Laurent Campellone, Orchestre Symphonique Saint-Étienne Loire - Camille Saint-Saëns: Les Barbares (2014)
XLD | FLAC | Tracks (Cue & Log) ~ 674 Mb | Total time: 75:07+45:15 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Ediciones Singulares | ES1017RSK | Recorded: 2014
XLD | FLAC | Tracks (Cue & Log) ~ 674 Mb | Total time: 75:07+45:15 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Ediciones Singulares | ES1017RSK | Recorded: 2014
Les Barbares was premièred at the Paris Opéra (Palais Garnier) in October 1901, having originally been intended for the Roman theatre of Orange, in Provence. Rather than concentrating on bloodshed and slaughter, the plot focuses on the evolution of the relationship between Floria, the chief vestal, and Marcomir, the leader of the Barbarians, with the musical interest of the opera culminating furthermore in their splendid duet at the end of Act II. Saint-Saëns, like Massenet too at that time, shows here his ability to adapt his style to suit his literary inspiration. Les Barbares is in the same vein as Berliozs Les Troyens and contemporary with Faurés Pénélope.