In this second disc edited by Alpha Classics, part of the trilogy dedicated to Mozart, Le Concert de la Loge, conducted by Julien Chauvin, recorded the 40th Symphony, the 23th Piano Concerto with Andreas Staier and the opening of Don Giovanni.
Raphaël Sévère, joined by the Quatuor Modigliani and the Orchestre de chambre de Paris, conducted by Lars Vogt, recorded Mozart works for clarinet for Mirare Production.
A stranger reveals the opulence of the Royal Chapel of Louis XV: Charles-Hubert Gervais was Chapel Master from 1723 onwards, thus offering a perfect representation of the splendour of sacred music at the Court of Versailles. Heir to the great frescoes of Lully and Lalande, Gervais was above all an opera composer, and his dramatic style lends his Grands Motets a decidedly Italian resonance.
Le Poème Harmonique, conducted by Vincent Dumestre, joined by mezzo-soprano Eva Zaïcik, present a recording of Vivaldi/Razzi/Locatelli works (Alpha Classics).
La Chapelle Harmonique and Valentin Tournet recorded Johann Sebastian Bach's motets (Château de Versailles Spectacles), all composed in Leipzig between 1727 and 1730 the funeral services of important figures. Each motet is a composition for double choir.
The Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad rewarded Jean-Paul Gasparian with the Thierry Shertz Prize in 2020. This prize gives a young artist the opportunity of recording a cd with an orchestra and produced by Claves Records.
Alongside the Associate-Artist Les Ombres, Théotime Langlois de Swarte - resident artist of the foundation with The Consort - continues his exploration of the violin repertory of the early eighteenth century. In this programme, he highlights the links between three leading composers for the instrument: Vivaldi, father of the violin concerto, Locatelli and Leclair.
La Chapelle Harmonique, conducted by Valentin Tournet, is joined by the soloists Sandrine Piau, Anne-Catherine Gillet, Mathias Vidal, Florian Sempey, Nahuel di Pierro and Philippe Talbot in this recording of Rameau's comédie-lyrique "Les Paladins".
After consulting several manuscripts and editions held at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Julien Chauvin has chosen to record Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater with soprano Jodie Devos and mezzo Adèle Charvet, as well as a two-part children’s choir (La Maîtrise de Radio France). Haydn's La Passione de Haydn complements the programme.
In this CD, Le Poème Harmonique presents Molière and Lully's Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme in the version offered to the King of France in 1670. Recorded in March 2021 at the Opera Royal du Château de Versailles, this disc gathers the soloists: Virgile Ancely, Cyril Auvity, Paul-Antoine Benos Djian, Geoffroy Buffière, Thibault De Damas, Serge Goubioud, Claire Lefilliâtre, Marc Mauillon, Nicholas Scott, David Tricou, Zachary Wilder and Eva Zaïcik.
In this new disc (NoMadMusic), the Zaïde Quartet and countertenor Théophile Alexandre "sign a singular and troubling genderless reinvention of diva's arias". 23 portraits of operatic female icons, all with tragic fate, are gathered into one single programme.
Compagnie La Tempête new CD Hypnos is built on a programme imagined by the artistic director of the ensemble, Simon-Pierre Bestion, who selected some works "for their captivating musical material, their hypnotic and meditative dimension".
Pianist Jean-Paul Gasparian recorded a third solo album, entirely dedicated to Rachmaninov (Evidence, 2022).
The new collaboration between Les Paladins and Sandrine Piau is dedicated to the strong women from Haendel's works. The recording has been out since January 2022 for Alpha Classics label.
