Le Pré aux clercs
HEROLD Louis-Ferdinand (1791-1833)
Coro e Orquestra Gulbenkian - Paul McCreesh (Dir)
Label : Palazzetto Bru Zane (f.k.a. Ediciones Singulares)
Artikelnummer: ES1025
2 CD + Buch Spielzeit : 121:40
CHF 43.50
With his last opera, Hérold launched his biggest success: The simplicity of the vocal lines, the impact of the dramatic effects and the effectiveness of the choral writing testify to the flowering of Romanticism and the composer's assimilation of Rossini, then the paragon of modernity. Following the July Revolution of 1830, it was time to exorcise unfortunate memories: the topic of politics however was not treated directly but through a historical simile.