Cannabich: Médor et Angélique (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) Das Neue Mannheimer Orchester & Anders Muskens

• Christian Cannabich (1731 - 1798): Médor et Angélique:
• 1 Cannabich: Médor et Angélique: Overture (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) 02:09
• 2 Cannabich: Médor et Angélique: Au printemps de la vie, à l'âge florissant (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) 00:55
• 3 Cannabich: Médor et Angélique: I. Espressivo (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) 01:05
• 4 Cannabich: Médor et Angélique: Mais le hasard amène une jeune étrangère (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) 00:57
• 5 Cannabich: Médor et Angélique: II. Andantino larghetto (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) 01:16
• 6 Cannabich: Médor et Angélique: Là, triomphe Angélique, et sa main douce et sûre (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) 00:40
• 7 Cannabich: Médor et Angélique: III. Un poco moderato (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) 01:02
• 8 Cannabich: Médor et Angélique: La beauté de Médor est toute refleurie (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) 00:10
• 9 Cannabich: Médor et Angélique: IV. Un poco allegro (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) 02:31
• 10 Cannabich: Médor et Angélique: J’aime une reine, hélas! (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) 00:54
• 11 Cannabich: Médor et Angélique: V. Un poco andante - Il lève son épée, près a se tuer (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) 02:19
• 12 Cannabich: Médor et Angélique: Sous le modeste toit ces noces s'accomplirent (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) 00:25
• 13 Cannabich: Médor et Angélique: VI. Sempre piano (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) 01:36
• 14 Cannabich: Médor et Angélique: L’amour vous appelle (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) 00:09
• 15 Cannabich: Médor et Angélique: VII. Moderato (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) 00:38
• 16 Cannabich: Médor et Angélique: VIII. Allegretto (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) 00:19
• 17 Cannabich: Médor et Angélique: IX. Andantino moderato (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) 01:04
• 18 Cannabich: Médor et Angélique: X. Tempo di Chacconne - XI. Minore (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) 01:57
• 19 Cannabich: Médor et Angélique: XII. Andantino (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) 00:44
• 20 Cannabich: Médor et Angélique: Angélique ravie, et d'amour enivrée (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) 01:36
• 21 Cannabich: Médor et Angélique: XIII. Allegretto - XIV. Minore (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) 01:28
• 22 Cannabich: Médor et Angélique: XV. Allegro non troppo (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) 00:29
• 23 Cannabich: Médor et Angélique: Mais enfin au départ il faut bien qu'elle pense (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) 00:45
• 24 Cannabich: Médor et Angélique: XVI, Sempre piano – Un poco allegro (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) 01:18
• 25 Cannabich: Médor et Angélique: Retirons-nous, Roland s’avance (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) 00:09
• 26 Cannabich: Médor et Angélique: XVII. Andante (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) 00:32
• 27 Cannabich: Médor et Angélique: XVIII. Allegro (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) 00:13
• 28 Cannabich: Médor et Angélique: Roland cherche partout les traces d’Angélique (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) 00:08
• 29 Cannabich: Médor et Angélique: XIX. Maestoso – Soudain il aperçoit, en ces lieux solitaires (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) 02:20
• 30 Cannabich: Médor et Angélique: Astolphe, son ami, l’apaise par ces mots (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) 01:16
• 31 Cannabich: Médor et Angélique: XX. Adagio (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) 00:36
• 32 Cannabich: Médor et Angélique: Témoins d’une odieuse flamme (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) 00:16
• 33 Cannabich: Médor et Angélique: XXI. Furioso (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) 01:33
• 34 Cannabich: Médor et Angélique: D'un bras infatigable il jette en ces eaux claires (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) 01:16
• 35 Cannabich: Médor et Angélique: XXII. Grave. Moderato (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) 01:05
• 36 Cannabich: Médor et Angélique: Roland il faut armer votre invincible bras (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) 00:29
• 37 Cannabich: Médor et Angélique: XXIII. Andante grazioso (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) 00:54
• 38 Cannabich: Médor et Angélique: XXIV. Chaconne (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) 04:25
• 39 Cannabich: Médor et Angélique: XXV. Un poco allegretto scherzando (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) 00:44
• 40 Cannabich: Médor et Angélique: XXVI. Louri (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) 00:50
• 41 Cannabich: Médor et Angélique: XXVII. Contredanse (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024) 01:34
• Total Runtime 44:46

