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Psyche

Libretto: Thomas Shadwell
Sébastien Daucé, Ensemble Correspondances, Nicolas Brooymans (Bass), Renaud Brès (Bass), Caroline Weynants (Soprano), Caroline Dangin-Bardot (Soprano), Lieselot De Wilde (Soprano), Lucile Richardot (Mezzo-soprano), Deborah Cachet (Soprano), Marc Mauillon (Tenor), Antonin Rondepierre (Tenor), Etienne Bazola (Bass), David Tricou (Countertenor), David Tricou (Tenor), Davy Cornillot (Tenor), Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian (Countertenor)
℗ 2022, Saint-Omer, Chapelle des Jésuites, Saint-Omer

  • Act I

    • 1. Overture
      02:16
    • 2. A symphony of recorders and soft musick
      00:44
    • 3. "Great Psyche, goddess of each Field and Grove" (Pan, Nymphs)
      02:13
    • 4. A rustick dance of Sylvans & Dryads
      02:20
    • 5. Symphony of rustick musick representing an eccho
      01:00
    • 6. Song of Ecchoes "Great Psyche shall find no such pleasure as here" (Solo, Chorus)
      02:33
    • 7. Dance for Ambition, Power, Plenty and Peace
      01:06
    • 8. Entry of Envy
      01:57
    • 9. Song of Envy & Furies "Envy 'gainst Psyche" (Envy, Furies, Chorus)
      01:24
    • 10. Entry of the Princes Nicander & Polynices
      02:46
    • 11. Symphony at the descending of Venus in her chariot drawn by doves
      00:44
    • 12. "With kindness I your pray'rs receive" (Venus)
      01:23
    • 13. Symphony at the ascending of Venus in her chariot drawn by doves
      00:49

  • Act II

    • 1. Curtain tune. The temple of Apollo Delphicus
      01:32
    • 2. Song of procession in the temple "Let's to Apollo's Altar now repair" (Chief Priest, Chorus)
      02:30
    • Son of Latona "Son of Latona and great Jove" (Chief Priest, Chorus)
      04:20
    • 4. Dance of Priests
      01:00
    • 5. "To Apollo, our Celestial King" (Chief Priest, His Attendants)
      00:30
    • 6. Ceremony for Apollo
      01:06
    • 7. Entry for Despairing Lovers
      02:14
    • 8. "Break, break distracted heart" (Four Despairing Lovers, Chorus)
      05:03
    • 9. Intermède (Italian Lament from Lully’s Psyché) "Deh! piangete al pianto mio" (Afflicted Woman, Two Afflicted Men)
      10:39

  • Act III

    • 1. Curtain tune
      03:36
    • 2. Dance of Cyclops
      00:55
    • 3. Song of Vulcan "Ye bold Sons of Earth" (Vulcan, Four Cyclopes, Chorus)
      03:44
    • 4. Song at the Treat of Cupid & Psyche "All joy to fair Psyche" (Soli, Chorus)
      03:59
    • 5. Warlike dance with a consort of loud martial musick
      01:42
    • 6. Song and dance of the Salij "Let us loudly rejoice" (Two Singers, Chorus)
      01:05
    • 7. Song of Praesul "Great God of War" (Praesul, Chorus)
      01:41
    • 8. Warlike dance
      00:47
    • 9. "While we to Mars" (Praesul)
      00:20
    • 10. Venus & Mars meet in the Air in their chariots; his drawn by horses, and hers by doves
      01:32
    • 11. Song of Venus & Mars "Great God of War" (Venus, Mars)
      02:24
    • 12. Entry of Furies
      01:04

  • Act IV

    • 1. Curtain tune. A stately garden belonging to the magnificent palace
      01:23
    • 2. Entry for Cupids
      01:07
    • 3. Song for Cupids "Let old Age" (Two Singers, Chorus)
      01:28
    • 4. Dance of the statues, leaping from their pedestals
      01:33
    • 5. "Stay, stay" (God of the River, Two Nymphs to Psyche, Chorus)
      02:25
    • 6. Symphony at the descending of Venus
      01:19

  • Act V

    • 1. Curtain tune. Burning ruins of buildings, the throne of Pluto, and a great number of Devils & Furies
      00:43
    • 2. "To what great distresses" (Devils & Furies)
      02:08
    • 3. Dance of the Furies
      00:49
    • 4. Entry of Pluto
      03:08
    • 5. "Refrain your tears" (Pluto)
      01:00
    • 6. "Psyche, draw near" (Proserpina, Pluto)
      02:09
    • 7. "Be gone, fair Psyche" (Proserpine, Pluto, Chorus)
      01:58
    • 8. Symphony at the descending of Apollo and the Gods
      01:29
    • 9. Assemble all the ye Heavenly Quire (Apollo, Chorus)
      02:21
    • 10. "On Earth by unkindness" (Three Elysian Lovers)
      02:11
    • 11. Symphony at the descending of Jupiter, Cupid & Psyche
      01:07
    • 12. Dance for Six Elysian Princes
      01:34
    • 13. "Behold the God" (Mars, Chorus)
      01:10
    • 14. Rustick musick of Mænades & Ægipanes
      01:06
    • 15. Grand chorus and dance, with all the instruments "All joy to this Celestial Pair" (Bacchus, Apollo, Chorus)
      02:33

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