"René Jacobs by himself"
1977: René Jacobs makes his first recording at Saint-Michel de Provence, the of Charpentier. Thirty years and more than 70 recordings later, this set retraces in sound and pictures the career of a countertenor who became a conductor out of fidelity to the spirit of the great musical masterpieces. René Jacobs himself participated in the difficult task of selecting the 32 tracks that make up the , arranged in chronological order by recording date – a series of highpoints that testify to the performer’s formidable work . . . For ‘work’ is the key word here, with each production building on the experience of the previous ones. In the , Pierre Barré and Thierry Loreau report on René Jacobs and his many activities - from the recording studio to the rehearsal hall to the opera stage. Between his regular duties in Paris and Berlin, the maestro finds time to revisit Ghent, the site of his early training...
Artists
Composers
- Michel Lambert
- Francesco Cavalli
- Francisco António de Almeida
- Nicola Antonio Porpora
Contents
MARC-ANTOINE CHARPENTIER [1643-1704]
· Leçons de Ténèbres du Mercredy Sainct
Répons : Tristis est anima mea (5'07)
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI [1567-1643]
· O quam pulchra es a voce sola (5'44)
MICHEL LAMBERT [1610-1696]
· Sombres déserts (3'36)
HEINRICH SCHÜTZ [1585-1672]
· Eile mich, Gott, zu erretten SWV 282 (3'18)
PIETRO CESTI [1623-1669]
· Orontea
Acte II, scène 1. Recitativo & aria Orontea : Adorisi sempre (5'37)
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI [1567-1643]
· Zefiro torna a 2 voci (Livre IX) (5'12)
FRANÇOIS COUPERIN [1668-1733]
· Troisième Leçon de Ténèbres (7'45)
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH [1685-1750]
· Matthäus-Passion
Nr.39 Aria : Erbarme dich (7'09)
FRANCESCO CAVALLI [1602-1676]
· Xerse
Acte I, scène 17. Recitativo & aria Arsamene : Innamorato cor (3'02)
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL [1685-1759]
· Flavio
Acte I, scène 1. Recitativo & duo Teodata, Vitige : Ricordati mio ben (5'44)
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI [1567-1643]
· L'incoronazione di Poppea
Acte III, scène 7. Ottavia : Addio Roma (4'21)
DIETRICH BUXTEHUDE [1637-1707]
· Membra Jesu Nostri BuxWV 75
Cantate n°7 : Ad faciem (6'15)
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL [1685-1759]
· Giulio Cesare
Atto primo, scena 9. Recitativo Cesare & Tolomeo. Cesare : aria Va tacito (8'11)
FRANCISCO ANTÓNIO DE ALMEIDA [1702-1755]
· La Giuditta
Prima parte : Introduzione (2'37)
FRANCESCO CAVALLI [1602-1676]
· La Calisto
Atto primo, scena XIV. Calisto : Piante ombrose (2'31)
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI [1567-1643]
· Vespro della beata Vergine
Nigra sum a voce sola (3'20)
ANTONIO CALDARA [c. 1671-1736]
· Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo
N°47 Aria Maddalena : <>IPer il mar del pianto mio (4'26)
GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN [1681-1767]
· Orpheus
Erster Akt, Neunter Auftritt. Recitativo & Aria Orpheus : Drum komm, du höchstgewünschter Tod - Ach Tod, ach süsser Tod! (3'06)
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH [1685-1750]
· Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248
Nr.4 Aria : Bereite dich, Zion (4'48)
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART [1756-1791]
Così fan tutte
Atto primo, scena V
· N°8. Coro Bella vita militar! - Recitativo Don Alfonso : Non v'è più tempo (1'56)
· N°9. Abbraciami, idol mio - Quintetto Di scrivermi ogni giorno (2'54)
HENRY PURCELL [1659-1695]
· Dido and Aeneas
Act II. Prelude for the Witches - Chorus In our deep vaulted cell (7'16)
REINHARD KEISER [1674-1739]
· Croesus
Atto secondo, scena VIII. Aria Elmira : Liebe, sag', was fängst du an? (4'54)
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI [1567-1643]
· Madrigali guerrieri ed amorosi (Libro VIII)
Lamento della Ninfa. Non havea Febo ancora (5'54)
CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD GLUCK [1714-1787]
· Orfeo & Euridice
Atto secondo, scena 2. Orfeo : Che puro ciel! (5'40)
NICOLA ANTONIO PORPORA [1686-1768]
· Orfeo
Aria Dall'amor più sventurato (4'16)
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL [1685-1759]
· Rinaldo
Atto secondo, scena 10. Recitativo Argante : Adorata Alminera & Aria Armida Vo' far guerra (4'43)
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART [1756-1791]
· Le nozze di Figaro
Atto terzo, scena 5? No.19 Sestetto Riconosci in questo amplesso (4'33)
JOSEPH HAYDN [1732-1809]
· Les Saisons
Der Herbst. Recitativo Lukas Hier treibt ein dichter Kreis - Coro Hört das laute Getön (4'18)
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL [1685-1759]
· Saul
Act Three. Scene V. No.81. Aria David : Brave Jonathan his bow never drew
No.82. Chorus : Eagles were not so swift as they (2'09)
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART [1756-1791]
· "René Jacobs, entre rigueur et fantaisie", un film de / a film by Pierre Barré et/and Thierry Loreau (© RTBF, 2004)
"René Jacobs – ein Porträt" (mit Deutsche Voice-over)
English subtitles available (59'30)
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