In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the operas of Jules Massenet were regularly performed and quite popular, and even though he was increasingly regarded by his colleagues as old-fashioned, works such as Manon, Werther, and Thaïs continued to be staged around the world, right up to the present. However, a full-fledged revival of Massenet's earlier works has yet to occur, and the ballets and other pieces extracted from Le Cid, Le roi de Lahore, Phèdre, Les érinnyes, and Don César de Bazan are unlikely to make this 2014 ...
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In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the operas of Jules Massenet were regularly performed and quite popular, and even though he was increasingly regarded by his colleagues as old-fashioned, works such as Manon, Werther, and Thaïs continued to be staged around the world, right up to the present. However, a full-fledged revival of Massenet's earlier works has yet to occur, and the ballets and other pieces extracted from Le Cid, Le roi de Lahore, Phèdre, Les érinnyes, and Don César de Bazan are unlikely to make this 2014 Chandos release an instant hit with the public. Bearing in mind that there are always delightful melodies and attractive scenes in Massenet's best music, listeners with even a slight appreciation of French Romantic music will find something to enjoy here. Also, considering the indefatigable efforts of Neeme Järvi and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande to expand the concert repertoire with neglected but admirable orchestral music, they are quite successful at what they set out to...
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