Francaix - Les Demoiselles de la nuit - T Fischer, Ulster Orch (2004) [Philidor; FLAC]seeders: 0
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Francaix - Les Demoiselles de la nuit - T Fischer, Ulster Orch (2004) [Philidor; FLAC] (Size: 115.98 MB)
Description Jean Francaix was so prolific a composer that a competitor of his once referred to him as a "machine built by Nadia Boulanger." (She was his teacher.) His facility was matched by his facetiousness. In the true French manner, he found it easy to be witty, and his droll humor livened many of his scores. At the same time, he could be more serious, as his Symphony indicates, and as sections of this ballet, do, as well. From the liner notes: "Here the action is set among a decadent society of cats, whose activities underground seem a mirror for the human life in the city above. The alpha male, called Baron de Grotius, intends to wed the frivolous and gorgeous white kitten, Agathe; but she falls in love with a human violinist who has lost himself in the cellars. Through the love of a human, she becomes human herself, and they flee the wedding celebrations and make their home above ground in a poor garret, where they have difficulty paying the rent. Agathe finds herself falling back into her feline nature – she kills a caged bird, and when the Baron traces her she leaves her sleeping lover and follows the other cats. The violinist tries to chase them over the rooftops but falls to his death; Agathe returns, finds his body and curls up beneath it ‘in animal devotion and human love’." There's humor in Francaix's treatment, but also pathos, and tragedy. Bio and info about the ballet enclosed. You can find all my classical uploads by searching on Philidor, or checking this thread: http://kickasstorrents.ee/community/show/philidor-s-classical-stuff/?page=5#post15716026 Sharing Widget |