cardinaux are true feats of elegant prog rock, Mariano (Jamais je ne t'oublierai) and homme étoilé prove that Population II is also endowed with a profound melodic sensibility capable of creating catchy and explosive hooks.On this new album, the trio fine-tunes the distinctive style they've been developing for several years, thanks in part to a fusion of shared influences - from Soft Machine to MC5 to L'Infonie - but also to a rare complicity that can only blossom between such close friends. This creative chemistry is what makes the band's complex songwriting seem so fluid and supple. Population II breaks through their previous sonic frontiers while remaining true to their roots.A1. Maintenant et JamaisA2. PrévisionsA3. Macavélique rockA4. Haut-fondA5. Mariano (Jamais je ne t'oublierai)A6. La TrippanceA7. Poudreuse BluesA8. i + iB1. Le thé est prêtB2. Homme étoiléB3. Rédemption naturelleB4. 13 1 3 1B5. La CacheB6. Cardinaux