André Cardinal Destouches (sometimes called des Touches) (baptised 6 April 1672 – 7 February 1749) was a French composer best known for the opéra-balletLes élémens.
Born in Paris,[1] the son of Étienne Cardinal, a wealthy merchant,[2] André Cardinal was educated by Jesuits. With the Jesuit Father Guy Tachard,[3] he went on a mission to Siam for two years,[4] leaving in January 1687, and spending some time at the Cape of Good Hope, arriving in Siam in September. Coming back to France, in September 1688, he spent several months at the academy in the Manège royal, rue de Tournon. In 1692 he joined the army and participated in the invasion of Namur, discovering his musical talent while not occupied by combat.[5] When his father died in August 1694, André Cardinal added "Destouches" to his name in memory of his father's title, Seigneur des Touches et de Guilleville. He quit the army in 1696 to pursue his musical aspirations.
Destouches' opera Issé was performed for Louis XIV at the Trianon in 1697. Louis was impressed and said that he enjoyed his music as much as that of Jean-Baptiste Lully. The opera was successfully repeated at the Opéra a few weeks later. The following year found him dining with Boileau in the company of Racine.[6]
After a series of successful operas and the commencement of his successful collaboration with the librettist Pierre-Charles Roy, in 1713 the king appointed Destouches inspector general of the Académie Royale de Musique, at a stipend of 4000 livres a year; later, in 1725 Louis XV would appoint him superintendent of chamber music for the Chambre du Roi,[7] and then Director of the Académie. Under the Régence, as Destouches' operas were revived at the Opéra, Destouches was able to purchase the terroir of La Vaudoire at Sartrouville, conveniently close to Paris.[8] The young Louis XV danced in Destouches' ballet Les élémens[a] at the Tuileries, 31 December 1721,[b] and the aged Destouches led the musicians for his daughters' masked ball on 13 January 1744. With the beginning of the public Concerts Spirituels in Paris, Destouches performed his De Profundis (1725) and his cantata Sémélé (1728) and motet for large chorus O dulcis Jesu (also 1728); Queen Maria Leszczyńska commanded Destouches to recreate the concert series at the Tuileries. With the death of Michel Richard Delalande in 1726, Destouches assumed control of the Musique du Roi.
In 1724 he married Anne-Antoinette de Reynold de la Ferrière.[9] He was buried in the crypt of Saint-Roch, Paris.
Les stratagèmes de l'amour (ballet), libretto by Roy (26 March 1726)
DiscographyEdit
Callirhoé : Cyril Auvity, Stéphanie d'Oustrac, Callirhoé, Cyril Auvity, Agénor, João Fernandes, Corésus, Ingrid Perruche, La Reine,Renaud Delaigue, Le Ministre, Stéphanie Révidat, Une Princesse de Calypso, Une Bergère, Le Concert Spirituel, conducted by Hervé Niquet. 2 CD Glossa 2007.
Les Éléments : excerpts, Ensemble Les Surprises, conducted by L-N Bestion de Camboulas. CD Ambronay 2018
Issé : Judith van Wanroij, Issé, Chantal Santon-Jeffery, Doris, Eugénie Lefebvre, La première Hespéride, une Nymphe, une Dryade, Mathias Vidal, Apollon (sous les traits du berger Philémon), Thomas Dolié, Hylas, Matthieu Lécroart, Jupiter, Pan,Etienne Bazola, Hercule, le Grand Prêtre, Stéphen Collardelle, un Berger, Le Sommeil, l'OracleLes Chantres du Centre de musique baroque de Versailles, Ensemble Les Surprises, conducted by Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas. 2 CD Ambronay éditions 2019. Diapason d’or.
Sémiramis : Eléonore Pancrazi, Sémiramis, Emmanuelle De Negri, Amestris, Mathias Vidal, Arsane, Thibault de Damas, Zoroastre, David Witczak, L'Oracle, L'Ordonnateur des jeux funèbres, Judith Fa, Babylonienne, Prêtresse, Clément Debieuvre, Babylonien, Génie, Choeur du Concert Spirituel, Les Ombres, conducted by Sylvain Sartre. 2 CD Château de Versailles Spectacles 038. 2021. (The Prologue was not recorded).
^Biography in this article draws on the material in Renee P.-M. Masson, "Andre Cardinal Destouches surintendant de la musique du roi directeur de l'Opera 1672 - 1749" Revue de Musicologie43 No. 119 (July 1959):81-98).
^In 1683 the elder Cardinal founded a charity school for poor boys at Saint-Barthélemy, noted by Masson, s.v. "1683", "1715".
^Tachard described the journey in a Second voyage au Siam, at the Archives Nationales.
^Greene's biographical encyclopedia of composers, by David Mason Greene 1985 ISBN0-385-14278-1 p.209 [1]
^According to Titon du Tillet, second supplement to the Parnasse français.
^According to a letter of Racine noted in Masson 1959:89.
