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MARC-ANTOINE CHARPENTIER
Marc-Antoine Charpentier at the Royal Chapel in Versailles [2 SACDs plus DVD & large book] La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall, with Monterrat Figueras [ Alia Vox SACD / 3 Hybrid SACD/DVD - released 1/Sep/2014 ] "If you don't have any of the repertoire on your shelves this is an attractive way to acquire it…all the music is top drawer Charpentier with his rich harmony and lively counter-point." (Early Music Review). |
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WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART / GIOVANNI PAISIELLO
Mozart: Requiem / Paisiello: Messe pour le sacre de Napoléon Le Concert de la Loge; Chœur de Chambre de Namur; Julien Chauvin; Sandrine Piau [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 24/Mar/2023 ] Mozart's Requiem was not performed in Paris until 1804, in a version slightly different from the composer's original score. The press reported a triumph. That same year also saw the coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte - who had brought back a pronounced... |
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Le Concert de L'Hostel-Dieu & Frères de Sac, Franck-Emmanuel Comte
Belle Virginie [ Ambronay Editions / CD - released 22/Oct/2009 ] Belle Virginie is inspired by the intrepid adventures of Captain Le Golif, King Louis' fictional truculent corsair from Saint-Malo. Shanties sail the seas between Old World and new, spanning baroque and traditional song. |
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MONTEVERDI / GABRIELI / VIVALDI
Venezia Millenaria Le Concert des Nations - Hespèrion XXI, La Capella Reial de Catalunya - Panagiotis, Neochoritis, Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox 2 SACD set with large book / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 22/Dec/2017 ] "Savall's forces place atmospheric Orthodox and other non-western music alongside pieces by composers from Beethoven to Dufay, performing it all with panache" Sunday Times |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven : Révolution - Symphonies 1 - 5 Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox / 3 CD - released 1/Jul/2020 ] "..a highly enjoyable set. I love the playfulness of the Eroica's last two movements" Sunday Times |
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HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: The Fairy Queen and The Prophetess: Orchestral Suites Le Concert des Nations / Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 11/Jun/2009 ] Suites from The Fairy Queen (1692) and The Prophetess (1690) recorded originally in 1996 by Le Concert des Nations under Jordi Savall, re-released now on Hybrid SACD on his Alia Vox Heritage label. |
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LUIGI BOCCHERINI
Boccherini: Fandango, Sinfonie & La Musica Notturna di Madrid Le Concert des Nations / Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jan/2005 ] "From the age of 25 Boccherini lived in Spain… and Spanish elements lend distinctive colours to his music. Bubbling high spirits from composer and performers alike produce a most entertaining disc." (BBC Music |
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CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD GLUCK
Gluck: Don Juan & Semiramis Le Concert Des Nations, Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox / CD - released 22/Jul/2022 ] "The playing throughout is exemplary, delightfully colourful and driven along with a natural bounce. Albums like this may not change the world, but they definitely make life worth living." - The Times |
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LULLY / MARAIS / COUPERIN
Grandes Eaux Musicales de Versailles: Instrumental masterpieces from the reigns of Louis XII and Louis XIV Le Concert des Nations / Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox / CD - released 2/Jan/2005 ] Each year the magical setting of the gardens of the Palace of Versailles (one of the most visited sites in France and, indeed, Europe) are the setting for a fairy-tale fountain display. |
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LOCKE / RAMEAU / VIVALDI / RAMEAU / REBEL
Les Éléments: Tempêtes, orages et fêtes marines Les Éléments: Tempêtes, orages et fêtes marines Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 26/Jan/2016 ] This double album is an invitation to explore the forces of nature, so vividly depicted by the composers at the turn of the XVIIth and XVIIIth centuries. |
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JEAN-BAPISTE LULLY
Lully: L'Orchestre du Roi Soleil (Symphonies, Overtures & Airs) Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox / CD - released 25/Jan/2001 ] "A recording of highlights as good as this is something anyone who enjoys baroque music would wish to own." (Gramophone) |
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MARIN MARAIS
Marais: Alcione - Tragedie Lyrique (1706) Le Concert Des Nations, Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox / 3 CD - released 20/Nov/2020 ] Marais's Alcione is the last great 'tragedy' in music from the reign of Louis XIV. It is a total spectacle at the crossroads of the 17th and 18th centuries, from which it takes the mythological source, its praise of the sovereign's glory and the... |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Italian Smyphony Le Concert des Nations - Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox / CD - released 8/Sep/2023 ] After Haydn, Beethoven and Schubert, Jordi Savall continues his journey into the 19th Century with the Italian Symphony of Felix Mendelssohn, a composer he records for the first time. He delivers two versions of the work : the one which was... |
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MARIN MARAIS
Alcione - Suites des airs à joüer Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox / CD - released 10/Mar/2014 ] "Few readers will be able to resist either the graceful charm of this music or the elegant gestures of the members of Le Concert Des Nations." (Early Music Today) |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Transfiguration - Symphonies 8 "Unfinished" & 9 Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 7/Oct/2022 ] Jordi Savall releases his first Schubert album, following a recording of Beethoven's complete symphonies which largely contributed to renew our vision of the early Romantic repertoire. The Catalan maestro delivers a recording freed from the weight of... |
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JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross (Orchestral version (1785)) Le Concert des Nations / Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Oct/2007 ] The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross was premièred in Cadiz, a city at the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula. It was commissioned by a confraternity called the Hermandad de la Santa Cueva at the end of the 18th century. |
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JOSEF HAYDN
The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross [Orchestral version, 1786] Le Concert Des Nations / Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox DVD / DVD - released 15/Jan/2010 ] G - "…this live 2006 performance… is given in its original orchestral form in the location for which it was intended - the chapel of Santa Cueva in Cádiz… Played on period instruments the performance… expertly motivated by Jordi Savall, achieving a... |
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J.S. BACH
Six Brandenburg Concertos BWV1046-51 Le Concert des Nations / Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 30/Dec/2005 ] "Gamba player turned conductor Jordi Savall treats each work with positively epicurean relish. If you love these works, you should add this recording to your collection. Magnificent sound too." (10/10 ClassicsToday June 2010) |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica' / Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 25/May/2016 ] "the end-result has been amongst the most impressive demonstrations of believable surround-sound I have heard." Recording of the Month MusicWeb (May 2016) |
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JEAN-FERY REBEL / GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
Terpsichore - Apotheosis of Baroque Dance Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 18/Jan/2019 ] On this release, Jordi Savall summons Terpsichore - the Muse of dancing and choral song. Lively and colorful compositions by Telemann and Rebel enable us to experience the apotheosis of dance, at a time when the baroque repertoire had reached its... |