Beethoven & Méhul
CDs

Ludwig van Beethoven
Étienne-Nicolas Méhul
LES SIÈCLES
François-Xavier Roth conductor
Harmonia Mundi
23/04/2021
1 CD



Continuing their exploration of Beethoven’s symphonies, François‑Xavier Roth and Les Siècles give us an opportunity to rediscover the Eroica in all its modernity and power. Thanks to the magic of period timbres, Beethoven’s intended instrumental balances and effects are restored in revelatory fashion. The overture to Méhul’s opera Les Amazones, written eight years later, will be a discovery for many listeners. This time it was a French composer who established a further milestone in the new aesthetic of Romanticism.
Les Amazones, ou La Fondation de Thèbes by Méhul: Overture. Adagio - Allegro agitato
Music publishing Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française (2016)
Tracklist
See scores Scores list
Overture
2.2.2.2./4.2.3.0./timp./strings
Tragédie lyrique
Orchestral score / orchestral parts
About 8 min.
Palazzetto Bru Zane
Bru Zane Mediabase
Digital resources for French Romantic music
Étienne-Nicolas Méhul