Boismortier: Don Quichotte chez la Duchesse available on July 21 2018 from Base for 5.69
Boismortier - Don Quichotte chez la Duchesse / S. Van Dyck · R. Biren · M. Hall · P. Gay · Le Concert Spirituel · Niquet available on November 09 2014 from Amazon for 6.23
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French Baroque Opera is often regarded as serious, mithologic, dramatic and ..."a little bit boring" as an english traveler of the XVIIIth century said (Dr. Charles Burney?). But with this recording by Naxos you won't have any chance but to disagree with him. Hervé Niquet is a master of his art and takes the challenge of this brillant score with passion, energy and humor. The orchestra and the singers are superb, with that very french witty style and elegance. The clarity and transparency of sound are..
This opera is based on the less familiar second part of Don Quixote. The Don and Sancho are guests of a humorous Duke and his Duchess who play a number of cruel practical jokes on the pair - softened by Boismortier's librettist, thankfully. The opera is an unusual parody of the tragic operas of the century, much as Quixote is a parody of the material many of these operas were based on. It is amusing as parody and the music is quite good. The performance I would rate highly; it is high in quality as well..
