Classical music
JORDI SAVALL: ERASMUS OF ROTTERDAM, praise of folly
Live from the 8th Festival of Music and History for Intercultural Dialogue, at the Abbey of Fontfroide in Narbonne, Hesperion XXI and La Capella Reial de Catalunya, under the direction of Jordi SAVALL, perform a concert dedicated to Erasmus and his "Eloge madness".
With Nedyalko NEDYALKOV (kaval)...
JORDI SAVALL: SPIRIT OF ARMENIA
As part of the 8th Music and History Festival for intercultural dialogue, under the direction of Jordi SAVALL, Hespérion XXI performs Armenian songs.With Aram MOVSISYAN (vocals), Georgi MINASYAN and Haig SARIKOUYOUMDJIAN (duduk), Gaguik MOURADIAN (kamantcha), Hespèrion XXI and Jordi SAVALL (hurdy-gu...
JORDI SAVALL: WAR AND PEACE in Europe during the Baroque era
As part of the 8th Festival of Music and History for Intercultural Dialogue, under the direction of Jordi SAVALL, the Capella Reial de Catalunya, Hesperion XXI and the Le Concert des Nations orchestra, perform several pieces by composers retracing the different stages of the “thirty years” War to th...
Les surprises de l’amour – Jean-Philippe Rameau
The Ensemble "Les Nouveaux Caractères", directed by Sébastien D'Hérin, plays "Les Surprises de l'amour" by Jean Philippe Rameau, with sopranos Caroline MUTEL and Virginie POCHON, mezzo soprano Karine DESHAYES, tenor Anders DAHLIN , and the baritone Pierre Yves PRUVOT.
This concert was r...
Monteverdi’s Madrigals, Book V
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...
Montserrat Figueras
Musical portrait of a major figure in early music and the leading voice of a vast Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque repertoire.
Through interviews and musical extracts, Spanish soprano Montserrat Figueras takes us on musical and spiritual quest, in which she tells us about her life and shares her...
Musical portrait of Jean Philippe Rameau
This 2-part documentary traces Rameau’s life: his struggles, his successes and the originality of his style and writing, which made him one of the greatest composers in the history of French music.
Through extracts from a performance of one of his major works, “les surprises de l’amour ”, and int...
Schubert, symphonie N°8 “Unfinished”
Because it has only two movements, it is still known as the "Unfinished Symphony" (German: Die Unvollendete). It seems surprising that Schubert was unable to compose two other movements to complete a symphony so firmly initiated. How to understand this sudden decline of his musical inspiration? To t...
The Childhood of Christ (Berlioz)
This oratorio for soloists, choir, orchestra and organ, composed in 1854 by the French composer Hector Berlioz, recounts three scenes of the Christ’s life, from his birth to his 30 years old : Herod’s Dream, The Flight to Egypt and The Arrival at Sais.
Filmed at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Deni...
Vladimir Cosma at the Grand Rex
An anthology of the best movie soundtracks composed by Vladimir Cosma , performed by l'Orchestre National de Belgique and les Choeurs du 7ème art.
The Genius child coming from a musicians family in Bucharest made the conservatory in Romania then entered the Paris Conservatory in 1964. His first film...
