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Charpentier, M-A: Le Malade imaginaire

Les Arts Florissants, William Christie

Charpentier, M-A: Le Malade imaginaire
A delightful work. Christie knows exactly how to make the music leap off the page and Charpentier's airs and dances are full of elegance and charm.

BBC Music Magazine, January 20135 out of 5 stars

Charpentier, M-A: Le Malade imaginaire

Les Arts Florissants, William Christie

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A delightful work. Christie knows exactly how to make the music leap off the page and Charpentier's airs and dances are full of elegance and charm.

BBC Music Magazine, January 20135 out of 5 stars

About

For the first time in 317 years, Les Arts Florissants brought together in 1990 the complete score of 'Le Malade imaginaire' as it was originally conceived by Charpentier to accompany Molière's final comedy. And now, for the first time on CD, you can hear, in its entirety, this legendary recording by William Christie.

This title was released for the first time in 1990.

  • Release date: 5th Jun 2012
  • Label: Harmonia Mundi
  • Series: HMGold
  • Catalogue number: HMG501887/88
  • Length: 90 minutes

Contents and tracklist

Charpentier, M-A: Le Malade imaginaire, H. 495, Prologue
Work length2:50
Ouverture
Track length2:50
Charpentier, M-A: Le Malade imaginaire, H. 495, Eglogue en musique et en danse
Work length25:47
"Quittez, quittez vos troupeaux" (Flore)
Track length4:25
"Ah! quelle douce nouvelle!" (Tous)
Track length1:50
Autre entrée de Ballet
Track length1:12
"De vos flûtes bocagères" (Flore)
Track length2:25
Combat - Air de violons
Track length6:06
"Laissez, laissez bergers" (Pan)
Track length6:35
Dernière et grande entrée de ballet - Air des satyres
Track length3:14
Charpentier, M-A: Le Malade imaginaire, H. 495, Premier intermède
Work length21:15
"Notte e di" (Spacamond)
Track length4:40
"Zerbinetti" (Une vieille)
Track length3:12
Fantaisie sans les interruptions "O amour" (Polichinelle)
Track length2:42
Fantaisie avec les interruptions "Quelle impertinente harmonie" (Polichinelle)
Track length6:27
Air pour les Croquignoles
Track length2:21
Ballet - Loure - Air des Archers
Track length1:53
Charpentier, M-A: Le Malade imaginaire, H. 495, Petit opéra impromptu
Work length9:34
"Monsieur, faites un peu chanter ma fille" (Argan)
Track length4:48
"Belle Philis" (Cléante)
Track length3:48
"Et que dit le père..." (Argan)
Track length0:58
Charpentier, M-A: Le Malade imaginaire, H. 495, Deuxième intermède
Work length11:14
Ouverture
Track length1:45
"Profitez du printemps" (Quatre femmes mores)
Track length6:45
Entrée de ballet - Premier air des Mores, Second air des Mores - Canaries
Track length2:44
Charpentier, M-A: Le Malade imaginaire, H. 495, Troisième intermède
Work length19:31
  • Les Arts Florissants, William Christie, Jean Dautremay, Edouard Denoyelle, Jean-François Gay, Philippe Choquet, Daniel Bonnardot, Jonathan Rubin, Jean-François Gardeil, Howard Crook
Ouverture - Entrée de ballet Les Tapissiers
Track length4:30
Cérmonie burlesque - Ritornelles
Track length8:32
Air des révérences
Track length6:29

Awards and reviews

January 2013

A delightful work. Christie knows exactly how to make the music leap off the page and Charpentier's airs and dances are full of elegance and charm.
5 out of 5 stars
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