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Locke: Psyche

Ensemble Correspondances, Sébastien Daucé

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Sébastien Daucé, musicologist and conductor of the Correspondances ensemble, has embarked on an extensive reconstruction of Psyche, one of the first operas composed in England based on the French tragedy-ballet of the same name (written by Molière, Quinault, Corneille and Lully). The original work was commissioned by Louis XIV to be performed in the magnificent Versailles. His first cousin and King of England, Charles II, not wanting to be outdone, successfully matched the artistic brilliance of his royal relative, whose lavish show had brought together hundreds of artists (at a huge cost considering it was just for the sole pleasure of a privileged few).


Created by two composers, Matthew Locke and Giovanni Battista Draghi, the passage of time has left the English opera fragmented, as is often the case for works from this period. Only a part of Locke's music has been restored, and it took all of Sébastien Daucé's knowledge and imagination to reconstruct Draghi's music.


This shrewd recreation remains hypothetical, constituting a sort of ‘pasticcio’ very close to what could have been achieved during the Baroque period, during which time the notion of an ‘original work’ had not yet been introduced. This reconstruction is based on English theatre music of the time. It is beautifully successful thanks to a vibrant cast of singers (all of whom are experienced in this repertoire) and the stunning orchestra that boasts a variety of tones, combining strings, woodwinds, brass, rich continuo and percussion. ‘It’s a strange music, which constitutes a new language for us whilst simultaneously possessing the characteristics of court ballet,’ explains Sébastien Daucé, who conducts the work with a firm and joyful hand. © François Hudry/Qobuz

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1
Psyche, Act I: Overture
00:02:16

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist

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Psyche, Act I Scene 1: A symphony of recorders and soft musick
00:00:43

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist

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Psyche, Act I Scene 1: Great Psyche, goddess of each Field and Grove (Pan & Nymphs)
00:02:13

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist - Nicolas Brooymans, MainArtist, BassVocals

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Psyche, Act I Scene 1: A rustick dance of Sylvans & Dryads
00:02:20

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist

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Psyche, Act I Scene 1: Symphony of rustick musick representing an eccho
00:01:00

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist

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Psyche, Act I Scene 1: Song of Ecchoes "Great Psyche shall find no such pleasure as here"
00:02:32

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist

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Psyche, Act I Scene 1: Dance for Ambition, Power, Plenty and Peace
00:01:05

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist

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Psyche, Act I Scene 1: Entry of Envy
00:01:57

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist

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Psyche, Act I Scene 1: Song of Envy & Furies "Envy 'gainst Psyche"
00:01:24

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist - Caroline Bardot, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Caroline Weynants, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Renaud Brès, MainArtist, BassVocals

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Psyche, Act I Scene 1: Entry of the Princes Nicander & Polynices
00:02:45

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist

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Psyche, Act I Scene 1: Symphony at the descending of Venus in her chariot drawn by doves
00:00:43

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist

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Psyche, Act I Scene 1: With kindness I your pray'rs receive (Venus)
00:01:22

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist - Lieselot De Wilde, MainArtist, SopranoSolo

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Psyche, Act I Scene 1: Symphony at the ascending of Venus in her chariot drawn by doves
00:00:48

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist

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Psyche, Act II: Curtain tune. The temple of Apollo Delphicus
00:01:32

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist

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Psyche, Act II Scene 1: Song of procession in the temple "Let's to Apollo's Altar now repair"
00:02:30

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist - Lucile Richardot, MainArtist

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Psyche, Act II Scene 1: Son of Latona (Chief Priest)
00:04:20

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist - Lucile Richardot, MainArtist

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Psyche, Act II Scene 1: Dance of Priests
00:00:59

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist

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Psyche, Act II Scene 1: To Apollo, our Celestial King (Chief Priest & his attendants)
00:00:29

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist

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Psyche, Act II Scene 1: Ceremony for Apollo
00:01:05

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist

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Psyche, Act II Scene 2: Entry for Despairing Lovers
00:02:13

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist

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Psyche, Act II Scene 2: Break, break distracted heart (Four Despairing Lovers)
00:05:03

Matthew Locke, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist - Nicolas Brooymans, MainArtist, BassVocals - Caroline Bardot, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Davy Cornillot, MainArtist, TenorSolo

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Psyche, Act II Scene 2: Intermède. Plainte italienne (extr. from Lully's Psyché)
00:10:39

Matthew Locke, Composer - Jean-Baptiste LULLY, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist - Nicolas Brooymans, MainArtist, BassVocals - Lucile Richardot, MainArtist - Antonin Rondepierre, MainArtist

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DISC 2

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Psyche, Act III: Curtain tune
00:03:36

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist

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Psyche, Act III Scene 1: Dance of Cyclops
00:00:54

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist

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Psyche, Act III Scene 1: Song of Vulcan "Ye bold Sons of Earth"
00:03:43

Matthew Locke, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist - Nicolas Brooymans, MainArtist, BassVocals - Etienne Bazola, MainArtist, BassVocals - Renaud Brès, MainArtist, BassVocals - David Tricou, MainArtist, Countertenor

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Psyche, Act III Scene 1: Song at the Treat of Cupid & Psyche "All joy to fair Psyche"
00:03:58

