montéclair: jephté - michel pignolet de montéclair
Montéclair: Jephté
Michel Pignolet de Montéclair
2020
127 tracks
59 min
Album Description
Immerse yourself in the rich, dramatic world of Baroque opera with Michel Pignolet de Montéclair's "Jephté," a captivating 2020 release from Glossa. This album presents a stunning performance of Montéclair's tragic lyric masterpiece, "Jephté," a work that showcases the composer's mastery of the French Baroque style.
The album features a stellar cast of vocalists, including Adriána Kalafszky, Chantal Santon Jeffery, Clément Debieuvre, and David Witczak, who bring depth and passion to their roles. Under the skilled direction of György Vashegyi and the Orfeo Orchestra, the performance is both powerful and nuanced, highlighting the intricate harmonies and dynamic range of Montéclair's score.
"Jephté" is a compelling exploration of faith, sacrifice, and redemption, told through a series of beautifully crafted arias, duets, and choruses. The album's 59-minute duration is filled with moments of intense drama and tender reflection, making it a standout addition to any classical music collection.
This recording is a testament to Montéclair's enduring legacy and his significant contributions to the Baroque opera repertoire. Whether you're a seasoned opera enthusiast or new to the genre, "Jephté" offers a rich and rewarding listening experience that will captivate and inspire.
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Tracks
Jephté, Prologue: OuvertureMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Prologue Scene 1: Beaux lieux, où notre gloire éclateMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Prologue Scene 1: Vous, qu’avec Apollon en ces lieux on adoreMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, David Witczak, Adriána Kalafszky, Katia Velletaz, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Prologue Scene 2: Premier et deuxième rigaudonMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Prologue Scene 2: Riez sans cesseMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Katia Velletaz, Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Prologue Scene 2: CanarieMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Prologue Scene 2: Premier et deuxième menuetMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Prologue Scene 2: Dans ces beaux lieux, on ne respireMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Katia Velletaz, Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Prologue Scene 2: De quels nouveaux concertsMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, David Witczak, Adriána Kalafszky, Katia Velletaz, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Prologue Scene 3: Symphonie pour la descente de la vérité et des vertus qui l’accompagnentMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Prologue Scene 3: Fantômes séduisants, enfants de l’impostureMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Judith van Wanroij, Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Prologue Scene 4: Troupe immortelle comme moiMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Judith van Wanroij, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Prologue Scene 4: Retirez du tombeau, le malheureux JephtéMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Judith van Wanroij, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Prologue, Scene 4: Triomphez, vérité constanteMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Prologue Scene 4: Un roi qui me chéritMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Judith van Wanroij, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Prologue Scene 4: Qu’il triomphe par moiMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Judith van Wanroij, Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Prologue Scene 4: L’ouverture pour entracteMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Act I Scene 1: Rivages du Jourdain, où le ciel m’a fait naîtreMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Tassis Christoyannis, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Act I Scene 1: Mais, quel affreux spectacleMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Tassis Christoyannis, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Act I Scene 2: Seigneur, notre mortelle crainteMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Clément Debieuvre, Tassis Christoyannis, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Act I Scene 3: Jephté, tout IsraëlMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Thomas Dolie, Tassis Christoyannis, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Act I Scene 3: Dieu descend jusqu’à moiMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Tassis Christoyannis, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Act I Scene 3: Il fait bien plus pour vousMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Thomas Dolie, Tassis Christoyannis, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Act I Scene 3: Viens, répands le trouble et l’effroiMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Thomas Dolie, Tassis Christoyannis, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Act I Scene 4: Marche des guerriersMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Act I Scene 4: Guerriers, l’arche terrible à vos yeux va paraîtreMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Thomas Dolie, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Act I Scene 4: Ô gloire, ô force d’IsraëlMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Thomas Dolie, Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Act I Scene 4: Ennemis du maître suprêmeMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Thomas Dolie, Tassis Christoyannis, Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Act I Scene 4: Bruit de trompettesMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Act I Scene 4: Mais la sainte trompette sonneMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Thomas Dolie, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Act I Scene 5: Premier air des guerriersMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Act I Scene 5: Deuxième air des guerriersMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Act I Scene 5 Troisième air des guerriersMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Act I Scene 5: Un doux espoir vous est permisMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Thomas Dolie, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Act I Scene 5: Viens, répands le trouble et l’effroiMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Act I Scene 6: Seigneur, nos ennemis menacent nos rivagesMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Clément Debieuvre, Tassis Christoyannis, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Act I Scene 7: Qu’ai-je entendu ? Tout fuit !Michel Pignolet de Montéclair, Tassis Christoyannis, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Act I Scene 7: Que vois-je ? quel heureux présage !Michel Pignolet de Montéclair, Tassis Christoyannis, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Act I Scene 7: Marche des guerriersMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Act II Scene 1: Seigneur, tous les moments sont chersMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, David Witzcak, Zachary Wilder, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Act II Scene 2: Je vois Ammon, évitons sa présenceMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Chantal Santon Jeffery, Zachary Wilder, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Act II Scene 3: Qu’ai-je entendu ! J’en ai frémiMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Chantal Santon Jeffery, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Act II Scene 3: Mes yeux, éteignez dans vos larmesMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Chantal Santon Jeffery, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Act II Scene 4: Ma fille, je succombe à ma frayeur mortelleMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Judith van Wanroij, Chantal Santon Jeffery, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Act II Scene 4: À peine, de ses voiles sombresMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Judith van Wanroij, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Act II Scene 4: Ciel ! J’entends mon arrêtMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Chantal Santon Jeffery, Judith van Wanroij, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Act II Scene 4: Maître des vastes cieux, dieu vivant, dieu jalouxMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Chantal Santon Jeffery, Judith van Wanroij, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Act II Scene 5: Je vois Abdon, que vient-il m’annoncer ?Michel Pignolet de Montéclair, Chantal Santon Jeffery, Judith van Wanroij, Clément Debieuvre, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Jephté, Act II Scene 5: Bruit d’instrumentsMichel Pignolet de Montéclair, Orfeo Orchestra, Gyorgy Vashegyi
Michel Pignolet de Montéclair, born in 1667, was a distinguished French composer and musician of the Baroque era, renowned for his innovative and exquisite compositions. A prolific basse violon player, Montéclair's musical journey took him from the orchestras of the Paris Opéra to the courts of Italy, where he honed his craft and taught the daughters of the esteemed François Couperin. His body of work, though small, is celebrated for its diversity and creativity, earning him a place among the finest composers of his generation, bridging the gap between the era of Lully and the rise of Rameau. Montéclair's mastery of the bass violin and double bass, developed under the tutelage of Jean-Baptiste Moreau, is evident in his compositions, which continue to captivate audiences with their timeless appeal.
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