Versailles
Lucie Skeaping looks at the music of the French Revolution and those who lived and worked in Paris through the years of terror at the end of the 18th century. Featured composers include Gossec, Cherubini, Mehul, Boieldieu and Dussek.
Britain and the French Revolution
Playlist
Gossec - Symphonie Militaire (1st mvt)
The Wallace Collection
Conducted by John Wallace
NIMBUS NI5175
Track 4
02.23
Gretry - Guillaume Tell (Act I, scene I)
Orchestre de Bretagne
Conducted by Stefan Sanderling
ASV CD DCA 1095
Track 2
05.22
Cherubini - Hymne a la victoire (1796)
The Wallace Collection
Conducted by John Wallace
NIMBUS NI5175
Track 8
Dur: 06.02
Mehul - Ariodant (overture)
Orchestre de Bretagne
Conducted by Stefan Sanderling
ASV CD DCA 1140
Track 2
04.40
Boieldieu - Harp Concerto in C major (2nd & 3rd mvts)
Claudia Antonelli (harp)
Innsbruck Chamber Ensemble
Conducted by Hans Ludwig Hirsch
FREQUENZ CBA 1
Tracks 8-9
11.36
Dussek - The Sufferings of the Queen of France Op.23
Igor Kipnis (harpsichord)
VAIA 1185
Tracks 23-32
12.56
Rouget de Lisle - Chant du Neuf Thermidor
Tibere Rafalli (tenor)
Choir & Orchestra du Capitole Toulouse
Conducted by Michel Plasson
EMI CDC 7 49470-2
Track 1
06.01
