Summer Opera Sale - Up to 40% off
We're delighted to offer a more affordable way to begin or continue your opera journey, with up to 40% off selected titles on CD, SACD, Vinyl, DVD and Blu-ray, until 14th August 2024.
Summer Opera Sale - Up to 40% off, Le Concert Spirituel (early music ensemble)
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Lully: Persée 1770 Mathias Vidal, Hélène Guilmette, Katherine Watson, Tassis Christoyannis, Jean Teitgen, Chantal Santon-Jeffery, Marie Lenormand, Cyrille Dubois, Marie Kalinine, Thomas Dolié, Zachary Wilder
Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet
Hervé Niquet’s musical direction is admirably fluent. The orchestral playing and choral singing are magnificent throughout in a suitably resonant recording…Katherine Watson as Mérope stands... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, April 2017
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Record Review, 25th March 2017, Recording of the Week
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Mozart: Les Mystères d’Isis, Paris, 1801 adapted by Ludwig Wenzel Lachnith after Die Zauberflöte & other Mozart operas; French text by Étienne Morel de Chédeville
Chantal Santon-Jeffery (Pamina), Marie Lenormand (Mona), Renata Pokupić (Myrrène), Jean Teitgen (Zarastro), Tassis Christoyannis (Bochoris), Sébastien Droy (Isménor), Camille Poul (1ère Dame, 1ère Suivante), Jennifer Borghi (2e Dame, 2e Suivante), Élodie Méchain (3e Dame, 3e Suivante), Mathias Vidal...
Fasolis and his musicians give a fleetfooted performance, which is more than this mash-up probably received in its day, and most voices are well cast: Chantal Santon-Jeffery is a fresh-sounding... — More…
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Vogel, J C: La Toison d’or Marie Kalinine, Médée (mezzo-soprano), Jean-Sébastien Bou, Jason (baritone), Judith Van Wanroij, Hipsiphile (soprano), Jennifer Borghi, La Sybille (soprano), Hrachuhi Bassenz, Calciope (soprano) & Martin Nyvall, Arcas (tenor)
Le Concert Spirituel & Chor des Staatstheater Nürnberg, Hervé...
it's Gluck who casts a long shadow over the opera...But themusic is effective, with excellent writing for the chorus and orchestra...Judith Van Wanroij singing strongly as Hypsipyle...Jean-Sebastian... — More…
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Rameau: Les Fêtes de l'Hymen et de l'Amour, ou Les Dieux d'Égypte RecommendedCarolyn Sampson, Chantal Santon-Jeffery, Blandine Staskiewicz (sopranos), Jennifer Borghi (alto), Reinoud Van Mechelen, Mathias Vidal (countertenors), Tassis Christoyannis, Alain Buet (basses)
Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet
The music, with Rameau very much in his prime, matches the spectacle and drama...While Herve Niquet's musical direction is generally and excellently consistent, this performance is by no means... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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overall the set is exceptional for the joyous verve and style Niquet brings to this entrancing comédie lyrique. — More…
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Lully: Armide 1778 Katherine Watson (soprano), Véronique Gens (soprano), Chantal Santon Jeffrey (soprano), Philippe-Nicolas Martin, Reinoud Van Mechelen (tenor), Zachary Wilder (tenor), Tassis Christoyannis (bass), Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet
The story is a splendid vehicle for Véronique Gens…She is in glorious voice...Van Mechelen is ideal as his namesake, mellifluous and attentive to the text. The other singers, familiar specialists... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2020, Recording of the Month
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Boismortier: Don Quichotte chez la Duchesse, Op. 97 Richard Biren (baritone), Paul Gay (bass-baritone), Meredith Hall (soprano), Stephan Van Dyck (tenor)
Le Concert Spirituel, Herve Niquet
Meredith Hall has the widest range to encompass and is excellent....absolutely enchanting particularly when played with such elan as they are here under the lively and stylish direction of Niquet...... — More…
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Lully: Proserpine 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...
Hervé Niquet directs a superb ensemble performance in excellent recorded sound. — More…
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Boismortier: Daphnis et Chloé Gaëlle Méchaly, Marie-Louise Duthoit (sopranos), François-Nicolas Geslot (countertenor) & Till Fechner, Alain Buet, Renaud Delaigue, Arno Guillou (basses)
Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet
Colour rather than high drama here. There are moments when Boismortier's marvellous handling of instruments rivals Rameau in this beautifully sung performance. — More…
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