Reinoud Van Mechelen & A Nocte Temporis – Legros, haute-contre de Gluck (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Reinoud Van Mechelen & A Nocte Temporis – Legros, haute-contre de Gluck (2023)
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Tenor Reinoud Van Mechelen concludes his trilogy dedicated to hautes-contre with “Legros, haute-contre de Gluck”. Joseph Legros (1739-1793) was a singer at the Paris Opéra, renowned for his extraordinary musical abilities, wide range and brilliant high notes. “His contemporaries appreciated the fact that his vocal delivery was not forced and that his taste was less mannered than that of his predecessors. His pronunciation was perfect and his face pleasing, although he did not cut a graceful figure and his stage acting left something to be desired” writes Benoit Dratwicki, of the Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles, which is a partner in this series… Legros sparked renewed interest among modern composers for the haute-contre voice. The first to write for him were La Borde, Trial and Berton. Then came Gossec (Alexis et Daphné) and Grétry (Céphale et Procris). In 1774, Gluck’s arrival in Paris marked a turning point in Legros’s career: he made a name for himself in Orphée et Eurydice , caused a sensation in Iphigénie en Aulide and Iphigénie en Tauride … The title roles in Amadis de Gaule by J. C. Bach and Piccinni’s Atys were the last roles in which he shone. After Legros, the haute-contre voice gradually disappeared, giving way to that of the “true tenor”, a more powerful voice, but one that had difficulty tackling the high register of the old repertoire…

Tracklist:
01. Reinoud Van Mechelen & A Nocte Temporis – Borde: Thétis et Pelée: Ouverture (02:30)
02. Reinoud Van Mechelen & A Nocte Temporis – Borde: Thétis et Pelée, Act I: Que mon destin est déplorable (03:19)
03. Reinoud Van Mechelen & A Nocte Temporis – Borde: Thétis et Pelée, Act III: Ciel ! en voyant ce temple redoutable (05:19)
04. Reinoud Van Mechelen & A Nocte Temporis – Berton: Sylvie: Conduisez ces captifs (02:54)
05. Reinoud Van Mechelen & A Nocte Temporis – Berton: Sylvie: Air pour les cyclopes (01:46)
06. Reinoud Van Mechelen & A Nocte Temporis – Berton: Sylvie: Air gracieux (01:59)
07. Reinoud Van Mechelen & A Nocte Temporis – Trial: La fête de Flore: Amour, si tu te plais à ma douleur mortelle (03:11)
08. Reinoud Van Mechelen & A Nocte Temporis – Gluck: Iphigénie en Aulide, Wq. 40: Ouverture (03:23)
09. Reinoud Van Mechelen & A Nocte Temporis – Gluck: Iphigénie en Aulide, Wq. 40, Act II: J’obtiens l’objet que j’aime (02:55)
10. Reinoud Van Mechelen & A Nocte Temporis – Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice, Wq. 41, Act I: Accablé de regrets (03:51)
11. Reinoud Van Mechelen & A Nocte Temporis – Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice, Wq. 41, Act II: Ballet des ombres heureuses (03:40)
12. Reinoud Van Mechelen & A Nocte Temporis – Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice, Wq. 41, Act II: Quel nouveau ciel pare ces lieux ! (03:56)
13. Reinoud Van Mechelen & A Nocte Temporis – Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice, Wq. 41, Act III: Malheureux, qu’ai-je fait… J’ai perdu mon Eurydice (04:23)
14. Reinoud Van Mechelen & A Nocte Temporis – Gossec: Alexis et Daphné: Loin de ces bois charmants à regret entraîné (02:21)
15. Reinoud Van Mechelen & A Nocte Temporis – Gossec: Alexis et Daphné: Vers le sommet de la montagne (02:50)
16. Reinoud Van Mechelen & A Nocte Temporis – Gretry: Céphale et Procris, Act II: Parais, mortel amoureux (02:54)
17. Reinoud Van Mechelen & A Nocte Temporis – Gretry: Céphale et Procris: Ballet des Nymphes de Diane (03:32)
18. Reinoud Van Mechelen & A Nocte Temporis – Gretry: Céphale et Procris: Contredanse (01:17)
19. Reinoud Van Mechelen & A Nocte Temporis – Gretry: Céphale et Procris, Act II: Déesse des beaux jours (02:16)
20. Reinoud Van Mechelen & A Nocte Temporis – Legros: Hylas et Églé: C’est ici que j’ai vu pour la première fois (02:06)
21. Reinoud Van Mechelen & A Nocte Temporis – Piccinni: Atys, Act II: Ô funeste amitié ! Confiance accablante ! (06:08)
22. Reinoud Van Mechelen & A Nocte Temporis – Bach: Amadis de Gaule, W.G 39: Largo (02:04)
23. Reinoud Van Mechelen & A Nocte Temporis – Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride, Wq. 46, Act II: Quel langage accablant pour un ami qui t’aime ! (03:34)

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