Release Date: 01 January 2007
Label: Cpo - Full Price / CPO
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 761203726028
Genres: Classical
Composer/Series: ROUSSEAU
Description
CPO is delighted to present this unusual gem; a short intermezzo composed by celebrated French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Rousseau, although better known as a political philosopher, was also a devoted amateur composer. As a composer, he was the subject of some controversy during his lifetime about whether he composed his own works or plagiarized those of others. 'Devin', however, composed in 1752 to Rousseau's own libretto, proved a real success: it was not only performed regularly in France into the early years of the 19th century, but in 1766 it was also translated into English, as 'The Cunning-Man', by Charles Burney. Rousseau found his inspiration in Italian opera and his innovation here was in blending the simplicity of the Italian Baroque style with distinctly French melodies and dance rhythms. Indeed, this work can be seen as the first French response to Pergolesi's 'La serva padrona'.
Tracklisting
Slovak Chamber Orchestra; Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss am Rhein; Salzburger Hofmusik; Bohdan Warch
Elena Harsanyi; Caroline Marcot; Andre Cruz; Thomas Bonni; Kolner Akademie; Michael Alexander Wille
Gernot Submuth; Ramon Jaffe; Monica Gutman
amarcord
Opella Musica; camerata lipsiensis; Gregor Meyer
L'Orfeo Barockorchester; Michi Gaigg
Kyra Steckeweh; GewandhausChor Leipzig; Gregor Meyer
Katalin Kertesz; Reijo Tunkkari; Hanna Pakkala; Emiliano Travasino; Lauri Pulakka; Ulla Lampela
Vladimir Gligoric
Uto Ughi
Umberto Cafagna; Leonardo Lospalluti; Mauro Squillante; Orchestra Dell'Accademia Mandolinistica Pug
Sviatoslav Richter
Stefano Grondona
Stefano Cascioli
Stefano Cascioli
Stefano Cascioli
