Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques - Antoine Dauvergne: Hercule mourant (2012)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 725 Mb | Total time: 59:09+79:19 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Aparté | # AP042 | Recorded: 2011
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 725 Mb | Total time: 59:09+79:19 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Aparté | # AP042 | Recorded: 2011
Following on the international success of their recording of Lully's Bellerophon, Christophe Rousset and his ensemble Les Talens Lyriques present Hercule mourant (Hercules Dying) - an undiscovered operatic treasure by Antoine Dauvergne. When Francoeur and Rebel took over as directors of the Academie Royale de Musique (the Paris Opéra) in 1757, they decided to promote some of the new generation of composers. Among them was Dauvergne, who appears to have enjoyed great favor at that time. Premiered in 1762, Hercule mourant was a success, receiving eighteen performances.