Le Concert Spirituel - Proserpine - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

André Cardinal Destouches was one of the most important opera composers of the generation between Lully and Rameau. Louis XIV is said to have declared that no opera since Lully had pleased him as much as Destouche's first work InchIsséInch (1697). His subsequent operas also quickly found their way into the repertoire of the Academie Royale de la Musique.

?With his first Tragédie lyrique Andromaque (1780), Gretry broke unwritten laws of the French music theatre of his time he had set to music a tragedy by the pillar saint Racine and departed far too far from Gluck's works, which were perceived as the norm. The piece promptly failed, which was not due to Grétry's music, on the contrary his Inchfresh cell treatmentInch with elements of the Opéra comique is perceived today as an enrichment. Hervé Niquet succeeds here not only in supplementing our image of French opera, but in enriching it with a genuine masterpiece.

2020 . Corb Lund embraces his rich and rustic western heritage with a style that's unique, honest and resolute, while touching on a range of cowboy themes ' from rough-and-tumble tales of lawless frontier saloons, to the sombre realities of running a modern family ranch. As a descendant of many generations of rodeo contestants and ranchers, he sings about a life that he and his ancestors have lived themselves, paired with his quick-witted, wry observations of today's world. As a result of his heritage and the ten years he spent touring the world with his indie rock band, Corb's writing resonates emphatically with rural and urban audiences alike. It's a classic sound with a twist, something of a rarity these days, but one that evokes the spirit of the American West, past and present. Corb Lund's 11th studio album, Agricultural Tragic, finally puts a name to the genre he's been embodying all of these years.