JEAN BAPTISTE LULLY
Pièces de Symphonie
ANDRE CAMPRA
L’Europe Galante
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard
Recordings: Kingsway Hall, London, UK, 1966 (Campra), 1967 (Lully)
‘Performances are excellent … In the Campra the character of the various pieces is precisely caught and conveyed, … an extremely enjoyable record, with impeccable playing from the ECO’ Gramophone
‘Another selection of splendid operatic instrumental pieces by the Italian-born creator of French music … The performances are extremely polished … Leppard, following the rhythmic (and instrumental) conventions of the time, characterizes the music strongly, and rightly makes the most of its variety … The ECO’s playing and the recording alike are first-rate’ Gramophone