Durations
Monteverdi’s Madrigals, Book VII
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...
Moving House: the Big Stress of Summer
In Paris, as elsewhere, summer is synonymous with moving. Every year, 3 million French people relocate, with more than half of them doing so between June and September.
Moving house is said to be the third most stressful event after bereavement and redundancy! In France, 80% of people do their ow...
Mozart, concertos for violin N°1, N°2, N°3, N°4, N°5
Passionate about freedom and sharing and eschewing conservatism, Les Dissonances brings the freshness back to Mozart’s five violin concertos. Led by David Grimal's Stradivarius, the twenty-six-piece ensemble reveals the luminosity and virtuosity of these works.
Composed in his youth, the violin conc...
My Great Stables
Envied throughout the world, the Grandes Ecuries of Chantilly were born of a legend. The dream of a prince, they were built in the 18th century by Louis Henri de Bourbon, and considered to be the most beautiful stables in the world.
Besides the tutelary presence of the Prince of Condé, it’s mainly ...
NO STAND-INS
Tomer Sisley’s first base jump!
Coached by freeride snowboarding champion Géraldine Fasnacht, the intrepid Largo Winch actor is introduced to base jumping.
For 3 days, he prepares to launch himself into space, familiarises himself with his equipment and tests his ability in the air.
After several pa...
Ought at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Paris
Canadian band Ought plays tense, nervy, decisive rock. Music to dance to nonetheless, thanks to a devilishly effective supple bass and an incredible singer, Tim Darcy, whose offhand manner, reminiscent of Talking Heads’ David Byrne, gives this classy rock its spice.
Perfect Pussy at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Paris
Punk of the kind they don’t make any more! Perfect Pussy concerts are superfast and super-energetic! Songs lasting 2 minutes apiece, strung together without a break, like a stream of uppercuts dealt by Meredith Graves, who leaps, rants, lashes out and leaves everyone stunned and blown away!
RECREATIONAL FISHING IN CORSICA
It is in the company of some high-class enthusiasts, all experienced the most diverse angling techniques, that we explore the lle de Beauté, its waters, its nature and its mythical fish: tuna, bonito, liche, dentex, barracuda, garrague, bream, brown comber, royal wrasse, bream and pink dolphin, snap...
Renaud Capuçon : Beethoven Korngold (Artistic confessions)
Violinist Renaud CAPUCON and the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Yannick NEZET SEGUIN record works by KORNGOLD and BEETHOVEN. Interview with Renaud CAPUÇON and Yannick NEZET SEGUIN. Excerpt Beethoven Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major opus 6Excerpt Beethoven Concert...
