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Ricercar Consort|Rendez-moi mes plaisirs

Rendez-moi mes plaisirs

Marc-Antoine Charpentier - Franz Tunder - Alessandro Grandi

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French counter tenor Henri Ledroit had a career that flourished in the 1970s and 1980s, before the wave of young counter tenors that began emerging in the 1990s that raised the bar considerably for the voice type, both timbrally and technically. Ledroit was a protégé of Alfred Deller's, and his voice has a similar lightness, but he was not as limber or technically assured as Deller. This retrospective collection of music by Charpentier, Tunder, Grandi, Monteverdi, and Leopold I, released in 2008 to honor the twentieth anniversary of his death, reveals a singer with good interpretive skills, but with neither the instrument nor the technique to make a strong impression. Ledroit's timbre sounds closer to that of a high tenor than to a counter tenor in several of the selections, and he tends to lose focus and power at the bottom of his range. Music that requires higher volume, particularly Charpentier's song Le Bavolet, results in a forced tone, awkwardly putting a lack of vocal discipline on display. Ledroit is at his best in Charpentier's delicately lyrical, expressive songs, which showcase his interpretive sensitivity and musical insight. One of the most satisfying tracks is Charpentier's cantata, Orphée descendant aux enfers, in which he's joined by tenor Guy de Mey and bass Jacques Bona. Ricercar Consort provides a solid, if somewhat conventional and low-profile accompaniment. The sound quality varies some between tracks, but is generally clear and clean.

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1
Rendez-moi mes plaisirs, H. 463
Henri Ledroit
00:01:49

Henri Ledroit, Performer - Philippe Malfeyt, Performer - Philippe Pierlot, Performer - Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Composer

2008 Outhere Ricercar (1981 - 1987)

2
Orphée descendant aux enfers, H. 471
Henri Ledroit
00:16:23

Henri Ledroit, Performer - Guy de Mey, Performer - Jacques Bona, Performer - François Fernandez, Performer - Enrico Gatti, Performer - Frédéric de Roos, Performer - Danièle Etienne, Performer - Philippe Pierlot, Performer - Bernard Foccroulle, Performer - Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Composer

2008 Outhere Ricercar (1981 - 1987)

3
Stances du Cid, H. 457, 459 & 458
Henri Ledroit
00:05:53

Henri Ledroit, Performer - Philippe Pierlot, Performer - Bernard Foccroulle, Performer - Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Composer

2008 Outhere Ricercar (1981 - 1987)

4
Tristes déserts, H. 469
Henri Ledroit
00:03:02

Henri Ledroit, Performer - Philippe Malfeyt, Performer - Philippe Pierlot, Performer - Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Composer

2008 Outhere Ricercar (1981 - 1987)

5
Ah! Qu'on est malheureux, H. 443
Henri Ledroit
00:02:00

Henri Ledroit, Performer - Bernard Foccroulle, Performer - Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Composer

2008 Outhere Ricercar (1981 - 1987)

6
Amour, vous avez beau redoubler mes alarmes, H. 445
Henri Ledroit
00:02:01

Henri Ledroit, Performer - Bernard Foccroulle, Performer - Philippe Pierlot, Performer - Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Composer

2008 Outhere Ricercar (1981 - 1987)

7
Auprès du feu l'on fait l'amour, H. 446
Henri Ledroit
00:01:01

Henri Ledroit, Performer - Bernard Foccroulle, Performer - Philippe Pierlot, Performer - Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Composer

2008 Outhere Ricercar (1981 - 1987)

8
Le bavolet, H. 499a
Henri Ledroit
00:01:57

Henri Ledroit, Performer - Bernard Foccroulle, Performer - Philippe Pierlot, Performer - Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Composer

2008 Outhere Ricercar (1981 - 1987)

9
Salve mi Jesu
Henri Ledroit
00:05:19

Henri Ledroit, Performer - François Fernandez, Performer - Mihoko Kimura, Performer - Gail Ann Schroeder, Performer - Kaori Uemura, Performer - Guy Penson, Performer - Philippe Pierlot, Performer - Franz Tunder, Composer

