Les Agr mens - Cephale Et Procris - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. La Vénetienne

During the height of it's popularity, from the mid-16th century into the 18th, the cornetto was frequently depicted in art as an instrument of angels. Paintings, sculptures, and engravings abound in which the cornetto takes a prominent place among choirs of angelic musicians, usually paired with at least one voice and with other instruments such as the organ, viol, lute, harp, violin and trombone. For this project Bruce Dickey and Hana Blažíková take the image of angel musicians as a point of departure for an aural journey ranging from 1600 to the present day. From sacred monodies and motets of the early 1600s to opera arias from the end of the century, via a brief diversion to Erik Satie, we arrive at two specially commissioned contemporary works, all the while focusing on the angelic and radiant pairing of the cornetto with the human voice. Album Tracks 1. Panis angelicus, Toccata e mottetto (from the Carlo G Manuscript, c. 1600) 2. Sicut sponsus matris (from the Carlo G Manuscript, c. 1600) 3. Mater Hierusalem (from the Carlo G Manuscript, c. 1600) 4. Angelus Domini 5. Videte miraculum a 3 6. Sonata a 3 7. O quam suavis 8. Vision of the Archangels 9. Trionfo di Camilla~Sinfonia 10. Trionfo di Camilla~Prenesto. Se Ninfa o Dea tu sei 11. Trionfo di Camilla~Camilla. È pur ver ch'a soffrir 12. Trionfo di Camilla~Prenesto. Tutte armate 13. Trois mélodies~Les Anges 14. O Archangels and Angels 15. Sonata 5, Op. 6 16. Comodo Antonino~Antonino. Coronato di lauri 17. Comodo Antonino~Antonino. Cara e dolce rimembranza 18. Comodo Antonino~Pompeiano. Il desio di vandicarmi

1694 the first French opera composed by a woman is premiered at the Academie royale de musique. The fateful destiny of the Greek lovers, driven to blindness and horror by the gods Cephalus will kill Procris, whom he believes to be unfaithful, and himself... A virtuoso harpsichordist much appreciated by Louis XIV, Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre chose to become a composer at a time when such freedom was virtually unheard of for a woman. Her gamble paid off, with six performances and the admiration of posterity this flamboyant work has finally been brought back to the public by Reinoud van Mechelen. Album Tracks 1. Céphale et Procris, opera~Prologue. Ouverture 2. Céphale et Procris, opera~Prologue. Duo Il est temps que chacun se rassemble 3. Céphale et Procris, opera~Prologue. Air On voit dans ces plaines fleuries 4. Céphale et Procris, opera~Prologue. Duo Chantons, chantons sa valeur immortelle 5. Céphale et Procris, opera~Prologue. Chœur Chantons, chantons sa valeur immortelle 6. Céphale et Procris, opera~Prologue. Rondeau 7. Céphale et Procris, opera~Prologue. Passe-pied pour les violons 8. Céphale et Procris, opera~Prologue. Passe-pied pour les hautbois 9. Céphale et Procris, opera~Prologue. Deux Nymphes Qu'un cœur est heureux 10. Céphale et Procris, opera~Prologue. Reprise des Passe-pieds 11. Céphale et Procris, opera~Prologue. Duo Quelle Divinité se présente à nos yeux 12. Céphale et Procris, opera~Prologue. Marche pour Nérée et les Dieux Marins 13. Céphale et Procris, opera~Prologue. Je sors de l'Empire d l'Onde 14. Céphale et Procris, opera~Prologue. Chæur Cherchons à satisfaire les plus doux de nos vœux 15. Céphale et Procris, opera~Prologue. Loure 16. Céphale et Procris, opera~Prologue. L'amour soumet tout le monde 17. Céphale et Procris, opera~Prologue. Reprise de la Loure 18. Céphale et Procris, opera~Prologue