Matthew Locke, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist - Nicolas Brooymans, MainArtist, BassVocals - Caroline Bardot, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Caroline Weynants, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Davy Cornillot, MainArtist, TenorSolo

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Psyche, Act III Scene 2: Warlike dance with a consort of loud martial musick
00:01:42

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist

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Psyche, Act III Scene 2: Song and dance of the Salij "Let us loudly rejoice"
00:01:05

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist - Davy Cornillot, MainArtist, TenorSolo - David Tricou, MainArtist, Countertenor

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Psyche, Act III Scene 2: Song of Praesul "Great God of War"
00:01:41

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist - Antonin Rondepierre, MainArtist, TenorSolo

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Psyche, Act III Scene 2: Warlike dance
00:00:47

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist

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Psyche, Act III Scene 2: While we to Mars (Praesul)
00:00:19

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist - Antonin Rondepierre, MainArtist, TenorSolo

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Psyche, Act III Scene 2: Venus & Mars meet in the Air in their chariots; his drawn by horses, and hers by doves
00:01:32

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist

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Psyche, Act III Scene 2: Song of Venus & Mars "Great God of War"
00:02:24

Matthew Locke, Composer - Marc Mauillon, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist - Lieselot De Wilde, MainArtist, SopranoSolo

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Psyche, Act III Scene 2: Entry of Furies
00:01:04

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist

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Psyche, Act IV Scene 1: Curtain tune. A stately garden belonging to the magnificent palace
00:01:22

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist

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Psyche, Act IV Scene 1: Entry for Cupids
00:01:07

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist

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Psyche, Act IV Scene 1: Song for Cupids "Let old Age"
00:01:28

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist - Antonin Rondepierre, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Paul-Antoine Benos-Dijan, MainArtist, Countertenor

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Psyche, Act IV Scene 1: Dance of the statues, leaping from their pedestals
00:01:32

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist

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Psyche, Act IV Scene 2: Stay, stay (God of the River & two Nymphs to Psyche)
00:02:24

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist - Caroline Bardot, MainArtist - Lucile Richardot, MainArtist - Caroline Weynants, MainArtist

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Psyche, Act IV Scene 2: Symphony at the descending of Venus
00:01:19

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist

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Psyche, Act V: Curtain tune. Burning ruins of buildings, the throne of Pluto, and a great number of Devils & Furies
00:00:43

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist

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Psyche, Act V Scene 1: To what great distresses (Devils & Furies)
00:02:07

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist

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Psyche, Act V Scene 1: Dance of the Furies
00:00:48

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist

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Psyche, Act V Scene 1: Entry of Pluto
00:03:07

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist

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Psyche, Act V Scene 1: Refrain your tears (Pluto)
00:00:59

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist - Nicolas Brooymans, MainArtist, BassVocals

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Psyche, Act V Scene 1: Psyche, draw near (Proserpina & Pluto)
00:02:08

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist - Nicolas Brooymans, MainArtist, BassVocals - Davy Cornillot, MainArtist, Countertenor

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Psyche, Act V Scene 1: Be gone, fair Psyche (Proserpina & Pluto)
00:01:58

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist

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Psyche, Act V Scenes 2 & 3: Symphony at the descending of Apollo and the Gods
00:01:28

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist

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Psyche, Act V Scene 3: Assemble all the ye Heavenly Quire (Apollo)
00:02:21

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist

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Psyche, Act V Scene 3: On Earth by unkindness (Three Elysian Lovers)
00:02:10

Matthew Locke, Composer - Ensemble Correspondances, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Sébastien Daucé, Conductor, MainArtist - Caroline Bardot, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Caroline Weynants, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Davy Cornillot, MainArtist, TenorSolo

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Album review

Sébastien Daucé, musicologist and conductor of the Correspondances ensemble, has embarked on an extensive reconstruction of Psyche, one of the first operas composed in England based on the French tragedy-ballet of the same name (written by Molière, Quinault, Corneille and Lully). The original work was commissioned by Louis XIV to be performed in the magnificent Versailles. His first cousin and King of England, Charles II, not wanting to be outdone, successfully matched the artistic brilliance of his royal relative, whose lavish show had brought together hundreds of artists (at a huge cost considering it was just for the sole pleasure of a privileged few).


Created by two composers, Matthew Locke and Giovanni Battista Draghi, the passage of time has left the English opera fragmented, as is often the case for works from this period. Only a part of Locke's music has been restored, and it took all of Sébastien Daucé's knowledge and imagination to reconstruct Draghi's music.


This shrewd recreation remains hypothetical, constituting a sort of ‘pasticcio’ very close to what could have been achieved during the Baroque period, during which time the notion of an ‘original work’ had not yet been introduced. This reconstruction is based on English theatre music of the time. It is beautifully successful thanks to a vibrant cast of singers (all of whom are experienced in this repertoire) and the stunning orchestra that boasts a variety of tones, combining strings, woodwinds, brass, rich continuo and percussion. ‘It’s a strange music, which constitutes a new language for us whilst simultaneously possessing the characteristics of court ballet,’ explains Sébastien Daucé, who conducts the work with a firm and joyful hand. © François Hudry/Qobuz

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