The third volume of the Musical Portraits series (after Pierre de la Rue and César Franck), this 5-CD box set is dedicated to André-Modeste Grétry. You will find in this box set some highlights of different operas (La caravane du Caire, L'amant jaloux, Le jugement de Midas), his Six quartets op.3 published in Paris in 1773 and some adaptations of parts of his operas (by Mozart, Franck, Godefroid or Vitzthumb).

Every work in here demonstrates his accomplished artistry in melodic intonation and in catching the audience’s attention.

Contents:
CD 1
- La caravane du Caire, opéra-ballet en trois actes. Extracts.
Jules Bastin, Gilles Ragon, Philippe Huttenlocher, Isabelle Poulenard, Greta de Reyghere
Choeur de chambre de Namur, Ricercar Academy / Marc Minkowski

CD 2
- L'amant jaloux ou les fausses apparences, comédie en trois actes mêlée d'ariettes. Extracts.
Mady Mesplé, Bruce Brewer, Charles Burles, Jules Bastin
Orchestre de la RTBF / Edgard Doneux

CD 3
- Le jugement de Midas, comédie en trois actes mêlée d'ariettes. Extracts.
Louis Devos, Jean-Jacques Schreurs, Bernadette Degelin, Loretta Clini, Chris de Moor, Katarina Moessen, Zeger Vandersteene, Jo Baert
Orchestre de la RTBF / Ronald Zollman

CD 4
- Six Quatuors op.3
Quatuor Haydn

CD 5 Transcriptions & adaptations
Guy Penson, Sylvia Bernier, Dirk Vandaele Élise Gäbele, Thibaut Lenaerts, Caroline Bayet, Marie Haag, Bernard Woltèche, Guy Penson