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This new recording of Jean-Marie Leclair's only opera was made in Warsaw in 2021. Stefan Plewniak made the decision to record the first edition of the work – the one which contains the maximum amount of Leclair's original music.
Already renowned for his instrumental music throughout Europe, Jean-Marie Leclair tried his hand at opera late in life, following in the footsteps of the great Jean-Philippe Rameau. His first attempt was a masterpiece. A great violinist himself, Leclair showed great skill in handling timbres and composing challenging lead violin parts. The vocals are equally well-conceived, with both the solo and choral compositions featuring skilful counterpoint.
The main characters are portrayed by Mathias Vidal, Chiara Skerath and Florie Valiquette, whilst the Polish ensemble Il Giardino d'Amore (founded in 2012 by Stefan Plewniak) takes care of the instrumental parts. This meticulous recording brings Leclair's opera back to life, compensating for the lack of success it was met with when it was first released in 1746. Although Rameau's operas undeniably serve as a basis for Leclair's only attempt at stagecraft, this is more than a mere replica. His opera is full of adventurous harmonics, dances, and interludes. Its relative lack of success probably stems from its tragic ending (optimism was all the rage at the time) and the fact that the genre had fallen out of favour. Forgotten for more than two centuries, its resurrection is due in no small part to Sir John Eliot Gardiner, who presented it in concert in London and then on stage at the Opéra de Lyon (the composer's birthplace) in 1986. © François Hudry/Qobuz
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Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor
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Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor
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Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Victor Sicard, Soloist - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor
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Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Victor Sicard, Soloist - Cécile Achille, Soloist - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor - Lili Aymonino, Soloist
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Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor
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Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor
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Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Cécile Achille, Soloist - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor
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Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Victor Sicard, Soloist - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor
2022 Château de Versailles Spectacles 2019-22 Château de Versailles Spectacles
Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor - Lili Aymonino, Soloist
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Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Victor Sicard, Soloist - Cécile Achille, Soloist - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor - Lili Aymonino, Soloist
2022 Château de Versailles Spectacles 2019-22 Château de Versailles Spectacles
Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor
2022 Château de Versailles Spectacles 2019-22 Château de Versailles Spectacles
Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor - Lili Aymonino, Soloist
2022 Château de Versailles Spectacles 2019-22 Château de Versailles Spectacles
Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor
2022 Château de Versailles Spectacles 2019-22 Château de Versailles Spectacles
Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Cécile Achille, Soloist - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor
2022 Château de Versailles Spectacles 2019-22 Château de Versailles Spectacles
Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor
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Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Chiara Skerath, Soloist - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor
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Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Chiara Skerath, Soloist - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor - Lili Aymonino, Soloist
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Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Chiara Skerath, Soloist - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor
2022 Château de Versailles Spectacles 2019-22 Château de Versailles Spectacles
Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor
2022 Château de Versailles Spectacles 2019-22 Château de Versailles Spectacles
Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor
2022 Château de Versailles Spectacles 2019-22 Château de Versailles Spectacles
Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Victor Sicard, Soloist - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor
2022 Château de Versailles Spectacles 2019-22 Château de Versailles Spectacles
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2022 Château de Versailles Spectacles 2019-22 Château de Versailles Spectacles
Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor
2022 Château de Versailles Spectacles 2019-22 Château de Versailles Spectacles
Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor - Lili Aymonino, Soloist
2022 Château de Versailles Spectacles 2019-22 Château de Versailles Spectacles
Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor
2022 Château de Versailles Spectacles 2019-22 Château de Versailles Spectacles
Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Victor Sicard, Soloist - Cécile Achille, Soloist - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor
