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The opera was a critical success and in 1810 it was awarded a prize for the best piece staged by the Opéra-Comique in the previous decade. Nevertheless, it ran for only a few weeks after its premiere and, although it enjoyed several revivals in France in the 19th century, it was more favourably
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Having learned that his father has come to Egypt with his sons, Joseph visits his brothers' tents at night. He catches a glimpse of Jacob sleeping and finds Simeon full of remorse for his crime. At dawn, the
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recorded the work in similar good faith in 1992 for his series of recordings of the complete music for solo piano by Liszt (for the disc entitled
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