Reinoud Van Mechelen & A Nocte Temporis - Legros, haute-contre de Gluck (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 305 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 168 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:12:17
Classical, Vocal | Label: Alpha Classics
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 305 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 168 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:12:17
Classical, Vocal | Label: Alpha Classics
Tenor Reinoud Van Mechelen concludes his trilogy dedicated to hautes-contre with "Legros, haute-contre de Gluck". Joseph Legros (1739-1793) was a singer at the Paris Opéra, renowned for his extraordinary musical abilities, wide range and brilliant high notes. “His contemporaries appreciated the fact that his vocal delivery was not forced and that his taste was less mannered than that of his predecessors. His pronunciation was perfect and his face pleasing, although he did not cut a graceful figure and his stage acting left something to be desired” writes Benoit Dratwicki, of the Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles, which is a partner in this series… Legros sparked renewed interest among modern composers for the haute-contre voice.