Classical music
Beethoven, Symphony # 3 Op. 55, «Eroica»
Beethoven firstly devoted this symphony to Napoleon Bonaparte but the composer gave up this idea when he learned that the first consul was crowned emperor. He then renamed it in memory of a great man, though it has been finally dedicated to his main patron, the Prince of Lobkowitz. This symphony is ...
Beethoven, Symphony N°8 in F major, op. 93
Beethoven spent the summer of 1812 in Bohemia, in the spas of Teplitz and Carlsbad. It was in Teplitz, where he wrote his famous love letter to his "Immortal Beloved," that he composed most of the Eighth Symphony, continuing immediately on from the Seventh.
The symphony is distinguished by its simpl...
Beethoven, Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
In the Autumn of 1806, Beethoven was staying in Silesia with his main patron, Prince Lichnowsky, who gave him a large allowance and showed a great deal of interest in him. This friendship ended with a violent quarrel, provoked by Beethoven, who refused to play for visiting French officers (Germany b...
Brahms, Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Unlike the two previous symphonies, that were created in Vienna, this symphony was premiered on the 25th of October 1885 in Meiningen by the Meininger Hofkapelle under the direction of the composer, and it was a success. Brahms and Hans von Bülow, conductor of the Meiningen orchestra, then took it i...
Brahms: String Sextet No.1 in B-flat major, Op. 18
This sextet for two violins, two violas and two cellos was completed in 1860 in Ham. Nicknamed the "Spring Sextet”, the first two movements have a pastoral air. This work has to be played with exceptional commitment to reveal its true nature, which is exactly what Les Dissonances do here. It is driv...
Jean-Philippe Rameau, Le grand ThÉÂtre de l’amour
Love is everywhere and forever. The world of Baroque opera is certainly no exception, because whether they are Gods or men, nobody can escape Cupid's arrows.
Sabine Devieilhe and Alexis Kossenko selected the most beautiful movements from Rameau’s operas to let us feel the pleasures and the torments...
JORDI SAVALL : LES GOUTS REUNIS, Jean-Sébastien Bach
As part of the 8th Music and History Festival for Intercultural Dialogue, under the direction of Jordi SAVALL, the orchestra "Le Concert des Nations" performs several excerpts from concertos and suites by Jean Sébastien Bach. Concerti for Harpsichord, for 2 Violins and strings & Orchestral Suite...
JORDI SAVALL : Magnificat & Jubilate at the Royal Chapel of Versailles
Following the release of his splendid recording of Bach’s Mass in B Minor, Jordi Savall marks the tercentenary of the Treaty of Utrecht (1713), which put an end to twelve years of war between France and half of Europe, with a programme bringing together four masterpieces that are not only highly rep...
JORDI SAVALL : The Celtic viol
In this programme, Jordi Savall revives an exhilarating selection of Irish and Scottish standards. Once more he transforms his instrument of choice, the bass viol, and turns a delighted and playful eye upon the Celtic repertoire, offering an anthology of pieces in homage to the musical traditions of...
JORDI SAVALL : THE MILLENNIUM OF GRANADA
As part of the 8th Festival of Music and History for Intercultural Dialogue, Hespérion XXI and the Capella Reial de Catalunya, under the direction of Jordi SAVALL, perform Jewish, Berber, Arab-Andalusian music, Catillian songs and romances, Mozarabic pieces and villancicos, as well as texts, reconst...
