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Philippe-Nicolas Martin- Etienne-nicolas Mehul: Uthal (CD)

SKU: 9788461755486
¥275.00
the album cover for Philippe-Nicolas Martin - Etienne-nicolas Mehul: Uthal
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Prompted by the success of Ossian's poetry during the First Empire, the Opéra-Comique commissioned from Méhul a short and gripping work inspired by James Macpherson's Celtic reveries. The composer had the brilliant idea of conjuring up the mists of this Scottish fantasy world in his music by using the 'grisaille' sonority of an orchestra without violins. The Gothic coloration of wind instruments with divided violas, the melancholy poetry of the harp and solo horn that frequently emerge from the tutti, contrast with the choruses of warriors and the belligerent strains of Larmor and Uthal. The Hymn to Sleep, an eminently Romantic bardic song, came to be seen as one of Méhul's finest pieces, and was sung over his grave by the Conservatoire students at his funeral in 1817

Tracklist:

  1. Uthal: Overture
  2. Uthal: Scene 1: Dialogue: Malvina! Ma Fille! (Malvina, Larmor)
  3. Uthal: Scene 1: Air And Duet: Ombres De Mes Aïeux (Malvina, Larmor)
  4. Uthal: Scene 1: Dialogue: Ma Fille, Il N'est Pas Loin Le Jour (Malvina, Larmor)
  5. Uthal: Scene 1: Le Grand Fingal, Pour Punir (Malvina, Larmor, Bardes, Guerriers)
  6. Uthal: Scene 2: Nous Bravons Les Tempêtes (Guerriers)
  7. Uthal: Scene 2: Dialogue: Ô Combien Votre Aspect (Malvina, Larmor, Ullin, Bardes, Guerriers)
  8. Uthal: Scene 2: Vers Le Palais (Malvina, Larmor, Ullin, Bardes, Guerriers)
  9. Uthal: Scene 3: Recitative: Quoi! Ce Combat Affreux (Malvina, Les Bardes)
  10. Uthal: Scene 3: Ô De Selma! (Malvina, Les Bardes)
  11. Uthal: Scene 3: Dialogue: Où Chercher Un Appui (Malvina)
  12. Uthal: Scenes 4 And 5: Recitative And Romance: Quoi! Je La Cherche En Vain! (Uthal)
  13. Uthal: Scenes 4 And 5: Dialogue: Larmor! (Malvina, Uthal)
  14. Uthal: Scenes 4 And 5: Duet: Uthal! (Malvina, Uthal)
  15. Uthal: Scenes 6 And 7: Dialogue: En Croirai-Je Mes Yeux? (Malvina, Uthal, Larmor, Ullin, Bardes, Guerriers)
  16. Uthal: Scenes 6 And 7: Braves Vengeurs (Malvina, Larmor, Ullin, Bardes, Guerriers)
  17. Uthal: Scenes 8 And 9: Recitative: C'en Est Fait (Malvina, Bardes)
  18. Uthal: Scenes 8 And 9: Près De Balva (Malvina, Le Chef Des Bardes, Bardes)
  19. Uthal: Scenes 8 And 9: Dialogue: Mon Père! (Malvina, Larmor, Bardes)
  20. Uthal: Scene 10: Réjouis-Toi, Morven (Guerriers)
  21. Uthal: Scene 10: Dialogue: Enfin J'ai Le Pouvoir De Venger (Malvina, Uthal, Larmor, Bardes, Guerriers)
  22. Uthal: Scene 10: Final: Doux Moment! (Malvina, Uthal, Ullin, Larmor, Bardes, Guerriers)
Format: New CD/Classical

Philippe-Nicolas Martin- Etienne-nicolas Mehul: Uthal (CD)

SKU: 9788461755486
¥275.00

Release Date: 03.10.2017

 
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Prompted by the success of Ossian's poetry during the First Empire, the Opéra-Comique commissioned from Méhul a short and gripping work inspired by James Macpherson's Celtic reveries. The composer had the brilliant idea of conjuring up the mists of this Scottish fantasy world in his music by using the 'grisaille' sonority of an orchestra without violins. The Gothic coloration of wind instruments with divided violas, the melancholy poetry of the harp and solo horn that frequently emerge from the tutti, contrast with the choruses of warriors and the belligerent strains of Larmor and Uthal. The Hymn to Sleep, an eminently Romantic bardic song, came to be seen as one of Méhul's finest pieces, and was sung over his grave by the Conservatoire students at his funeral in 1817

Tracklist:

  1. Uthal: Overture
  2. Uthal: Scene 1: Dialogue: Malvina! Ma Fille! (Malvina, Larmor)
  3. Uthal: Scene 1: Air And Duet: Ombres De Mes Aïeux (Malvina, Larmor)
  4. Uthal: Scene 1: Dialogue: Ma Fille, Il N'est Pas Loin Le Jour (Malvina, Larmor)
  5. Uthal: Scene 1: Le Grand Fingal, Pour Punir (Malvina, Larmor, Bardes, Guerriers)
  6. Uthal: Scene 2: Nous Bravons Les Tempêtes (Guerriers)
  7. Uthal: Scene 2: Dialogue: Ô Combien Votre Aspect (Malvina, Larmor, Ullin, Bardes, Guerriers)
  8. Uthal: Scene 2: Vers Le Palais (Malvina, Larmor, Ullin, Bardes, Guerriers)
  9. Uthal: Scene 3: Recitative: Quoi! Ce Combat Affreux (Malvina, Les Bardes)
  10. Uthal: Scene 3: Ô De Selma! (Malvina, Les Bardes)
  11. Uthal: Scene 3: Dialogue: Où Chercher Un Appui (Malvina)
  12. Uthal: Scenes 4 And 5: Recitative And Romance: Quoi! Je La Cherche En Vain! (Uthal)
  13. Uthal: Scenes 4 And 5: Dialogue: Larmor! (Malvina, Uthal)
  14. Uthal: Scenes 4 And 5: Duet: Uthal! (Malvina, Uthal)
  15. Uthal: Scenes 6 And 7: Dialogue: En Croirai-Je Mes Yeux? (Malvina, Uthal, Larmor, Ullin, Bardes, Guerriers)
  16. Uthal: Scenes 6 And 7: Braves Vengeurs (Malvina, Larmor, Ullin, Bardes, Guerriers)
  17. Uthal: Scenes 8 And 9: Recitative: C'en Est Fait (Malvina, Bardes)
  18. Uthal: Scenes 8 And 9: Près De Balva (Malvina, Le Chef Des Bardes, Bardes)
  19. Uthal: Scenes 8 And 9: Dialogue: Mon Père! (Malvina, Larmor, Bardes)
  20. Uthal: Scene 10: Réjouis-Toi, Morven (Guerriers)
  21. Uthal: Scene 10: Dialogue: Enfin J'ai Le Pouvoir De Venger (Malvina, Uthal, Larmor, Bardes, Guerriers)
  22. Uthal: Scene 10: Final: Doux Moment! (Malvina, Uthal, Ullin, Larmor, Bardes, Guerriers)