lully: le bourgeois gentilhomme - jean-baptiste lully
Lully: Le bourgeois gentilhomme
Jean-Baptiste Lully
2022
38 tracks
1 uur, 15 min
Album Description
Immerse yourself in the opulent world of 17th-century French courtly life with Jean-Baptiste Lully's "Le bourgeois gentilhomme." This exquisite recording, released in 2022 by Château de Versailles Spectacles, captures the essence of Lully's final masterpiece, a ballet-comedy that showcases his unparalleled skill in blending music, dance, and theater.
Composed in collaboration with the renowned playwright Molière, "Le bourgeois gentilhomme" is a delightful satire that pokes fun at the pretensions of the rising bourgeois class. The album features a stunning array of musical numbers, from the elegant overture to the lively dances and drinking songs that bring the story to life. With a runtime of 1 hour and 15 minutes, this recording offers a comprehensive exploration of Lully's score, including the famous "Turkish March" and the enchanting "Ballet des Nations."
The album boasts an impressive lineup of performers, with the ensemble Ferblanc and conductor Tomas Blank leading the way. Their interpretation brings out the vibrant colors and rhythmic energy of Lully's music, making this recording a standout in the catalog of Baroque opera and ballet.
Whether you're a seasoned enthusiast of Baroque music or a newcomer to the genre, "Le bourgeois gentilhomme" offers a captivating journey into the world of Jean-Baptiste Lully. With its rich orchestration, memorable melodies, and witty libretto, this album is sure to become a favorite in your collection.
2022 Château de Versailles Spectacles2021 Château de Versailles Spectacles
Tracks
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43: OuvertureJean-Baptiste Lully, Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43: Je languis nuit & jour (L'Élève du Maître de musique)Jean-Baptiste Lully, Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique, Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43, Act I Scene 2: Je languis nuit & jour (La Musicienne)Jean-Baptiste Lully, Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique, Eva Zaïcik
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43, Act I Scene 2: Un cœur dans l'amoureux empire (La Musicienne)Jean-Baptiste Lully, Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique, Eva Zaïcik
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43, Act I Scene 2: Il n'est rien de si doux que les tendres ardeurs (Premier Musicien)Jean-Baptiste Lully, Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique, Cyril Auvity
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43, Act I Scene 2: Il serait doux d'entrer sous l'amoureuse loy (Deuxième Musicien)Jean-Baptiste Lully, Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique, Thibault de Damas
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43, Act I Scene 2: Aimable ardeur (La Musicienne, les deux Musiciens)Jean-Baptiste Lully, Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique, Eva Zaïcik, Cyril Auvity, Thibault de Damas
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43, Act I Scene 2: Gravement, Plus vite, Sarabande, Bourrée, Gaillarde, CanarieJean-Baptiste Lully, Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique, Zachary Wilder, Thibault de Damas
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43, Act II Scene 5: Premier Air des Garçons TailleursJean-Baptiste Lully, Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique, Nicholas Scott, Thibault de Damas
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43, Act II Scene 5: Deuxième Air des Garçons TailleursJean-Baptiste Lully, Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique, Zachary Wilder, Thibault de Damas, Nicholas Scott
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43, Act III Scene 16: Entrée des CuisiniersJean-Baptiste Lully, Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique, Zachary Wilder, Thibault de Damas, Nicholas Scott
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43, Act IV Scene 1: Première Chanson à boire. Un petit doigt, Philis, pour commencer le tour (Second et troisième Cuisiniers)Jean-Baptiste Lully, Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43, Act IV Scene 1: Deuxième Chanson à boire. Buvons, chers Amis, buvons (Premier et troisième Cuisiniers)Jean-Baptiste Lully, Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43, Act IV Scene 1: Deuxième Chanson à boire. Sus sus du vin (Les trois Cuisiniers)Jean-Baptiste Lully, Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43, Act IV Scene 5: Marche pour la cérémonie turqueJean-Baptiste Lully, Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43, Act IV Scene 5: Alla, Alla, Alla ekbert (Le Mufti, les Turcs)Jean-Baptiste Lully, Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique, Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian, Eva Zaïcik, Cyril Auvity, Zachary Wilder, Thibault de Damas, Nicholas Scott, Virgile Ancely, Serge Goubioud, Claire Lefilliâtre, Marc Mauillon, Geoffroy Buffière, David Tricou
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43, Act IV Scene 5: Se ti sabir (Le Mufti)Jean-Baptiste Lully, Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique, Virgile Ancely
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43, Act IV Scene 5: Dice mi Turque (Le Mufti, les Turcs)Jean-Baptiste Lully, Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique, Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian, Eva Zaïcik, Cyril Auvity, Zachary Wilder, Thibault de Damas, Nicholas Scott, Virgile Ancely, Serge Goubioud, Claire Lefilliâtre, Marc Mauillon, Geoffroy Buffière, David Tricou
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43, Act IV Scene 5: Mahametta per Giourdina (Le Mufti, les Turcs)Jean-Baptiste Lully, Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique, Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian, Eva Zaïcik, Cyril Auvity, Zachary Wilder, Thibault de Damas, Nicholas Scott, Virgile Ancely, Serge Goubioud, Claire Lefilliâtre, Marc Mauillon, Geoffroy Buffière, David Tricou
