Au Salon De Josephine [CD]
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The musical culture that Josephine de Beauharnais (1763-1814), Empress of the French and Napoleon Bonaparte's wife, developed with her family and at court kept pace with fashion and even shaped the French musical taste of the period. Josephine organised weekly concerts at the Chateau de Malmaison, her preferred residence, that featured many of the most famous musicians in Paris and Europe. Informal musical soirees were also held on an almost daily basis. This recording presents excerpts from operas of the period transcribed for chamber performance, in which the most passionate emotions are expressed alongside nostalgic romances and alternate with instrumental works to recreate the spontaneity of a musical evening in Josephine's salon. This original project offers music lovers an immersion in a musical universe that is largely unknown to audiences today.
Tracklist:
- Était LA!
- Hirondelle
- Sonate Pour Forte Piano Op. 37 No. 1-Andante
- Plaisir D'amour
- Zingari in Fiera: Chi Vuol la Zingarella
- Duo Pour Harpe Ou Forte Piano-Allegretto
- Irato, Ou L'emporté-J'ai de la Raison, J'aime la Sagesse
- Zoé-Romance
- Sonate Pour la Harpe Op. 13 No. 1-Allegretto
- Sonate Pour la Harpe Op. 13 No. 1-Romance
- Vestale-O Nume Tutelar
- Complainte D'héloïse Au Paraclet
- Sonate Pour Le Piano Forte Op. 1 No. 2-Allegro
- Mort de Werther
- Orage
- Sonatina Pour la Harpe Op. 92 No. 2-Prélude Allegro
- Sonatina Pour la Harpe Op. 92 No. 2-Allegro Maestoso
- Sonatina Pour la Harpe Op. 92 No. 2-Romance
- Arias (6) for Voice ; Piano "Composte Per la Regina D'olanda"-Che Chiedi, Che Brami
- Huron-Monologue de Mademoiselle de Saint-Yves
UPC: 4250128524100
Label: Ramee
Release Date: 1.30.26
Format: CD
SKU: 13334689
UPC: 4250128524100
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