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Surprising Royer
Pancrace Royer: Orchestral Suites
Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset
Surprises from Royer! And from Rousset! After two recordings devoted to the harpsichord pieces of Savoyard composer Pancrace Royer, Christophe Rousset - this time conducting - turns to the composer’s orchestral suites.
Taken from Royer’s operatic works - and (with the exception of a live version of Pyrrhus) never previously recorded - these choreographic pieces reveal a new facet of the composer. The brilliance and virtuosity of his harpsichord compositions are well known; here we discover his gift for refinement and lyricism.
These dances show Royer’s singular sense of harmony and fine use of orchestral contrasts, as well as an almost whimsical rhetoric of the unexpected.
Some of his best known pieces, including the famous ‘March of the Scythians’ from Zaïde, are to be heard here in their orchestral form.
This recording will undoubtedly further the rediscovery of this iconoclastic composer, whose very personal style and innate sense of drama are given striking depth and relief here under the baton of Christophe Rousset.
- Le Pouvoir de l'Amour-Suite; Zaide, Reine de Grenade-Suiten; Almasis-Suite; Pyrrhus-Suite
June 2023
Most of it has never been previously recorded. All of it sounds magical. Les Talens Lyriques really seal the deal, through their crisply luminous, lovingly shaped and expressed readings.
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