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Henry Desmarest (1661-1741)
Recordings
 Henry
Desmarest (1661-1741). Vénus et Adonis (1697). Ambroisie
/ Naïve AMB 127 (2 CDs, April 2007). Christophe Rousset, Les
Talens Lyriques, Choeur de l'Opera de Nancy et de Lorraine.
Vénus: Karine Deshayes, mezzo-soprano; Adonis: Sébastien Droy,
tenor; Cidippe: Anna-Maria Panzarella, soprano; Mars: Henk Neven,
baritone; Bellone: Ingrid Perruche, soprano; Une Habitante de
Chypre / Une Voix: Laure Baert, soprano; Une Habitante de Chypre
/ Une Nymphe: Yu Ree Jang, soprano; Un Suivant de Mars: Ryland
Angel, countertenor; Un Habitant / Un Plaisir: Anders Dahlin,
tenor; La Jalousie / Un Habitant: Jean Teitgen, bass. Livret de
Jean-Baptiste Rousseau.
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Desmarest. Grands Motets volume II. Glossa GCD 921610 (1
CD, October 2005).
CD booklet (pdf). Hervé Niquet, Le Concert Spirituel. Hanna
Bayodi & Stéphanie Révidat, sopranos; François-Nicolas Geslot,
haute-contre; Sébastien Droy, tenor; Benoît Arnould, bass.
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Desmarest. Manuscrit des Ursulines de la Nouvelle-Orléans.
K617 134 (1 CD 2002). Anne-Catherine Bucher, Le Concert Lorrain.
Excellent recording of excerpts from a manuscript copied from a
manuscript published in Paris in 1737 and taken to New Orleans.
In addition to the motet by Desmarest entitled "Les Louanges de
Dieu" and other movements by Desmarest, this CD includes pieces
by Lully, Marais, Campra, François Couperin, Montéclair and
Salomon.
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 Henry
Desmarest. Messe à deux choeurs et deux orchestres.
Virgin Veritas 5454162 (1 CD 2000).
Details. Olivier Schneebeli, Les Pages & Chantres de la
Chapelle, Nova Stravaganza. With organ pieces by Louis Marchand
played by Frédéric Désenclos.
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Desmarest. Grands Motets Lorrains. Erato 8573-80223-2 (1
CD 2000). William Christie, Les Arts Florissants. Sophie Daneman,
soprano; Rebecca Ockenden, soprano; Paul Agnew, haute-contre;
Laurent Slaars, tenor; Arnaud Marzorati, bass. Usquequo
Domine, Lauda Jerusalem & Domine, ne in furore.
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Desmarest. La Diane de Fontainebleau (1686). Astrée E
8633 (1 CD 1998). Hugo Reyne, La Simphonie du Marais. Diane:
Françoise Masset, soprano; 1ère Nymphe: Raphaële Kennedy,
soprano; 2ème Nymphe: Marie-Noëlle Maerten, soprano; L'Automne:
Marie-Louis Duthoit, soprano; Le Tibre: Arnaud Marzorati,
baritone; Un chasseur: Patrick Aubailly, tenor; Le Sommeil:
Christophe Laporte, countertenor. The liner notes indicate that
this is the only surviving petit-opéra by Desmarest, although
the CMBV edition is marked volume 1. He composed others at the
court of Philip V and in Lorraine, all of which apparently have
been lost. This is a truly outstanding opera, performance and
recording.
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Books
 Jean
Duron & Yves Ferraton (eds.) Vénus & Adonis: tragédie en
musique de Henry Desmarest (1697). Livret, études et
commentaires.
Details. Mardaga (CMBV) 2006. 191 pages.
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 Jean
Duron & Yves Ferraton (eds.) Henry Desmarest (1661-1741):
Exils d'un musicien dans l'Europe du Grand Siécle.
Details. Mardaga (CMBV) 2005. 458 pages.
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Sheet Music
Henry Desmarest. Didon (1693). tragédie lyrique sur un livret de Mme de Saintonge. Critical edition by Géraldine Gaudefroy-Demombynes & Jean Duron. CMBV 2003. 316 pages. Details & pdf excerpts.
Henry Desmarest. La Diane de Fontainebleau. Petit Opéra. Critical edition by Jean Duron. CMBV 1998. 124 pages. Details & pdf excerpts.
Henry Desmarest. Grands motets lorrains pour Louis XIV. Critical edition by Jean Duron. CMBV 2000. 336 pages. Details & pdf excerpts.
Henry Desmarest. Messe à deux choeurs et deux orchestres. Critical edition by Xavier Janot & Jean Duron. CMBV 2000. 230 pages. Details & pdf excerpts.
Henry Desmarest. Grands motets versaillais, vol. 1. Critical edition by Jean Duron. CMBV. Forthcoming. Details & pdf excerpts.
Henry Desmarest. Grands motets pour le duc Léopold de Lorraine. Critical edition by Catherine Cessac. CMBV. Forthcoming. Details & pdf excerpts.
Links
Le magazine de l'opera-baroque page on Desmarest
CMBV Colloque 1999: Le Parcours Europeen du Compositeur Henry Desmarest Intervenants
www.newolde.com/desmarest.htm