℗ 2016 Naxos
Released November 11, 2016
Duration 54m 00s
Record Label Naxos
Catalogue No. 8.660377
Genre Classical (Opera)
 

André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry: L'épreuve villageoise

Thomas Dolié, Sophie Junker, Talise Trevigne, Francisco Fernández-Rueda, Opera Lafayette Orchestra, Ryan Brown

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L'épreuve villageoise  
1.1
Act I: Ouverture
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry; Opera Lafayette Orchestra; Ryan Brown
4:19
1.2
Act I, Scene 1: Couplet I: J' n'avions pas encore quatorze ans - Couplet II: Vous n'savez pas qu'il est jaloux (Denise)
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry; Opera Lafayette Orchestra; Ryan Brown
2:09
1.3
Act I, Scene 2: Duo: Bonjour Monsieur (Madame Hubert, La France)
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry; Talise Trevigne; Thomas Dolié; Opera Lafayette Orchestra; Ryan Brown
5:00
1.4
Act I, Scene 3: Duo: J'ai fait un bouquet (André, Denise)
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry; Francisco Fernández-Rueda; Sophie Junker; Opera Lafayette Orchestra; Ryan Brown
3:52
1.5
Act I, Scene 4: Ariette: J' commence à voir que dans la vie (Denise)
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry; Sophie Junker; Opera Lafayette Orchestra; Ryan Brown
3:21
1.6
Act I, Scene 6: Finale: André, tu me l'payras j'en jure - Scene 7: Eh bien Denise, mon billet? - Scene 8: Ah venez ma mère et soyez juge (Denise, André, La France, Madame Hubert, Chorus)
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry; Sophie Junker; Francisco Fernández-Rueda; Thomas Dolié; Talise Trevigne; Opera Lafayette Chorus; Opera Lafayette Orchestra; Ryan Brown
8:44
1.7
Act I: Entr'acte
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry; Opera Lafayette Orchestra; Ryan Brown
1:09
1.8
Act II, Scene 1: Couplet I: Bon Dieu com 'à c'te fête - Couplet II: Queu danseux que c'monsieur d'la France - Couplet III: J'peux choisir au moins parmi douze (Denise)
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry; Sophie Junker; Opera Lafayette Orchestra; Ryan Brown
2:30
1.9
Act II, Scene 3: Ariette: Adieu, Marton, adieu, Lisette (La France, Denise)
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry; Thomas Dolié; Sophie Junker; Opera Lafayette Orchestra; Ryan Brown
3:36
1.10
Act II, Scene 4: Trio: Je vous revois (La France, Denise, André)
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry; Thomas Dolié; Sophie Junker; Francisco Fernández-Rueda; Opera Lafayette Orchestra; Ryan Brown
3:07
1.11
Act II, Scene 5: Duo: Viens mon André (Denise, André)
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry; Sophie Junker; Francisco Fernández-Rueda; Opera Lafayette Orchestra; Ryan Brown
2:38
1.12
Act II, Scene 6: Finale: Allons tous rendre hommage (La France, Chorus, Denise, André, Madame Hubert)
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry; Thomas Dolié; Sophie Junker; Francisco Fernández-Rueda; Talise Trevigne; Opera Lafayette Chorus; Opera Lafayette Orchestra; Ryan Brown
8:46
1.13
Act II, Scene 6: Ballet: Allegretto
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry; Opera Lafayette Orchestra; Ryan Brown
0:42
1.14
Act II, Scene 6: Ballet
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry; Opera Lafayette Orchestra; Ryan Brown
0:59
1.15
Act II, Scene 6: Contredanse
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry; Opera Lafayette Orchestra; Ryan Brown
3:08
Digital Booklet
L’épreuve villageoise – which, in its original form, was first performed before Marie Antoinette at Versailles – was one of André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry’s most popular works. For a century after its 1784 premiere, it enjoyed huge acclaim across Europe and even travelled to the New World, where it captivated audiences in New York. Grétry was a master of eighteenth-century opéra comique, and his crisp and lively farce centres on a clever farmer’s daughter and her two competing suitors. Employing divergent stylistic registers – finesse and naiveté, music reminiscent of popular song, and extended ensembles – Grétry fashioned a score of sophisticated wit and huge charm.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Naxos Studio Masters
Track title
Peak
(dB FS)
RMS
(dB FS)
LUFS
(integrated)
DR
Album average
Range of values
-3.64
-10.28 to -0.33
-25.60
-29.45 to -22.17
-22.40
-26.90 to -18.40
14
11 to 17
1
Act I: Ouverture
-7.45-27.12-24.512
2
Act I, Scene 1: Couplet I: J' n'avions pas encore quatorze ans - Couplet II: Vous n'savez pas qu'il est jaloux (Denise)
-0.33-22.99-19.213
3
Act I, Scene 2: Duo: Bonjour Monsieur (Madame Hubert, La France)
-0.33-26.16-22.917
4
Act I, Scene 3: Duo: J'ai fait un bouquet (André, Denise)
-2.42-25.73-22.014
5
Act I, Scene 4: Ariette: J' commence à voir que dans la vie (Denise)
-0.33-22.78-18.413
6
Act I, Scene 6: Finale: André, tu me l'payras j'en jure - Scene 7: Eh bien Denise, mon billet? - Scene 8: Ah venez ma mère et soyez juge (Denise, André, La France, Madame Hubert, Chorus)
-0.33-22.17-18.514
7
Act I: Entr'acte
-10.28-29.45-26.912
8
Act II, Scene 1: Couplet I: Bon Dieu com 'à c'te fête - Couplet II: Queu danseux que c'monsieur d'la France - Couplet III: J'peux choisir au moins parmi douze (Denise)
-0.33-26.30-22.814
9
Act II, Scene 3: Ariette: Adieu, Marton, adieu, Lisette (La France, Denise)
-4.08-24.99-21.813
10
Act II, Scene 4: Trio: Je vous revois (La France, Denise, André)
-1.86-25.60-22.515
11
Act II, Scene 5: Duo: Viens mon André (Denise, André)
-1.03-23.22-19.513
12
Act II, Scene 6: Finale: Allons tous rendre hommage (La France, Chorus, Denise, André, Madame Hubert)
-1.25-24.15-20.815
13
Act II, Scene 6: Ballet: Allegretto
-8.88-28.62-26.013
14
Act II, Scene 6: Ballet
-9.32-25.80-23.711
15
Act II, Scene 6: Contredanse
-6.45-28.95-26.515

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