Performing Arts
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...
JOSÉ JAMES – Jazz in Vienna
In 2013, José James began a new recording career at Blue Note with "No Beginning, No End". In Vienna, the American appeared for the first time in company of a totally new quintet.
For an hour, José James takes us to the border regions of soul, hip-hop and jazz. A fan of John Coltrane and Marvin Gaye...
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...
Marcus Miller – Jazz in Vienna 2013
In a packed amphitheatre, Marcus Miller’s fans, old and young, greet the man who has played bass on more than 500 recordings with a massive ovation. The heart of his programme is based on the superb compositions from the album “Renaissance”. In "Detroit", "Redemption", "February", "Jekyll & Hyde...
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...
NA YOON-SUN – Jazz in Vienna
A regular guest at the most prestigious festivals, the South Korean singer Na Yoon-Sun enjoys playing with the codes of vocal jazz. The daughter of a conductor and a singer, this exceptional improviser draws from a rich and rare palette of timbres and colours.
Singing in Korean, English, Spanish, Po...
