Hervé Niquet - Gustave Charpentier: Music for the Prix de Rome (2011)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 02:04:12 | 622 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Glossa | Catalog: GCD922211
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 02:04:12 | 622 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Glossa | Catalog: GCD922211
This third release in the Prix de Rome series by Glossa is set to demonstrate a composer whose range of talents far extends beyond his famous opera 'Louise'. After Debussy and Saint-Saëns, Hervé Niquet now turns to the dramatic realism of the late 19th century. The Italian period in Charpentier’s life (1888-1890) was actually his most fruitful creative. It was there, in Rome, that he worked on two masterly symphonic works: the one elaborating his 'Impressions d’Italie' which was to enjoy significant success right up until the Second World War; whilst the other, 'La Vie du poète', more experimental, called for three soloists, a chorus and a large symphonic orchestra.