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Title: G. Charpentier & the Prix de Rome
Post by: edurban on Sunday 13 November 2011, 16:06

Another release in this interesting series...I know several UC fans bought the earlier entry devoted to Saint-Saens' Prix de Rome works. Two discs of Charpentier this time: some unusual, some more familiar:

http://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B005PZFEDI/ref=pe_98791_27483541_snp_dp[/url

David (http://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B005PZFEDI/ref=pe_98791_27483541_snp_dp)

Title: Re: G. Charpentier & the Prix de Rome
Post by: edurban on Sunday 13 November 2011, 23:27

I notice that this set is available at Archiv Music without the hefty shipping charges from France to the USA.

http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/Drilldown?name_id1=164775&name_role1=4&name_id2=39359&name_role2=3&bcorder=34&name_id=2140&name_role=1 (http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/Drilldown?name_id1=164775&name_role1=4&name_id2=39359&name_role2=3&bcorder=34&name_id=2140&name_role=1)

David

Title: Re: G. Charpentier & the Prix de Rome
Post by: Revilod on Monday 14 November 2011, 10:12

Thanks, David. That should be worth hearing. It's such a pity that Charpentier wrote so little. "Louise" is such a marvellous piece...certainly in Fournet's version. I wonder if "Julien" will ever get a proper recording. I have a VHS tape of a stage performance but the sound is very poor and it's difficult to get an accurate impression of its quality.

Unsung Composers

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