2008 Outhere Ricercar (1981 - 1987)

10
Cantabo Domino
Henri Ledroit
00:03:09

Henri Ledroit, Performer - Bernard Foccroulle, Performer - Philippe Pierlot, Performer - Alessandro Grandi, Composer

2008 Outhere Ricercar (1981 - 1987)

11
O dulce nomen Jesus
Henri Ledroit
00:04:36

Henri Ledroit, Performer - Bernard Foccroulle, Performer - Philippe Pierlot, Performer - Alessandro Grandi, Composer

2008 Outhere Ricercar (1981 - 1987)

12
O Intemerata
Henri Ledroit
00:03:46

Henri Ledroit, Performer - Bernard Foccroulle, Performer - Philippe Pierlot, Performer - Alessandro Grandi, Composer

2008 Outhere Ricercar (1981 - 1987)

13
O quam tu puchra es
Henri Ledroit
00:03:07

Henri Ledroit, Performer - Bernard Foccroulle, Performer - Philippe Pierlot, Performer - Alessandro Grandi, Composer

2008 Outhere Ricercar (1981 - 1987)

14
O Domine Jesu Christe
Henri Ledroit
00:01:48

Henri Ledroit, Performer - Bernard Foccroulle, Performer - Philippe Pierlot, Performer - Alessandro Grandi, Composer

2008 Outhere Ricercar (1981 - 1987)

15
Illumina oculos meos
Henri Ledroit
00:02:57

Henri Ledroit, Performer - Bernard Foccroulle, Performer - Philippe Pierlot, Performer - Alessandro Grandi, Composer

2008 Outhere Ricercar (1981 - 1987)

16
Currite populi
Henri Ledroit
00:03:35

Henri Ledroit, Performer - Bernard Foccroulle, Performer - Philippe Pierlot, Performer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer

2008 Outhere Ricercar (1981 - 1987)

17
Venite, videte
Henri Ledroit
00:06:16

Henri Ledroit, Performer - Bernard Foccroulle, Performer - Philippe Pierlot, Performer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer

2008 Outhere Ricercar (1981 - 1987)

18
Regina coeli
Henri Ledroit
00:06:47

Henri Ledroit, Performer - François Fernandez, Performer - Mihoko Kimura, Performer - Gail Ann Schroeder, Performer - Kaori Uemura, Performer - Guy Penson, Performer - Philippe Pierlot, Performer - Leopold I, Composer

2008 Outhere Ricercar (1981 - 1987)

Album review

French counter tenor Henri Ledroit had a career that flourished in the 1970s and 1980s, before the wave of young counter tenors that began emerging in the 1990s that raised the bar considerably for the voice type, both timbrally and technically. Ledroit was a protégé of Alfred Deller's, and his voice has a similar lightness, but he was not as limber or technically assured as Deller. This retrospective collection of music by Charpentier, Tunder, Grandi, Monteverdi, and Leopold I, released in 2008 to honor the twentieth anniversary of his death, reveals a singer with good interpretive skills, but with neither the instrument nor the technique to make a strong impression. Ledroit's timbre sounds closer to that of a high tenor than to a counter tenor in several of the selections, and he tends to lose focus and power at the bottom of his range. Music that requires higher volume, particularly Charpentier's song Le Bavolet, results in a forced tone, awkwardly putting a lack of vocal discipline on display. Ledroit is at his best in Charpentier's delicately lyrical, expressive songs, which showcase his interpretive sensitivity and musical insight. One of the most satisfying tracks is Charpentier's cantata, Orphée descendant aux enfers, in which he's joined by tenor Guy de Mey and bass Jacques Bona. Ricercar Consort provides a solid, if somewhat conventional and low-profile accompaniment. The sound quality varies some between tracks, but is generally clear and clean.

© TiVo

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