With Armide, Clorinda, Procris, Lucretia and more, heroines abound in the lyrical tragedies and cantatas of French baroque music, from Lully to Montéclair, and even in popular songs. Be they warriors or sorceresses, lovers or victims, their stories fascinated composers and audiences alike. Camille Delaforge has assembled a collection of exhilarating music, in which these extraordinary women are festooned with glory and love.
Works:
•Langlais: Adoration
• Jean-Baptiste Morin: Ouverture
•Louis Antoine Dornel: Le tombeau de Clorinde
•Nicolas Racot de Grandval: Air à boire: J'ai languy
•Jean-Baptiste Lully: Ballet des amours déguisés
•Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre: Céphale et Procris
•Anonymous: Une fillette de quinze ans
•Michel Pignolet de Monteclair: La Morte di Lucretia
•Nicolas Racot de Grandval: Nos esprits libres et contents