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For the German composer see Franz Seraph von Destouches Andre Cardinal Destouches sometimes called des Touches baptised 6 April 1672 7 February 1749 was a French composer best known for the opera ballet Les elemens Andre Cardinal Destouches Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 Discography 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksBiography EditBorn in Paris 1 the son of Etienne Cardinal a wealthy merchant 2 Andre Cardinal was educated by Jesuits With the Jesuit Father Guy Tachard 3 he went on a mission to Siam for two years 4 leaving in January 1687 and spending some time at the Cape of Good Hope arriving in Siam in September Coming back to France in September 1688 he spent several months at the academy in the Manege royal rue de Tournon In 1692 he joined the army and participated in the invasion of Namur discovering his musical talent while not occupied by combat 5 When his father died in August 1694 Andre Cardinal added Destouches to his name in memory of his father s title Seigneur des Touches et de Guilleville He quit the army in 1696 to pursue his musical aspirations Destouches opera Isse was performed for Louis XIV at the Trianon in 1697 Louis was impressed and said that he enjoyed his music as much as that of Jean Baptiste Lully The opera was successfully repeated at the Opera a few weeks later The following year found him dining with Boileau in the company of Racine 6 After a series of successful operas and the commencement of his successful collaboration with the librettist Pierre Charles Roy in 1713 the king appointed Destouches inspector general of the Academie Royale de Musique at a stipend of 4000 livres a year later in 1725 Louis XV would appoint him superintendent of chamber music for the Chambre du Roi 7 and then Director of the Academie Under the Regence as Destouches operas were revived at the Opera Destouches was able to purchase the terroir of La Vaudoire at Sartrouville conveniently close to Paris 8 The young Louis XV danced in Destouches ballet Les elemens a at the Tuileries 31 December 1721 b and the aged Destouches led the musicians for his daughters masked ball on 13 January 1744 With the beginning of the public Concerts Spirituels in Paris Destouches performed his De Profundis 1725 and his cantata Semele 1728 and motet for large chorus O dulcis Jesu also 1728 Queen Maria Leszczynska commanded Destouches to recreate the concert series at the Tuileries With the death of Michel Richard Delalande in 1726 Destouches assumed control of the Musique du Roi In 1724 he married Anne Antoinette de Reynold de la Ferriere 9 He was buried in the crypt of Saint Roch Paris Works EditIsse pastorale heroique libretto by Antoine Houdar de la Motte 1697 in five acts 1708 Isse played at Wolfenbuttel in German and The Hague Amadis de Grece tragedie en musique libretto by La Motte 26 March 1699 Marthesie tragedie en musique libretto by La Motte 11 October 1699 Omphale tragedie en musique libretto by La Motte 10 November 1701 Le carnaval et la folie comedie ballet libretto by La Motte 3 January 1704 Callirhoe tragedie en musique libretto by Pierre Charles Roy 27 December 1712 Telemaque tragedie en musique libretto by the abbe Simon Joseph Pellegrin 29 November 1714 Oenone cantata February 1716 Semiramis tragedie en musique libretto by Pierre Charles Roy 4 December 1718 Les elemens opera ballet in collaboration with Delalande libretto by Roy 1721 Les stratagemes de l amour ballet libretto by Roy 26 March 1726 Discography EditCallirhoe Cyril Auvity Stephanie d Oustrac Callirhoe Cyril Auvity Agenor Joao Fernandes Coresus Ingrid Perruche La Reine Renaud Delaigue Le Ministre Stephanie Revidat Une Princesse de Calypso Une Bergere Le Concert Spirituel conducted by Herve Niquet 2 CD Glossa 2007 Les Elements excerpts from the work have been recorded by the Academy of Ancient Music conducted by Christopher Hogwood Decca L Oiseau Lyre 475 9100 CD 2008 Les Elements excerpts Ensemble Les Surprises conducted by L N Bestion de Camboulas CD Ambronay 2018 Isse Judith van Wanroij Isse Chantal Santon Jeffery Doris Eugenie Lefebvre La premiere Hesperide une Nymphe une Dryade Mathias Vidal Apollon sous les traits du berger Philemon Thomas Dolie Hylas Matthieu Lecroart Jupiter Pan Etienne Bazola Hercule le Grand Pretre Stephen Collardelle un Berger Le Sommeil l OracleLes Chantres du Centre de musique baroque de Versailles Ensemble Les Surprises conducted by Louis Noel Bestion de Camboulas 2 CD Ambronay editions 2019 Diapason d or Semiramis Eleonore Pancrazi Semiramis Emmanuelle De Negri Amestris Mathias Vidal Arsane Thibault de Damas Zoroastre David Witczak L Oracle L Ordonnateur des jeux funebres Judith Fa Babylonienne Pretresse Clement Debieuvre Babylonien Genie Choeur du Concert Spirituel Les Ombres conducted by Sylvain Sartre 2 CD Chateau de Versailles Spectacles 038 2021 The Prologue was not recorded Notes Edit Also written as Les elements with t It was published in 1725 References Edit Biography in this article draws on the material in Renee P M Masson Andre Cardinal Destouches surintendant de la musique du roi directeur de l Opera 1672 1749 Revue de Musicologie 43 No 119 July 1959 81 98 In 1683 the elder Cardinal founded a charity school for poor boys at Saint Barthelemy noted by Masson s v 1683 1715 Tachard described the journey in a Second voyage au Siam at the Archives Nationales Greene s biographical encyclopedia of composers by David Mason Greene 1985 ISBN 0 385 14278 1 p 209 1 According to Titon du Tillet second supplement to the Parnasse francais According to a letter of Racine noted in Masson 1959 89 Maitre de la Musique de la Chambre He sold it in 1748 Masson 1959 s v 1748 Masson 1959 s v 1724 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Andre Cardinal Destouches Free scores by Andre Cardinal Destouches at the International Music Score Library Project IMSLP Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andre Cardinal Destouches amp oldid 1168377646, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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