Durations
HAMEKA, IN THE LAND OF THE WOODPIGEON
Haméka means eleven in Basque. It is said that Haméka was the eleventh house to be built in this valley, on the borders of the Basque Country, maybe 500 years ago. Others say that the farm once had only two rooms: one for a flock of 100 sheep, another for a family of eleven children.
The author of t...
Henri Dutilleux : Ainsi la nuit (Thus the Night)
Composed between 1971 and 1977, Henri Dutilleux wrote this string quartet in memory of the American art-lover Ernest Sussman. It is comprised of seven sections, first created in isolation and then linked by "parentheses". This unique quartet illustrates the concept of memory through the principle of...
Henri Dutilleux, MystÈre de l’instant
Dutilleux has proposed to seize the moment to organize musical time differently.
The word "mystery" should be understood in its broadest sense, without excluding its spiritual resonance. As sometimes said Henri Dutilleux, the act of writing music is similar to a ceremony, "with its mystery and magic...
INTO THE FRENCH WILD
This series invites us to immerse ourselves in the French countryside in the company of a passionate naturalist, ornithologist and biodiversity specialist, Rémi Dupouy. A treasure hunt in search of amazing species, magnificent landscapes and an animal and plant heritage in need of preservation.
At o...
Ischgl, the Ibiza of the Alps
"People come here to ski, but above all to party. It’s the après-ski tradition: we start drinking at 1.30pm and then dance in the clubs until dawn". Twenty-six year old Thomas and his friends have chosen to spend their winter holidays in the Tyrol, in the famous Austrian resort of Ischgl. A small vi...
JORDI SAVALL : Balkans, the land of Honey and Blood
As part of the 9th Music and History Festival for intercultural dialogue, under the direction of Jordi SAVALL, Hespèrion XXI and musicians and singers from Southern Europe revisit the musical heritage of the Balkans with a program built around the cycles of life.
With notably the singers Gürsoy D...
JORDI SAVALL : FROM EAST TO WEST, tribute to Syria
The 9th Fontfroide Festival directed by Jordi Savall at the Abbaye de Fontfroide ,“Music and History for an Intercultural Dialogue”. Exceptional concerts and privileged moments of emotion and conversation with musicians from all around the world.
ORIENT & OCCIDENT, Concert homage t...
JORDI SAVALL : Northern Europe 1714-1788
The 9th Fontfroide Festival directed by Jordi Savall at the Abbaye de Fontfroide ,“Music and History for an Intercultural Dialogue”. Exceptional concerts and privileged moments of emotion and conversation with musicians from all around the world.
NORTHERN EUROPE 1714 – 1788, Concert recorde...
JORDI SAVALL: ROYAL FANTASIES at the time of the wars of the three kingdoms
As part of the 9th Music and History Festival for intercultural dialogue, Hespérion XXI, under the direction of Jordi SAVALL, performs "Royal Fantasies in the Time of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms", a string ensemble on the 30 years of conflicts which marked the English court in the 17th century.
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