L'Opéra du Roi Soleil, by Alexis Kossenko, Les Ambassadeurs, Katherine Watson

L'Opéra du Roi Soleil

by Alexis Kossenko, Les Ambassadeurs, Katherine Watson

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released October 25, 2019
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1.	Orphée: "Ah ! Que j'éprouve bien l'amoureuse flamme" 06:14	buy track
2.	Alcyone: Ouverture 03:14	buy track
3.	Ariane et Bacchus: "Croirai-je, juste ciel ! Ce que je viens d'entendre ?" 04:47	buy track
4.	Ariane et Bacchus: Symphonie du sommeil 01:40	buy track
5.	Ariane et Bacchus: Air pour les flûtes 01:13	buy track
6.	Idoménée: Chaconne 02:42	buy track
7.	Acis et Galatée: "Enfin, j'ai dissipé la crainte…" 05:32	buy track
8.	Circé: "Sombres marais du Styx, Cocyte, Phlégéton…" 03:27	buy track
9.	Circé: "Calmez votre violence…" 02:10	buy track
10.	Psyché: "Deh, piangete al pianto mio..." 06:11	buy track
11.	Thétis et Pélée: "Non sempre guerriero…" 03:52	buy track
12.	L'Europe galante: "Mes yeux, ne pourrez-vous jamais…" 04:03	buy track
13.	Télèphe: Sarabande 01:39	buy track
14.	Télèphe: "Soleil, dans ta vaste carrière…" 01:48	buy track
15.	Télèphe: "Charmant Père de l'harmonie…" 01:24	buy track
16.	Ariane et Bacchus: Rondeau 01:06	buy track
17.	Télèphe: "Quelle épaisse vapeur tout à coup m'environne ?" 01:49	buy track
18.	Alcyone: Marche pour les Matelots 01:55	buy track
19.	Idoménée: "Espoir des malheureux, plaisir de la vengeance…" 04:09	buy track
20.	Alcyone: Deuxième Air des Matelots 01:01	buy track
21.	Les Fêtes de l'été: "Mais, tout parle d'amour dans ce riant bocage !" 03:13	buy track
22.	Idoménée: "Coulez, ruisseaux ; dans votre cours…" 02:35	buy track
23.	Le Bourgeois gentilhomme: Marche pour la cérémonie des Turcs 02:27	buy track
24.	Polydore: "C'en est donc fait : le roi n'a plus de fils…" 05:03	buy track

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Built around the young soprano Katherine Watson and suggested by the conductor and flutist Alexis Kossenko, supported by the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles, this operatic program revives the splendor of Versailles. Blending operatic airs and instrumental pieces, this baroque collection offers a selection of the major works of the Sun King’s court, from André Campra to Marin Marais, but rediscovers as well several long-forgotten works from this period, as Louis de Lully’s opera Orphée. It also allows us to glimpse into the dramatic power of the rôles tendres, that mostly suit to women in love, leading roles of the tragédie lyrique, and for which Katherine Watson proves to be the ideal interpreter. The smoothness of her timbre and the clarity of the orchestra, under Alexis Kossenko’s sure direction, reveal all the treasures of these French airs that explore the depths of the human soul. Often exposed to torments, victims of the avarice of the gods, suffering from love and cruelty, the heroins of the tragédie lyrique nevertheless embody tragic beauty and majesty.

Les fastes de Versailles reprennent vie dans ce programme opératique construit autour de la jeune soprano Katherine Watson et portés par le flûtiste et chef Alexis Kossenko, sous l’égide du Centre de musique baroque de Versailles. Mêlant airs d’opéra et pièces instrumentales, ce florilège baroque met en avant les œuvres phares du règne du Roi Soleil, d’André Campra à Marin Marais, et redécouvre à l’occasion plusieurs ouvrages oubliés, à l’image de l’œuvre de Louis de Lully. Il permet également d’entrevoir la prégnance dramatique des rôles de premières amoureuses, alors reines de la tragédie lyrique, desquelles Katherine Watson se révèle l’interprète idéale. Magnifiés par le velouté de son timbre et la clarté de jeu des Ambassadeurs, sous la direction du chef et flûtiste Alexis Kossenko, ces airs français explorent les tréfonds de l’âme humaine, souvent malmenée par des dieux cupides, tourmentée par les affres amoureuses, mais toujours empreinte de noblesse.

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released October 25, 2019

Katherine Watson: soprano
Les Ambassadeurs
Alexis Kossenko: direction, flute

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Alexis Kossenko Paris, France

www.ambassadeursgrandeecurie.com

Alexis Kossenko is a French flutist and conductor, born in 1984. He is the founder and artistic director of Les Ambassadeurs, a period-instrument ensemble based in Paris, which specializes in Baroque and Classical music. Kossenko is also an acclaimed soloist and has collaborated with many renowned musicians and ensembles. ... more

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