Barre: La Julie - Suite n° III pour la flute, Trio, ...

Le Mercure Galant;
Saitta, Serge

AGO 010

Serge Saitta, solo flute with Les Arts Florissants since 1988, has taken the pieces on this imaginative programme for Agogique, from various parts of Michel de La Barre's output, rather than keeping solely to the works he wrote for his own instrument, the flute. De La Barre [c1675-1745] was not a success as an opera composer, largely blamed on his librettist, nevertheless his music was considered intersting enough to be distributed in the form of reductions, for performance by small ensembles. The 'Recueil des plus belles symphonies du Triomphe des Arts', excerpts of which are recorded here for the first time, reveals some fine compositional qualities and the airs for Léonore, 'Tendres Plaisirs, charmants amours' and 'Quand je revois l'objet de mes amours' are the sole survivors of his opera 'La Vénitienne'. 'Qu'un coeur est prévenu' in a lovely rendition by Camille Poul, is reminiscent of Monteverdi's 'Pur ti miro' from 'Poppea'. A worthy tribute, beautifully programmed, with narration by Louise Moaty.

CD

Muzyka klasyczna

Agogique

23-05-2013

3700675500108