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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Recorded in Versailles and Poissy in September 2006 and November 2007
Salomé Haller (Proserpine), Bénédicte Tauran (La Paix), Stéphanie d'Oustrac (Cérès); Hjördis Thébault (La Victoire), Blandine Staskiewicz (Aréthuse, Cyané), Cyril Auvity (Alphée), François-Nicolas Geslot (Mercure), Benoît Arnould (Ascalaphe), Marc Labonnette (Jupiter, Crinise), Pierre-Yves Pruvot (La Discorde) & Joao Fernandes (Pluton) Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet (direction) 2 CDs in slipcase, 132-page booklet. Present as a singer in the chorus of Les Arts Florissants in 1987 when William Christie put on Lully's Atys, [recorded for harmonia mundi] Niquet formed his own ensemble, Le Concert Spirituel that same year. Since that time he has balanced his own endeavours to stage (and record) key French tragédies with his other musical interests. Niquet's latest incursion into French Baroque opera comes with Lully's prologue and five-act Proserpine, joining Destouches' Callirhoé and Marais' Sémélé: a group which Glossa has been releasing in elegant editions over the last three years.Additionally, the recordings have all followed performances of the works, especially at the Opéra de Montpellier where Le Concert Spirituel is currently in residence. Three centuries after the first performance in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Hervé Niquet and Le Concert Spirituel pay tribute to the genius of Lully with a new recording of Proserpine made just after stagings in both Paris and Versailles.Together with a cast of top soloists, well-versed in the demands of French Baroque, singing and with his incomparable Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet once more conjures up a dramatic feast. “Hervé Niquet directs a superb ensemble performance in excellent recorded sound.” BBC Music Magazine, October 2008 **** “…Niquet… is capable of generating an almost visceral excitement and urgency, not just in Lully's glorious and imaginative choral writing but in the sensual urgency of his orchestral textures. The all-French speaking cast does not contain stars but makes strong and convincing contributions throughout.” Gramophone Magazine, December 2008 | 
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| |  | Les Grandes Eaux Musicales 2007All tracks recorded between 2000 and 2006
Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet This music serves as the soundtrack to the Les Grandes Eaux spectacle which
takes place in the parks at Versailles from April to September. Over the past
twenty years concerts have been given to the accompaniment of the numerous,
and spectacular, fountains in full 'flow'.
For 2007, celebrating the ensemble's 20th anniversary, Hervé Niquet and Le
Concert Spirituel have been asked to present a musical spectacle to capture the
grandeur of the age.Their selection, produced by Glossa, embraces
composers such as Charpentier, Desmarest, Boismortier and also that
dominating figure of Jean-Baptiste Lully (with previously unheard extracts from
Lully's tragédie en musique Proserpine).
Accompanying the recording there is a fascinating article about the theatre,
dance and music-making that used to take place under the patronage of the
French kings and their court during the reign of Louis XIII and his successors.
Nor has the visual exuberance of the times been ignored in the sumptuous packaging,
which includes historical pictures of the fountains. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | tragédie lyrique (version 1743)
Stéphanie d'Oustrac, Cyril Auvity, Joao Fernandes, Ingrid Perruche, Renaud Delaigue, Stéphanie Revidat Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet Recorded at the Grande Salle of the Arsenal de Metz, France, in February 2006 “his recording has the theatricality and spontaneity of a real performance…the instrumental and choral contributions are first-rate” Gramophone Magazine “Hervé Niquet's performance leaves no doubt of the drama inherent in Destouches's score … The orchestral colours are always vividly conveyed.” The Guardian | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Mass & Te Deum for Eight Voices
Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet "Hervé Niquet and his stylish group of musicians are no strangers to Charpentier's music, but here they sound on exceptional form with evenly balanced vocal and instrumental ensembles and a rewardingly effective basso continuo whose resonances are faithfully and excitingly captured by Glossa's superb recording." Choral and Song Choice, BBC Music Magazine  BBC Music Magazine
Choral & Song Choice - August 2006 |
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| |  | Desmarest - Grands Motets Vol. II(un scandale à la musique du Roi)
Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet "Desmarest never quite made it as a courtier at Versailles, but his music is spectacular…A highly persuasive performance." BBC Music Magazine | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Véronique Gens, Hanna Bayodi, Béatrice Jarrige, Cyril Auvity, Joseph Cornwell, Peter Harvey Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Desmarest - Grands Motets
Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet "I can hardly wait for the next Desmarest recording, but in the meantime this one will certainly be keeping me happy." Gramophone | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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