Couperin, F: Apothéoses

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These are lively, elegant, performances that capture the subtlety of Couperin without affectation or special effects...Though hardly the only recording of these works, Gli Incogniti's should... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2014 More…

Release Date: 15th Sep 2014
Catalogue No: HMC902193
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Length: 57 minutes

Couperin, F: La superbe, Sonade en trio

Work length7:50

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Track length1:55

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II.

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III. Très lentement

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IV. Légèrement

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V. Air tendre

Track length1:20

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VI. Gayement

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Couperin, F: L'Apothéose de Lulli

Work length4:31

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I. Lulli aux Champs Elisés (Gravement)

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II. Air pour les mêmes (Gracieusement)

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Couperin, F: L'Apothéose de Lulli

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Couperin, F: L'Apothéose de Lulli

Work length23:22

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III. Descente d'Apollon qui vient offrir son violon à Lulli (Noblement)

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IV. Rumeur souteraine causée par les auteurs contemporains de Lulli (Viste)

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V. Plaintes des mêmes (Dolemment)

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VI. Enlévement de Lulli au Parnasse (Très légèrement)

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VII. Accüeil entre Doux et Agard (Largo)

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VIII. Remerciment de Lulli à Apollon (Gracieusement)

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IX. Elégamment, sans lenteur

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X. Légèrement

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XI. Lulli, joüant le sujet, et Corelli l'accompagnant (Air léger / Second air)

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XII. Gravement

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XIII. Saillie (Vivement)

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XIV. Rondement

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XV. Vivement

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Couperin, F: Apothéoses: Le Parnasse ou L'apothéose de Corelli, Grande Sonade, en Trio

Work length12:03

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I. Corelli au piéd du Parnasse (Gravement)

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II. Corelli charmé de la bonne réception qu'on lui fait au Parnasse (Gaÿment)

Track length2:04

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III. Corelli buvant à la source D'hypocrêne (Notes égales et coulées, et modérément)

Track length2:08

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IV. Entouziasme de Corelli causé par les eaux D'hypocrêne (Vivement)

Track length1:00

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V. Corelli aprés son Entouziasme s'endort (Notes égales et coulées)

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VI. Les muses reveillent Corelli, et le placent auprés D'Apollon (Vivement)

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VII.Remerciment de Corelli (Gaÿment)

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Couperin, F: La Sultane, Sonade en quatuor

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Track length3:18

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II.

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III. Air (Tendrement)

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IV.

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V. Légèrement

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VI.

Track length1:04

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When he published his two 'Apothéoses' in memory of Corelli and Lully in 1724-25, François Couperin was asserting his desire to promote a meeting of the French and Italian styles albeit from a very Gallic point of view. The idea was to convince the French Muses that henceforth one could say sonade and cantade, ie in their own language, a strategy already pursued in the much earlier 'La Sultane' and 'La Superbe'. Far from blindly imitating his idols, Couperin takes inspiration from their styles and adapts them to his own. The result is a delight for all to share with the musicians of Gli incogniti and Amandine Beyer, whose first recording for harmonia mundi this is. The ensemble founded by Amandine Beyer in 2006 takes its name from the Accademia degli Incogniti, a musical society active in Venice in the 1630s. The choice of name was motivated by the group’s taste for the unknown in all its forms, whether this involves experimentation with sonorities, exploration of new repertory, or rediscovery of the ‘classics’. The primary aim of its approach founded on the pleasure of a ‘union of tastes’ (the goûts réunis dear to François Couperin), achieved through collective work, is to convey to its listeners a committed and cohesive vision of the music it tackles.

Gli Incogniti's first recordings, devoted to the violin concertos of Bach and Vivaldi, were immediately singled out for mention by the international press. After music by Nicola Matteis and Johann Rosenmüller, in 2013 the ensemble released a new version of Corelli’s celebrated Concerti Grossi Op.6 that was awarded a Diapason d’Or of the year (Zig-Zag Territoires).

Reviews

November 2014

These are lively, elegant, performances that capture the subtlety of Couperin without affectation or special effects...Though hardly the only recording of these works, Gli Incogniti's should be considered among the best.

November 2014

The all-string approach works extremely well … there is no lack of fire and flare when needed. I rank their performances of La Sultane and La Superbe among the best I have heard … Gli Incogniti’s debut recording on harmonia mundi boasts a sublime recorded sound and handsome documentation … not to be missed.

3rd February 2015

The togetherness of the group and the joie de vivre of the performances is really splendid.

Couperin, F: Apothéoses

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