Rousseau - Le Devin du Village
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Label: CPO
Cat No: 7772602
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 29th October 2007
Contents
Artists
Gabriela BurglerMichael Feyfar
Dominik Woerner
Cantus Firmus Kammerchor
Cantus Firmus Consort
Conductor
Andreas ReizeWorks
Le Devin du VillageArtists
Gabriela BurglerMichael Feyfar
Dominik Woerner
Cantus Firmus Kammerchor
Cantus Firmus Consort
Conductor
Andreas ReizeAbout
Rousseau, although better known as a political philosopher, was also a devoted amateur composer. As a composer, he was the subject of some controversy during his lifetime about whether he composed his own works or plagiarized those of others. Devin, however, composed in 1752 to Rousseau's own libretto, proved a real success: it was not only performed regularly in France into the early years of the 19th century, but in 1766 it was also translated into English, as The Cunning-Man, by Charles Burney.
Rousseau found his inspiration in Italian opera and his innovation here was in blending the simplicity of the Italian Baroque style with distinctly French melodies and dance rhythms. Indeed, this work can be seen as the first French response to Pergolesi’s La serva padrona.
This recording is performed on historically accurate instruments.
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