More By Artist: Le Concert d'Astrée
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GABRIEL FAURE / CHARLES GOUNOD
Fauré: Requiem - Gounod: Messe de Clovis Emőke Baráth (soprano), Philippe Estèphe, Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 23/Aug/2024 ] While Faure's Requiem is a monument of French sacred music, Gounod's Messe de Clovis is much less well known. It was composed from 1891 onwards as a tribute to Clovis who, like Joan of Arc, had become an iconic figure after the defeat of France in... |
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23, Symphony No. 40 & Don Giovanni Overture Andreas Staier, Le Concert de La Loge, Julien Chauvin [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 23/Sep/2022 ] Julien Chauvin meets up with one of the great harpsichordists and fortepianists of our time, Andreas Staier, who is a leading interpreter of the Mozart concertos. He presents us with his vision of the Piano Concerto no.23 and its famous Adagio, 'one... |
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JEAN PHILIPPE RAMEAU
L'Orchestre de Louis XV [2 CD set with comprehensive booklet] Manfredo Kraemer (violin) / Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jul/2011 ] "..the results here are of the highest order in all departments. Rameau's use of percussion provides a variety of textures, none more so than in Les Vents a movement from Les Boréades, and the natural horns make a wonderful sound. (AudAud) |
SAINT-SAENS / FAURE / BERLIOZ / MASSENET etc
Sandrine Piau - Si j'ai aimé Sandrine Piau (soprano) / Le Concert de la Loge, Julien Chauvin [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 24/May/2019 ] Gramophone Awards 2020 WINNER - Recital BBC Music Award Finalist 2020 |
JEAN-BAPTISTE LULLY
Lully: Armide 1778 (complete opera) Chantal Santon Jeffery, Katherine Watson, Véronique Gens, Tassis Christoyannis / Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet [ Alpha Classics / 2 CD/Book - released 28/Aug/2020 ] Recording of the Month - BBC Music Magazine, November 2020 |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Le Testament Symphonique [Symphonies 39, 40, 41] Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox / CD - released 21/Jun/2019 ] "The mellow-toned period woodwind are particularly beautiful, especially the combination of clarinets and flute, while horns are far more than just sustaining instruments." Gramophone . |
ORAZIO BENEVOLO
Benevolo: Missa Azzolina / Magnificat / Dixit Dominus Le Concert Spirituel; Hervé Niquet [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/1996 ] "The voices of Le Concert Spiritual provide an impressive body of sound...An accompanying note by Jean Lionnet provides a helpful background." BBC Music "It's worth more than they're asking - at this price, you can hardly miss" Fanfare |
JEAN-PAUL-EGIDE MARTINI
Martini: Requiem For Louis XVI Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet [ Château de Versailles / CD - released 24/Apr/2020 ] When it comes to his illustration of music at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, Martini had more to show than Plaisir d'Amour alone. The Bavarian would rise to glory at the French court and enjoy a privileged position amon the sovereigns. |
JOSEPH BODIN de BOISMORTIER
Boismortier - Ballets de Village Le Concert Spirituel, Herve Niquet, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Jan/2002 ] "These ballets are delightfully un-serious stuff." |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Italian cantatas Sabine Devieilhe (soprano) Léa Desandre (mezzo) / Le Concert d'Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm (harpsichord, organ and conductor) [ Erato / Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 15/Nov/2018 ] "Desandre, a superb vocal actress, delivers bold musical rhetoric…You might think you know these cantatas, but this is a performance to make you think again" BBC Music Award Finalist 2020 |
