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If you like instrumental and vocal music of the Renaissance and Barqoque - but hit the brakes on opera and screaching soparanos - this may be your entry point to that genre (along with a "sister" CPO recording of Lully's PSYCHE, also Boston Early-Music Festival). This is music you can put on, leave on, not adjust volume, nor apologize to others about as it plays and just enjoy the music, pleasant and varied vocals and the mythological-allegorical story unfolding. This is some of the earliest Baroque opera, very French in patronizing honor of King Louis IV. Musically, it is smoother and more elegant than the more spicy, dynamic fare of Italy at this time (Vivaldi, etc).
Both the superb orchestral music (quintessential Lully with trumpet and percussion farfare) and very-impressive cast of vocalists in their prime combine for a rather unexpected and extraordinary musical event ... if you can make it through 3-CD's of it at once. Sound quality is excellent, just shy of the very best. The thick booklet is superb, among the better ones and nicely features professional photos of each singer along with art renderings of the original, 17th-c costumes that adds to its polish of presentation along with easy-to-follow translations (Fr, En, Ger). This is another compelling CPO classic offering out of a large number of gems if you are not familiar with that label. CPO also has some amazing Baroque sacred music sets such as more obscure fare of Telemann. ClassicsToday rating 10/10.
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