
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier (23 December 1689 -- 28 October 1755) was a French baroque composer of instrumental music, cantatas, opéra-ballets, and vocal music. Boismortier was one of the first composers to have no patrons: having obtained a royal license for engraving music in 1724, he made enormous sums of money by publishing his music for sale to the public. [en.wikipedia.org Daphnis & Chloé (1747) [extracts pt. 1 of 2] 00:00 - Prologue. Air pour les Zéphyrs 01:35 - Prologue. Choeur 'Viens amour' 04:11 - Acte premier. Passacaille 'Du bonheur la douce habitude' 07:03 - Acte Deuxième. Ritournelle 'Renaissez dans mon coeur' 10:31 - Acte Deuxième. Réveil de Chloé 'Hélas!' Le Concert Spirituel Hervé Niquet Gaëlle Méchaly, soprano Marie-Louise Duthoit, soprano François-Nicolas Geslot, high tenor Till Fechner, bass Alain Buet, bass Renaud Delaigue, bass Arno Guillou, bass www.glossamusic.com www.cduniverse.com
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