Credits:

Marc Minkowski

Description:

The essence of Rameaus orchestral music, blossoming at Versaillesborn of the new ways of life of the 18th and 21st centuries!This album showcases the boundless experience of Marc Minkowskiwho has now transcended the realm of period instrument performance to pursue a multifaceted careerapplied in the finest possible way to 18th-century French music, which could be considered the very foundation of his artistry.Minkowski and the Louvre Palace Orchestra earned high praise in 2003 for their album dedicated exclusively to Rameaus orchestral works (*Symphonie Imaginaire: Imaginary Orchestral Works*, ARCHIV label); this new project can be seen as a revival of that success. When the performances of Mozarts Da Ponte opera trilogy, scheduled for January 2021, were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this recordingmade using the time and venue originally set aside for those performancesdisplays a lev