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43, Act IV Scene 5: Hou, Hou, Alla ekbert (Le Mufti, les Turcs)Jean-Baptiste Lully, Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique, Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian, Eva Zaïcik, Cyril Auvity, Zachary Wilder, Thibault de Damas, Nicholas Scott, Virgile Ancely, Serge Goubioud, Claire Lefilliâtre, Marc Mauillon, Geoffroy Buffière, David Tricou
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43, Act IV Scene 5: Ti non star furba (Le Mufti, les Turcs)Jean-Baptiste Lully, Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique, Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian, Eva Zaïcik, Cyril Auvity, Zachary Wilder, Thibault de Damas, Nicholas Scott, Virgile Ancely, Serge Goubioud, Claire Lefilliâtre, Marc Mauillon, Geoffroy Buffière, David Tricou
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43, Act IV Scene 5: Ti star nobilé é non star fabbola (Le Mufti, les Turcs)Jean-Baptiste Lully, Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique, Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian, Eva Zaïcik, Cyril Auvity, Zachary Wilder, Thibault de Damas, Nicholas Scott, Virgile Ancely, Serge Goubioud, Claire Lefilliâtre, Marc Mauillon, Geoffroy Buffière, David Tricou
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43, Act IV Scene 5: Non tener honta (Le Mufti, les Turcs)Jean-Baptiste Lully, Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique, Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian, Eva Zaïcik, Cyril Auvity, Zachary Wilder, Thibault de Damas, Nicholas Scott, Virgile Ancely, Serge Goubioud, Claire Lefilliâtre, Marc Mauillon, Geoffroy Buffière, David Tricou
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43, Act V Final scene: Le Ballet des Nations. Première Entrée – Le Donneur de Livres.Jean-Baptiste Lully, Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique, Virgile Ancely, Zachary Wilder, Serge Goubioud, Claire Lefilliâtre, Marc Mauillon, Geoffroy Buffière
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43, Act V Final scene: Le Ballet des Nations. Monsieur, distinguez-nous parmy les Gens qui crientJean-Baptiste Lully, Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique, Virgile Ancely, Zachary Wilder, Serge Goubioud, Claire Lefilliâtre, Marc Mauillon, Geoffroy Buffière
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43, Act V Final scene: Le Ballet des Nations. Seconde Entrée – Les trois ImportunsJean-Baptiste Lully, Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43, Act V Final scene: Le Ballet des Nations. Troisième Entrée – Les Espagnols. Se que me muero de amor (Premier Espagnol plaintif)Jean-Baptiste Lully, Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique, David Tricou
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43, Act V Final scene: Le Ballet des Nations. Ay que locura, con tanto rigor (Premier Espagnol enjoué)Jean-Baptiste Lully, Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique, Virgile Ancely
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43, Act V Final scene: Le Ballet des Nations. El dolor solicita (Second Espagnol enjoué)Jean-Baptiste Lully, Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique, Serge Goubioud
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43, Act V Final scene: Le Ballet des Nations. Alegrese enamorado (Premier Espagnol enjoué)Jean-Baptiste Lully, Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique, Virgile Ancely
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43, Act V Final scene: Le Ballet des Nations. Quatrième Entrée – Les Italiens. Di rigori armata il seno (La Musicienne italienne)Jean-Baptiste Lully, Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique, Claire Lefilliâtre
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43, Act V Final scene: Le Ballet des Nations. Entrée des Scaramouches, Trivelins et ArlequinJean-Baptiste Lully, Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43, Act V Final scene: Le Ballet des Nations. Chaconne des Scaramouches, Trivelins et ArlequinJean-Baptiste Lully, Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43, Act V Final scene: Le Ballet des Nations. Bel tempo che vola (Le Musicien italien, la Musicienne italienne)Jean-Baptiste Lully, Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique, Claire Lefilliâtre, Geoffroy Buffière
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43, Act V Final scene: Le Ballet des Nations. Cinquième Entrée – Les Français. MenuetJean-Baptiste Lully, Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43, Act V Final scene: Le Ballet des Nations. Ah ! qu'il fait beau dans ces bocages (Deux musiciens Poitevins)Jean-Baptiste Lully, Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique, Zachary Wilder, Cyril Auvity
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43, Act V Final scene: Le Ballet des Nations. Voy ma Climène (Deux musiciens Poitevins)Jean-Baptiste Lully, Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique, Zachary Wilder, Cyril Auvity
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43, Act V Final scene: Le Ballet des Nations. Sixième Entrée – Les trois Nations. Quels Spectacles charmants, quels plaisirs goûtons-nousJean-Baptiste Lully, Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique, Eva Zaïcik, Virgile Ancely, Geoffroy Buffière, David Tricou
Jean-Baptiste Lully, born in Florence in 1632, was a titan of French Baroque music, despite his Italian roots. His life's work was deeply intertwined with the opulent court of Louis XIV, where he served as a composer, dancer, and instrumentalist. Lully's influence was so profound that he effectively controlled French court music from 1662 onwards, and his style resonated throughout Europe. He is renowned for his operas and his collaborations with the playwright Molière on numerous comédie-ballets, including the iconic "Le Bourgeois gentilhomme."
Lully's contributions to music are vast, with over 40 ballets and a significant body of sacred music to his name. He is credited with founding the French opera genre, creating a unique style of musical declamation that perfectly suited the French language. His tragic death in 1687, resulting from an infection caused by a conducting stick, only adds to the dramatic narrative of his life. Lully's legacy endures, making him a pivotal figure in the history of European music.