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Étienne Nicholas Méhul

Born: 22nd June 1763, Givet, France

Died: 18th October 1817, Paris, France

Nationality: French

Étienne Nicolas Méhul was a French composer, "the most important opera composer in France during the Revolution". He was also the first composer to be called a "Romantic". He is known particularly for his operas, written in keeping with the reforms introduced by Christoph Willibald Gluck.

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Recording of the Week, In The Shadows with Michael Spyres

The American singer teams up with Les Talens Lyriques and Christophe Rousset to explore some of the operas which influenced Wagner - including works by Méhul, Beethoven, Meyerbeer and Spontini.

Recording of the Week, François-Xavier Roth conducts Beethoven's Eroica Symphony

Les Siècles and François-Xavier Roth return to the music of Beethoven with a dramatic, illuminating account of the Third Symphony, coupled with an energetic performance of an overture by Méhul.

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