Massenet: Méditation aus »Thaïs« ∙ Renaud Capuçon ∙ Anne-Sophie Bertrand

Jules Massenet:
Méditation aus der Oper »Thaïs« ∙

Renaud Capuçon, Violine ∙
Anne-Sophie Bertrand, Harfe ∙

hr-Sinfoniekonzert ∙
Alte Oper Frankfurt, 10. Juni 2022 ∙

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Hessischer Rundfunk (hr)

[deniselaverre]

Renaud est un immense violoniste, lui et Gautier sont des artistes que le monde entier nous envie !!! Bravo à vous deux ❤🎉

[LucienMarine]

La Méditation de Thaïs is a symphonic intermezzo from the opera Thaïs by French composer Jules Massenet on the libretto eponym of Louis Gallet who tells a story that takes place in Alexandria in the 4th century. Athanaël, a monk, tries to convert to Christianity Thaïs, courtesan and pagan priestess dedicated to Venus. The work is characterized by a mixture of sensuality and Sulpician religiosity which underlines a dramatic structure based on oppositions such as eroticism and holiness, seduction and renunciation. The piece is written for solo violin and orchestra in D major. It is quite possible that Massenet wrote this piece with religious intentions, the tempo indication is « Andante religioso », which means that he intended the piece to be performed religiously or to be literally with an emotion based on religion because beyond the dramatic work, the underlying treatment evokes well reconversion to monotheistic religion. The work opens with a short harp introduction, the solo violin entering quickly with the motif. After the violin plays the melody twice, the piece enters a section marked « animato », which gradually becomes more and more impassioned (wrote poco a poco appassionato). The climax is reached passionately at a place indicated « poco piu appassionato » and is then followed by a short cadenza-like passage from the soloist and returns to the main theme. After the subject has been replayed twice, the soloist joins the orchestra playing harmonics in the upper register while the harp and strings play quietly below the solo line. The Meditation is, in the words of critic Ernest Newman : « a perfect musical portrait of the emotional process that leads to comfort and to the remittance in question. » Massenet's music is of power evocative and of rare penetration psychological in this lyrical world. *Lucien*

[frankreedy]

What a fabulous pair of accomplished musicians. A beautiful piece.

[Cyrilmc]

Absolutely stunning and gorgeous and amazing too

[galinakrivulin]

Thank you for upload. I have listened to Jules Massenet: Meditation from Thais for Violin and Piano many times, by Renaud Capucon as well, but this one for violin and harp is so beautiful. Mesmerizing!

[SondraHarnes]

Masterful. Such wonderful tone, in service of the music and the composer. No distractions. Mesmerizing. Thank you.

[georgetteguillemotot]

quelle pureté !!! Magistrale interprétation

[ullakorpi-anttila]

Lovely, dreamlike - thank you for posting ❤

[carlosroberto]

Meu nome é Thaïs, nasceu dessa linda ópera! Quando a ouço sinto um sentimento muito lindo, o qual não consigo explicar!!

[eliasallendes]

Me encanta el gesto del Solista al pedir inmediatamente que la Arpista le acompañe a recibir los aplausos!

[WellDone]

Beautiful sound of that violin...in good hands!

[pierre-gabrieljobin]

Excellente interprétation, toute en douceur. Bravo depuis Montréal.

[elsamorenoramirez]

verdaderamente maravilloso, realmente oigo a este espectacular violinista con mucha frecuencia casi a diario, es para mí un relax.Lo vi por primera vez en directo en el Auditorio Alfredo Kraus en Gran Canaria con esta maravillosa pieza y ya lo busco para escucharlo gracias gracias

[vladimirobottone]

Molto belli i volti dei professori d'orchestra. Nessuna traccia di invidia o competitività. Solo la profonda gioia della musica.

[francoiseclerc]

Bonsoir.
Very beautiful.
Très classe.
🌿💫

[Mikatsi]

Merveilleux, il n'y a plus qu'à se laisser emporter....

[isaacgonzalezdiaz]

Bravooo ¡ genial interpretación ¡ mantuvo siempre la unidad interior ¡ el arpa maravilloso acompañamiento ... felicitaciones para ambos ¡

[Henriette-ss]

Quelle douceur Renaud
Merci à VOUS MAESTRO 🎉

[alisonchee]

Oh my I’ve heard Joshua bell, Anne akiko Meyers, ray chen, David Garrett bt this really is the best best

[stevehoog]

to play the accompaniment from that distance, on a piece with as much breathing room as this....the harpist, to me, is the star!