Description
Title: Amour, bannis Ma Crainte
Artist: Zaepffel, Jeanne
Label: Aparte
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 5051083184946
Genre: Classical
As a one-of-a kind company, standing at the crossroads between musical, lyrical and theatrical worlds, Les Monts du Reuil specialises in the forgotten treasures of French opera. Here, it offers a distinctively rare program centred around the fables of La Fontaine, which unearthes two comic operas based on the works of the fabulist: Le Magnifique [The Magnificent] by André Grétry and L”Éclipse totale [The Total Eclipse] by Nicolas Dalayrac, which was reconstructed for the occasion, and recorded here for the first time. In their selection of the tastiest excerpts alternating from a small aria to a duet or a horse-racing brass fanfare, the musicians highlight the refinement, lightness and humor typically found in French lyrical art from this era. Adding to this are six arias “”in the spirit of La Fontaine”” by Clérambault and Desessarts, originally intended for children and directly inspired by well-known fables. We thus find the everlasting characters of the Crow and the Fox, the Frog and the Ox and also the Wolf and the Lamb. The soprano Jeanne Zaeffpel, born actress and lyrical partner to the late Peter Brook, lends her voice to these various and whimsical figures. Her tone varies from candid (The Wolf and the Lamb) to mocking (The Crow and the Fox) or exultant (“”Quoi, ce billet vient de Léandre””) [What? A note from Léandre] and finally remains full of grace in the arias “”Amour, bannis ma crainte”” [Love, banish my fear] and “”Astre des nuits”” [Star of nights].
Tracks:
1.1 Grétry: Le Magnifique: Ouverture: Fuga. Allegro Assai
1.2 Grétry: Le Magnifique: Ouverture: Andante
1.3 Grétry: Le Magnifique: Ouverture: Tempo Giusto
1.4 Grétry: Le Magnifique: Ouverture: Marche
1.5 Grétry: Le Magnifique: Ariette: “”Jour Heureux, Douce Espérance ! “” (Clémentine)
1.6 Grétry: Le Magnifique: Ariette: “”Ah, C”est Un Superbe Cheval”” (Fabio)
1.7 Grétry: Le Magnifique: Air: “”Pourquoi Donc Ce Magnifique”” (Clémentine)
1.8 Grétry: Le Magnifique: Entracte. La Fanfare Des Courses
1.9 Grétry: Le Magnifique: Air: “”Ah, Que Je Me Sens Coupable !”” (Clémentine)
1.10 Clérambault: Fables Dans Le Goût de la Fontaine: Le Cerf
1.11 Clérambault: Fables Dans Le Goût de la Fontaine: La Belette
1.12 Clérambault: Fables Dans Le Goût de la Fontaine: La Grenouille Et Le Bœuf
1.13 Clérambault: Fables Dans Le Goût de la Fontaine: Le Loup Et L”agneau
1.14 Clérambault: Fables Dans Le Goût de la Fontaine: Le Corbeau Et Le Renard
1.15 Clérambault: Fables Dans Le Goût de la Fontaine: Le Héron
1.16 Clérambault: Fables Dans Le Goût de la Fontaine: La Fourmi Et la Sauterelle
1.17 Dalayrac: Lӎclipse Totale: Ouverture
1.18 Dalayrac: L”éclipse Totale: Air: “”Amour, Bannis Ma Crainte”” (Isabelle)
1.19 Dalayrac: L”éclipse Totale: Air: “”La Chanson Qu”il M”apprît”” (Rosette, Crispin)
1.20 Dalayrac: L”éclipse Totale: Duo: “”Quoi, Ce Billet Vient de Léandre ?”” (Isabelle, Rosette)
1.21 Dalayrac: L”éclipse Totale: Duo: “”Astre Des Nuits”” (Isabelle, Rosette)
