Mondonville: Le Carnaval du Parnasse
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Mondonville: Le Carnaval du Parnasse
Alexis Kossenko; Hasnaa Bennani; Hélène Guilmette; Mathias Vidal; Les Ambassadeurs ~ La Grande Écurie; Choeur de Chambre de Namur; Gwendoline Blondeel
[ Château de Versailles Spectacles / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Friday 12 April 2024
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Le Carnaval du Parnasse, Mondonville's heroic ballet, was a dazzling triumph at its premiere in 1749, eclipsing Rameau'sZoroastre, which premiered the same year. Dedicated to the Marquise de Pompadour, muse of the arts and the omnipotent favourite of the King, this whimsical carnival is nothing short of a deliciousmarivaudage: on Mount Parnassus, Apollo and his Muses indulge in feasts of the senses and entertainments of the heart...
Mondonville displays prodigious virtuosity throughout, depicting unheard-of orchestral colours and imagining unbridled dances and vast ceremonial choruses comparable to those in his great motets. Alexis Kossenko and his ensemble Les Ambassadeurs ~ La Grande Ecurie, joined by the eminent vocal power of the Choeur de Chambre de Namur, have made an exceptional rediscovery of this masterful reincarnation of the splendours of the Court of Louis XV, then at its apogee.
The cornucopia of delights confirms why Le carnaval du Parnasse appealed instantly to mid-18th-century Parisian audiences.
-Gramophone
Tracks:
Le Carnaval du Parnasse: Ouverture
Le Carnaval du Parnasse, Prologue Scene 1, 2, 3, and 4
Le Carnaval du Parnasse, Act I Scene 1, 2, 3, and 4: Précipitez vos eaux (Momus)
Le Carnaval du Parnasse, Act II Scene 1, 2, and 3: Air. D'un trait flatteur (Licoris)
Le Carnaval du Parnasse, Act II Scene 4, and 5: Récit. Ciel ! qu'est-ce que je vois ! (Momus, Apollon)
Le Carnaval du Parnasse, Act III Scene 1, 2, and 3: Ritournelle & Récit. Dans le bal du double vallon (Momus)
Le Carnaval du Parnasse, Act III Scene 4, 5, and 6: Récit. Par une feinte ardeur (Licoris, Apollon)
