Le Concert de la Loge, Sandrine Piau, Julien Chauvin
AP131 - 1CD - 60' - Sep 23, 2016
Founded in 1783, the Concert de la Loge rose from the ashes in 2015 on the initiative of Julien Chauvin. Considered one of the finest orchestras in Europe, it is best remembered for commissioning Joseph Haydn to write the Paris Symphonies. The Concert de la Loge gave its first concerts thanks to the protection of Marie-Antoinette, as the subtitle of the fourth Parisian symphony, "The Queen", recalls. Distinguished guest Sandrine Piau shares this original programme in the purest tradition of the period, combining vocal works, usually opera arias, with instrumental works. She plays the role of Selene in an aria from Giuseppe Sarti's Didone abbandonata (1762), recorded as a world premiere, and shines in the spectacular aria of Diana from Johann Christian Bach's serenade Endimione. We will also (re)discover the jewels of Henri-Joseph Rigel, violist of the Concert de la Loge, the Symphony op. 12 n. 4 (1774). A well-informed booklet accompanies this long-awaited premiere!
HENRI-JOSEPH RIGEL
Symphony no. 4 in C minor op. 12
1. I. Allegro assai
2. II. Largo non troppo
3. III. Allegro spiritoso
GIUSEPPE SARTI
4. “Io d’amore, oh Dio! mi moro” (Selena)* from extrait de Didone abbandonata (cadenza Pierre-Eric Nimylowycz)
JOHANN CHRISTIAN BACH
5. “Semplicetto, ancor non sai ” (Diana) from extrait d’Endimione (cadenza Pierre-Eric Nimylowycz)
JOSEPH HAYDN
Symphony no. 85 in B flat “La Reine de France” Hob I:85
6. I. Adagio. Vivace cantabile
7. II. Romanza. Allegretto
8. III. Menuetto. Allegretto
9. IV. Finale. Presto
