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Proserpine, LWV 58, Act II Scene 1: Ritournelle. Jupiter a dompté les Géants pour jamais (Crinise, Alphée) by Christophe Rousset album cover

Proserpine, LWV 58, Act II Scene 1: Ritournelle. Jupiter a dompté les Géants pour jamais (Crinise, Alphée)

by Christophe Rousset

About This Song

About "Proserpine, LWV 58, Act II Scene 1: Ritournelle. Jupiter a dompté les Géants pour jamais (Crinise, Alphée)" by Christophe Rousset

A ritournelle of stately strings gives way to Crinise and Alphée’s exchange—Jupiter’s triumph echoing through formal gardens. Rousset balances French elegance with mythic unease; the music glides like a courtly dance on the edge of a chasm. Calm surfaces, but the ground beneath is never quite still.