Info for Cannabich: Médor et Angélique (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024)

This album presents Cannabich’s Médor et Angélique ou Roland Furieux (c. 1768), based on 𝑂𝑟𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑜 𝐹𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑠𝑜 by Ludovico Ariosto. This narrative ballet begins in a tender, pastoral idiom steeped in French Baroque influence, where Angélique and Médor share moments of idyllic bliss through elegant, dance-driven tableaux. This serenity is violently interrupted by the arrival of Roland, whose discovery of their love sends him into a frenzied descent into madness. Cannabich’s music mirrors this narrative rupture with abrupt shifts in texture, rhythm, and tone—ultimately returning to a majestic calm with Roland’s grandiose entrance. João Luís Veloso Paixão again delivers dramatic narration between scenes, heightening the tension and drawing the listener deep into the emotional landscape of the ballet.

Co-directed by Anders Muskens from the harpsichord and concertmaster Rachael Beesley, these albums represent a bold revival of the theatrical and expressive ideals of the Mannheim court. With period instruments, rhetorical flair, and dramatic narration, Das Neue Mannheimer Orchester reclaims these neglected masterworks—offering a resonant tribute to Carl Theodor’s visionary cultural legacy.

The New Mannheim Orchestra
Anders Muskens, conductor

The New Mannheim Orchestra
This served as the inspiration behind Das Neue Mannheimer Orchester (DNMO), which was established in late 2016 in The Hague by Canadian harpsichordist and fortepianist Anders Muskens with the aim of recapturing the spirit of music from the period of the original Mannheim Court Orchestra, including late Baroque, galant, Classical, and early Romantic – especially from composers of the Mannheim School. As an early music ensemble, DNMO plays on period instruments using historically informed techniques. It is made up of young professional early music specialists, and is a highly international group featuring talents from the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Poland, Spain, Japan, Korea, Argentina, Colombia, Brazil, Australia, Canada, and the United States.

In November 2018, the ensemble was awarded the „Hofkapelle Elbe-Elster“ für das Jahr 2019 prize at the „Gebrüder Graun Prize“ 2018 in Bad Liebenwerda, Germany. DNMO has played at the Utrecht Early Music Festival Fringe in 2018–19; and the Wahrenbrücker Graun-Festtage 2019. DNMO produced a revival of Gian Francesco de Majo’s opera serenata, La gara delle grazie at the Grachtenfestival in Amsterdam in August 2020. DNMO was invited to play on Dutch national television’s Podium Witteman (NL) in April 2021 in a segment on the music of the Mannheim Court, and in the summer of 2021 produced a series of concerts supported by the Fonds Podiumkunsten Balkonscènes Fond (NL). In April 2022, DNMO performed at the Schwetzinger SWR Festspiele. With the support of Sean, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, and the Adriana Jacoba Fonds, DNMO has produced numerous recordings released on teh labels Etcetera and Leaf Music Distribution (via Naxos)..

DNMO is committed to challenge established boundaries and conventions of the Classical Music world with the goal of rekindling the passion of eighteenth-century performances. With the collaboration of various musicologists, DNMO has a number of research initiatives to better understand and reconstruct eighteenth century orchestral performance practices. In addition to presenting music from well-known masters, DNMO seeks to present music of lesser-known composers which is equally worthy of performance.

Booklet for Cannabich: Médor et Angélique (Live at WestVest 90, Schiedam, Netherlands, 10/23/2024)