Le Concert Spirituel
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CORELLI / TELEMANN / RAMEAU
Le Concert Spirituel
Pierre Hamon (flauto) Erico Onofri (violino concertino) / Le Concert des Nations / Jordi Savall
[ Alia Vox / Hybrid SACD ]
Release Date: Thursday 20 May 2010
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According to my good friend Wikipedia, the Concert spirituel was one of the first public concert series in existence. The concerts began in Paris in 1725 and ended in 1790. The series was founded to provide entertainment during Lent and on religious holidays when the other spectacles (the Paris Opera, Comédie-Française, and Comédie-Italienne) were closed. The programmes featured a mixture of sacred choral works and virtuosic instrumental pieces, and for many years took place in a magnificently-decorated Salle des Cent Suisses (Hall of the Hundred Swiss Guards) in the Tuileries Palace. They started at six o'clock in the evening and were primarily attended by well-to-do bourgeois, the lower aristocracy and foreign visitors. Jordi Savall brings these magnificent evenings back to life, thanks to an imaginary 'concert spirituel' programme featuring 3 major composers from Italy, Germany and France : Corelli, Telemann and Rameau. This album enables us to (re)discover the quintessence of the musical life during the reign of Louis XV. Enrico Onofri recently appeared at the Lufthansa Baroque Festival directing the European Union Baroque Orchestra and his own Ensemble Imaginarium.
"The selection of pieces is splendidly varied and expressively wide-ranging, and the performances are absolutely stunning. What makes them so special is that they remind us that authenticity and timbral beauty aren't mutually exclusive. The strings in particular have a rich, velvety timbre, particularly in the Corelli and the Telemann D major Suite, that's light-years from the desiccated rasping that so often passes for historically informed performance these days. Pellucid engineering complements the performances perfectly, offering warmth without excessive resonance, and letting the players shine. Outstanding!" (10/10 ClassicsToday Oct 2010)
"Savall reaches out to explore the expressive extremes. Corelli's textures are dense and complex, three solo strings set against, here, ten more strings, playing immaculately. SACD helps greatly in differentiating the sounds...Sumptuously produced with generous notes, this release is highly recommended." BBC Music Magazine, September 2010 *****
"The performances display characteristics typical of any under Jordi Savall's direction: richly toned, suave and confidently at ease with the style." Gramophone Magazine, November 2010
Tracks:
Corelli:
Concerto grosso Op. 6 No. 4 in D major
Rameau:
Les Indes Galantes
Telemann:
Overture (Suite) in D major TWV 55:D6, for Viola da gamba, Strings and
Basso continuo
Concerto in A minor for flute, viola di gamba TWV 52:A1
Tafelmusik for 2 flutes TWV 55:E1
