Classical music
FOR EVER FORTUNE: 18th century Scottish music
Devoted to the mysterious charms of traditional Scottish music, with its dance tunes, songs and “grounds”, this programme will appeal to both early and folk music fans. Convivial, everyday music, composed for dances, home entertainment or concerts as the circumstances dictated, taken from publicatio...
GRAND ODE TO SAINT CECILE, Henry Purcell – Ensemble La Fenice, Jean Tubéry
A pure masterpiece, “Hail! Bright Cecilia”, composed in celebration of Saint Cecilia, is also a wonderful representation of Purcell’s genius. Rich and varied, it’s a work within which the sacred and profane respectfully rub shoulders. As is often the case in Purcell’s music, euphoria is never very f...
Haydn, “Sunrise” Quartet, Op.76, No. 4
The "Sunrise" quartet owes its name to the theme that begins the work: it evokes the special moment when the light shines forth beginning a new and inevitably joyous and unforgettable day, if we are to believe the dazzling acceleration of this quartet.
It is part of a group of six quartets, composed...
JORDI SAVALL – Rêves et Plaintes : la Rêveuse
After the unprecedented success of the music for the film "Tous les Matins du Monde" (more than a million copies of the soundtrack sold), and for our further delight, in this filmed concert, Jordi Savall, alone at the viol, plays a selection of pieces from the celebrated film by Alain Corneau.
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JORDI SAVALL : LUDI MUSICI, the spirit of song and dance
As part of the 5th Music and History Festival for intercultural dialogue, under the direction of Jordi SAVALL, Montserrat FIGUERAS, Marc MAUILLON and the musicians of the Hespèrion XXI ensemble perform works from the musical traditions of Italy, the Orient, from England, France, Germany and Spain. C...
Monteverdi’s Madrigals, Book II
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...
Monteverdi’s Madrigals, Book III
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...
Monteverdi’s Madrigals, Book IV
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...
NUITS DE L’ÂME, A LITERARY CONCERT
This programme presents 9 Nocturnes for piano by Frédéric Chopin and a work by Robert Schumann, performed by pianist Brigitte Engerer and preceded by the poems of Jean-Yves Clément (extracts from Nuits de l'Âme, published by Cherche Midi). Jean-Yves Clément is a writer and a festival organiser and a...
SOLSBERG Festival, Sol Gabetta : César Franck, Claude Debussy
Having perfected her art in Europe, the Argentine cellist Sol Gabetta is one of the greatest classical musicians in the world.
An exceptional artist, she is also the artistic director of the Solsberg Festival.
Concert recorded as part of the 7th Solsberg Festival in Olsberg, Switzerl...
