Pierre Lapointe

Two late and baleful tragedies by Euripides focus on the ill-starred daughter of the Greek King, Agamemnon. Will he sacrifice Iphigenia in order to secure fair winds for his voyage to Troy? In Aulis, the drama rages until she is spared. Having escaped to Tauris, Iphigenia finds herself compelled to kill her own brother before, once more, the fickle gods intervene. Gluck's operatic settings are very rarely staged together, but Pierre Audi's production makes a darkly compelling case for their dramatic unity. All the lead performers here are experienced exponents of Gluck, and together they present a powerfully idiomatic experience.

Que signifie connaître ou savoir? Cette redoutable question née avec la philosophie elle-même reste toujours cruciale aujourd'hui. Et, comme le montre la longue histoire de la théorie de la connaissance, de Platon et Aristote aux théoriciens cognitivistes contemporains, on y a répondu diversement. À chaque époque, des penseurs ont contribué magistralement à développer cette discipline, que ce soit par des analyses poussées et souvent techniques ou par les débats suscités par leurs arguments. …

Camille Saint-Saëns - Ascanio - Guillaume Tourniaire, De La Haute École de Musique de Genève (2018) {B Records LBM013}
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Classical / Romantic / Opera / French

Ascanio is the student of Benvenuto Cellini, a legendary Florentine sculptor. This latter character's genius and romances came to know a great operatic destiny. The name Ascanio is also the title of a grand lyrical drama by Camille Saint-Saëns which premiered in 1890, and is based on Paul Meurice's play. The opera was abridged several times and reassembled despite the composer's strong objections. It is a wonderful work, far too little-known, in which Italian lyricism, Wagnerian influence and French elegance combine. For the very first time, we will be able to hear the complete premiere performance of the version abiding by the 1888 autograph manuscript. It is brought to us by the impassioned conductor, Guillaume Tourniaire, and a topflight, French-speaking cast. They are accompanied by the Orchestra and Choirs from the Grand Théâtre de Genève and the Haute École de Musique. All this has been meticulously and enthusiastically recorded by B Records.