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Andrew Bird at the Days Off Festival in Paris, Cité de la Musique
Violinist, singer and composer from Illinois, Andrew Bird is a virtuoso whose skill and arrangements are as dazzling in the studio as they are live. The grandiose setting of La Philharmonie provides the perfect acoustics for this precious selection of indie-folk songs, which are both graceful and to...
Archive at La Carrière in Nantes
An unusual place in which to film Archive’s equally unusual music! Large windows, a mixture of metal structures and light wood: the refined architecture of the Nantes La Carrière concert hall is a wonderful setting for the British band’s progressive rock, its lightshow and elaborate melodies.
Chilly Gonzales & Kaiser Quartet live at the Galerie de la Bibliothèque de Versailles
The pianist Chilly Gonzales is one of the most interesting and complex musicians of his generation. It’s in a building full of history with an amazing aura that this concert takes place: the galeries of the Bibliothèque de Versailles.
The former Hôtel des Affaires Etrangères in the time of Louis XV,...
Francesco Cavalli : Il teatro di Sensi
The Cappella Mediterranea Ensemble, created in 2005 by Leonardo García Alarcón is taking on a challenge: to play 27 unpublished scores from Francesco Cavalli, in the famous Scuola Grande di San Rocco, Venisce, Italy.
Born in February 1602 in Lombardy, Francesco Cavalli started as a singer, then he ...
Les DÉsaxÉs : Saxophonissimo
Les Désaxés, a quartet of virtuoso saxophonists, actors, dancers, sound effects artists and singers, offer us a compilation of their best creations. They present their own take on Vivaldi, Bach, Brahms, Khachatourian, Debussy, Ravel, Pachelbel and Bizet with poetry and humour... They blend genres: f...
Monteverdi’s Madrigals, Book VIII – Part 1
Paul Agnew’s monumental project to perform all eight books of Monteverdi’s madrigals in just four years seems as ambitious as performing the complete works of Bach! A bold challenge, like the work itself. Contained within these eight Books are the foundations of modern music, from the end of the Ren...
Olivier Latry plays the Great Organ of Notre-Dame
In the dead of night, in the very centre of the capital, a man is hunched over the keyboards of his instrument. Alone, inside Notre-Dame de Paris. Olivier Latry, one of the cathedral’s resident organists, relishes the privilege of being able to play this great Cavaillé-Coll instrument, which is amon...
Once upon a time… performed by l’Orchestre National d’Ile de France
The Orchestre National d'Ile de France, directed by Enrique Mazzola, invites us to rediscover 3 tales for yound and old alike. Performed at the Philarmonie de Paris :
- Engelbert Humperdinck: prelude of Hänsel and Gretel (8')
- Ruggero Leoncavallo: Prologue of Pagliacci (6')
- Sergueï Prokofiev: Pe...
Te Deum for the victories of Louis XV
Ensemble Stradivaria, conducted by Daniel CUILLER, and Les Cris de Paris, directed by Geoffroy Jourdain, perform Henry Madin's "Te deum pour les victoires de Louis XV".
Concert recorded at the Chapelle royale du Château de Versailles.
- "Te deum", by Henry Madin 4...
The 23rd International Circus Festival of Massy
The International Circus Festival of Massy is known to mix traditional and modern acts and attracts artists from all over the world, who perform before an international Jury composed of circus professionals.
Bears, tigers, panthers, leopards, dogs, monkeys, horses, miming clowns, acrobats, dancers, ...
