Music / ballet

Ballet royal de la naissance de Vénus


Reviews (3)


MusicWeb international

2021 July

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Brian Wilson (musikanmelder)

2021 July

"You will search in vain for an alternative recording of this ballet ... Anything by Lully is well worth discovering; not for nothing did the Sun King, Louis XIV, quickly spot his talents and promote him ... And I can think of few ensembles better qualified to bring his music to us than Les Talens Lyriques ... This is a ballet with some vocal inserts rather than an opéra-ballet. It seems almost a shame to have such a fine team of soloists when the vocal music is such a small part of the work ... but what there is, is very well done ... This may not be essential Lully, but the many lovers of his music will find themselves well served by it. I thoroughly enjoyed it".


BBC music magazine

2021 October

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Berta Joncus

2021 October

"Orchestral choice: Rousset's directorship, while suitably regal, is metrically fluid and pushes soloists and choir to rhetorical and dramatic extremes. Among the solo singers, soprano Deborah Cachet stands out for her fire, intensity and sumptuous timbres".


Fono Forum

2021 Oktober

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Christoph Vratz

2021 Oktober

"Ludwig XIV. nutzte Lullys Ballette wegen ihrer Symboltragt auch zur politischen Selbstdarstellung. So kommen in den 35 Tänzen und drei Vokalnummern der "Naissance de Vénus" die Pracht und der Anspruch seines Hofs zum Ausdruck. Einmal mehr erweist sich Christophe Rousset als Meisterschüler William Christies ... Hinsichtlich der Eleganz sowie der Klang- und Artikulationsnuancen ist diese Aufnahme wieder einmal vorbildlich".