2022 Château de Versailles Spectacles 2019-22 Château de Versailles Spectacles
Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor
2022 Château de Versailles Spectacles 2019-22 Château de Versailles Spectacles
Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor
2022 Château de Versailles Spectacles 2019-22 Château de Versailles Spectacles
Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Chiara Skerath, Soloist - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor - Lili Aymonino, Soloist
2022 Château de Versailles Spectacles 2019-22 Château de Versailles Spectacles
Mathias Vidal, Soloist - Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor
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Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Chiara Skerath, Soloist - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor
2022 Château de Versailles Spectacles 2019-22 Château de Versailles Spectacles
Mathias Vidal, Soloist - Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Chiara Skerath, Soloist - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor
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Mathias Vidal, Soloist - Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Chiara Skerath, Soloist - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor
2022 Château de Versailles Spectacles 2019-22 Château de Versailles Spectacles
Mathias Vidal, Soloist - Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor
2022 Château de Versailles Spectacles 2019-22 Château de Versailles Spectacles
Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor
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Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Cécile Achille, Soloist - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor - Florie Valiquette, Soloist
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Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor - Florie Valiquette, Soloist
2022 Château de Versailles Spectacles 2019-22 Château de Versailles Spectacles
Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor - Florie Valiquette, Soloist
2022 Château de Versailles Spectacles 2019-22 Château de Versailles Spectacles
Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Cécile Achille, Soloist - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor - Florie Valiquette, Soloist
2022 Château de Versailles Spectacles 2019-22 Château de Versailles Spectacles
Mathias Vidal, Soloist - Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor - Florie Valiquette, Soloist
2022 Château de Versailles Spectacles 2019-22 Château de Versailles Spectacles
Mathias Vidal, Soloist - Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor
2022 Château de Versailles Spectacles 2019-22 Château de Versailles Spectacles
Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor - Florie Valiquette, Soloist
2022 Château de Versailles Spectacles 2019-22 Château de Versailles Spectacles
Mathias Vidal, Soloist - Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor - Florie Valiquette, Soloist
2022 Château de Versailles Spectacles 2019-22 Château de Versailles Spectacles
Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor - Florie Valiquette, Soloist
2022 Château de Versailles Spectacles 2019-22 Château de Versailles Spectacles
Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor
2022 Château de Versailles Spectacles 2019-22 Château de Versailles Spectacles
Mathias Vidal, Soloist - Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor - Florie Valiquette, Soloist
2022 Château de Versailles Spectacles 2019-22 Château de Versailles Spectacles
Mathias Vidal, Soloist - Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Victor Sicard, Soloist - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor
2022 Château de Versailles Spectacles 2019-22 Château de Versailles Spectacles
Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer - Il Giardino d'Amore, Orchestra - Stefan Plewniak, Conductor - Florie Valiquette, Soloist
2022 Château de Versailles Spectacles 2019-22 Château de Versailles Spectacles
Album review
This new recording of Jean-Marie Leclair's only opera was made in Warsaw in 2021. Stefan Plewniak made the decision to record the first edition of the work – the one which contains the maximum amount of Leclair's original music.
Already renowned for his instrumental music throughout Europe, Jean-Marie Leclair tried his hand at opera late in life, following in the footsteps of the great Jean-Philippe Rameau. His first attempt was a masterpiece. A great violinist himself, Leclair showed great skill in handling timbres and composing challenging lead violin parts. The vocals are equally well-conceived, with both the solo and choral compositions featuring skilful counterpoint.
The main characters are portrayed by Mathias Vidal, Chiara Skerath and Florie Valiquette, whilst the Polish ensemble Il Giardino d'Amore (founded in 2012 by Stefan Plewniak) takes care of the instrumental parts. This meticulous recording brings Leclair's opera back to life, compensating for the lack of success it was met with when it was first released in 1746. Although Rameau's operas undeniably serve as a basis for Leclair's only attempt at stagecraft, this is more than a mere replica. His opera is full of adventurous harmonics, dances, and interludes. Its relative lack of success probably stems from its tragic ending (optimism was all the rage at the time) and the fact that the genre had fallen out of favour. Forgotten for more than two centuries, its resurrection is due in no small part to Sir John Eliot Gardiner, who presented it in concert in London and then on stage at the Opéra de Lyon (the composer's birthplace) in 1986. © François Hudry/Qobuz
About the album
- 3 disc(s) - 104 track(s)
- Total length: 02:41:58
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Stefan Plewniak
- Composer: Jean-Marie Leclair
- Label: Château de Versailles Spectacles
- Genre: Classical
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