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The Parisian Symphony | Ricercar RIC357

The Parisian Symphony

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Label: Ricercar

Cat No: RIC357

Barcode: 5400439003576

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 7

Release Date: 18th May 2015

Contents

Works

Bach, Johann Christian

Amadis de Gaule, WG39
» Bientot l'ennemi qui m'outrage (Act 2)

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Symphony no.2 in D major, op.36

Gluck, Christoph Willibald

Alceste
» Divinites du Styx
Iphigenie en Tauride
» Non, cet affreux devoir
Orfeo ed Euridice (Orpheus and Eurydice)
» Air de furies (Act 2)
» Ballet des ombres heureuses

Gossec, Francois-Joseph

Clarinet Concerto in B flat major
Sabinus - ballet suite
Symphonie Concertante in D major 'Mirza'
Symphony in C major, op.12 no.3
Symphony in D major, op.12 no.1
Symphony in E flat major, op.12 no.5
Trois Grandes Symphonies, op.8

Gresnick, Antoine-Frederic

Symphonie Concertante in B flat major for clarinet, bassoon & orchestra

Gretry, Andre

Anacreon chez Polycrate
» Air: 'Non! mon pere'
» Contredanse
» Pas de deux
Cephale et Procris
» Air: 'Ne vois-tu pas ce qui m'engage'
» Air grave pour un faune
» Air lent
» Ariette: 'Mon coeur blesse'
» Ballet des Nymphes de Diane
» Danse infernale
» Entree des Heures du matin
» Gigue legere
» Pantomime
» Recitatif et air: 'C'est ici que le beau Cephale... / Naissantes fleurs'
» Tambourin
Flute Concerto in C major
La Caravane du Caire
» Danse egyptienne
» Fra l'orror della tempesta
Les deux Avares
» Ariette: 'Fuyons ce triste rivage'
» Ariette: 'Plus de depit'
» Overture

Haydn, Franz Joseph

Cantate 'Miseri Noi!, Misera Patria', Hob.XXIVa:7
Symphony no.45 in F sharp minor, Hob.I:45 'Farewell'
Symphony no.82 in C major, Hob.I:82 'The Bear'
Symphony no.85 in B flat major, Hob.I:85 'La Reine'
Symphony no.86 in D major, Hob.I:86
Trumpet Concerto in E flat major, Hob.VIIe:1

Herold, Ferdinand

Lasthenie
» Songez que dans le mariage
Symphony no.2 in D major

Kraus, Joseph Martin

Symphony in D major, VB143

Kreutzer, Rodolphe

Ipsiboe
» Anciens maitres de la Provence (Air d'Ipsiboe)

Lebrun, Ludwig August

Oboe Concerto in C major

Lemoyne, Jean-Baptiste

Phedre
» Hippolyte succombe (Air)

Mehul, Etienne

Valentine de Milan
» Vaillant guerrier

Pieltain, Dieudonne-Pascal

Violin Concerto no.3 in B flat major

Salieri, Antonio

Les Danaides
» Overture

Spontini, Gaspare

Olympie
» O deplorable mere

Artists

Les Agremens

Conductor

Guy Van Waas

Works

Bach, Johann Christian

Amadis de Gaule, WG39
» Bientot l'ennemi qui m'outrage (Act 2)

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Symphony no.2 in D major, op.36

Gluck, Christoph Willibald

Alceste
» Divinites du Styx
Iphigenie en Tauride
» Non, cet affreux devoir
Orfeo ed Euridice (Orpheus and Eurydice)
» Air de furies (Act 2)
» Ballet des ombres heureuses

Gossec, Francois-Joseph

Clarinet Concerto in B flat major
Sabinus - ballet suite
Symphonie Concertante in D major 'Mirza'
Symphony in C major, op.12 no.3
Symphony in D major, op.12 no.1
Symphony in E flat major, op.12 no.5
Trois Grandes Symphonies, op.8

Gresnick, Antoine-Frederic

Symphonie Concertante in B flat major for clarinet, bassoon & orchestra

Gretry, Andre

Anacreon chez Polycrate
» Air: 'Non! mon pere'
» Contredanse
» Pas de deux
Cephale et Procris
» Air: 'Ne vois-tu pas ce qui m'engage'
» Air grave pour un faune
» Air lent
» Ariette: 'Mon coeur blesse'
» Ballet des Nymphes de Diane
» Danse infernale
» Entree des Heures du matin
» Gigue legere
» Pantomime
» Recitatif et air: 'C'est ici que le beau Cephale... / Naissantes fleurs'
» Tambourin
Flute Concerto in C major
La Caravane du Caire
» Danse egyptienne
» Fra l'orror della tempesta
Les deux Avares
» Ariette: 'Fuyons ce triste rivage'
» Ariette: 'Plus de depit'
» Overture

Haydn, Franz Joseph

Cantate 'Miseri Noi!, Misera Patria', Hob.XXIVa:7
Symphony no.45 in F sharp minor, Hob.I:45 'Farewell'
Symphony no.82 in C major, Hob.I:82 'The Bear'
Symphony no.85 in B flat major, Hob.I:85 'La Reine'
Symphony no.86 in D major, Hob.I:86
Trumpet Concerto in E flat major, Hob.VIIe:1

Herold, Ferdinand

Lasthenie
» Songez que dans le mariage
Symphony no.2 in D major

Kraus, Joseph Martin

Symphony in D major, VB143

Kreutzer, Rodolphe

Ipsiboe
» Anciens maitres de la Provence (Air d'Ipsiboe)

Lebrun, Ludwig August

Oboe Concerto in C major

Lemoyne, Jean-Baptiste

Phedre
» Hippolyte succombe (Air)

Mehul, Etienne

Valentine de Milan
» Vaillant guerrier

Pieltain, Dieudonne-Pascal

Violin Concerto no.3 in B flat major

Salieri, Antonio

Les Danaides
» Overture

Spontini, Gaspare

Olympie
» O deplorable mere

Artists

Les Agremens

Conductor

Guy Van Waas

About

It was at Le Concert Spirituel that the Germanic-style symphony made its appearance in Paris. This story began in the 1750s, with the arrival of musicians from Mannheim, including Johann Stamitz, in the French capital. Subsequently, various composers, such as the Belgian François-Joseph Gossec, appeared as the creators of the earliest French symphonies before Haydn’s symphonies enjoyed a very particular success there.

This set, released on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Les Agrémens, takes up most of the recordings conducted by Guy Van Waas in a repertoire bringing together composers played in Paris at the end of the 18th century (Gossec, Grétry, Haydn, Krauss), and announcing the beginnings of the Romantic symphony with two recording premieres: a symphony by Hérold and Beethoven’s Second Symphony.

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