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[[File:Jean-Patrice Brosse par Claude Truong-Ngoc 1981.jpg|thumb|Jean-Patrice Brosse by Claude Truong-Ngoc (1981)]]
'''Jean-Patrice Brosse''' (23 June 1950 – 18 September 2021) was a French [[harpsichord]]ist and [[organist]].

== Biography ==
Born in [[Le Mans]] on 23 June 1950, Brosse gradually followed a complete artistic training at the conservatory of Le Mans (harpsichord with Françoise Petit, organ, [[chamber music]], writing, [[conducting]]), [[Conservatoire de Paris]], the [[Accademia Musicale Chigiana]], and the [[École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts]] of Paris (in architecture).

At twenty-three, after a major tour of chamber music concerts in the US and South America, he became organist and harpsichordist of the Ars Antiqua [[Ensemble (music)|ensemble]] of Paris, the Ensemble polyphonique (conducted by [[Charles Ravier]]) and the Orchestre de la Radio, then the [[Orchestre de chambre de Paris]] and the {{ill|Orchestre de chambre de Toulouse|fr}} (for the [[EMI Group|EMI]] recordings). He was then the appreciated partner of great interpreters such as [[Henryk Szeryng]], [[Jean-Pierre Wallez]], [[Jean-Pierre Rampal]], [[Maurice André]], [[Frédéric Lodéon]], [[Arto Noras]]... and accompanied singers such as [[Gundula Janowitz]], [[Rita Streich]], [[Hugues Cuénod]], Isabel Garcisanz, [[Derek Lee Ragin]], [[Michel Sénéchal]] and [[Cecilia Bartoli]].

He participated in the activities of the [[Jeunesses musicales de France]], for which he gave numerous concerts, and then recorded his first records as soloist: complete works by [[Henry Purcell]], [[Louis-Nicolas Clérambault|Clérambault]] and [[Jacques Duphly]] [[EMI Group|EMI]], Bach's sonatas with [[Jean-Pierre Wallez]] at IPG (later reissued by [[Universal Music Group|Universal]]). He played the great orchestral works: [[Francis Poulenc|Poulenc]]'s ''Concertos for harpsichord and organ'', [[Camille Saint-Saëns]]'s ''Symphony with organ'', [[Manuel de Falla]]'s and [[Frank Martin (composer)|Frank Martin]]'s Concertos, [[Henri Sauguet|Sauguet]]'s ''Church sonata''... with the biggest ensembles: Monte-Carlo, RAI, National et Philharmonique de Radio-France, [[Orchestre national des Pays de la Loire]], [[Capitole de Toulouse]]..., under the direction of [[Georges Prêtre]] (with whom he recorded Poulenc's ''Concert Champêtre'' for [[EMI Group|EMI]]), [[Emmanuel Krivine]], [[Jean-Pierre Marty]], [[Marek Janowski]], [[Michel Plasson]]... [[Henri Sauguet]] wrote his ''Church sonata'' to him (issued by [[Arion (record label)|Arion]]), [[Jean-Michel Damase]]'s ''Pastorales'' for organ, [[Joaquin Nin-Culmell]]'s ''Symphonie des Mystères''...

Deepening the study of baroque treaties and instruments, he founded the ''Concerto Rococo''<ref>[http://www.jeanpatrice-brosse.com/index.html ''Concerto Rococo'']</ref> (with [[Alice Piérot]] and Paul Carlioz),<ref>[https://www.musixmatch.com/artist/Paul-Carlioz# Paul Carlioz]</ref> a small group of early instruments dedicated to the 18th century harpsichord and concert organ repertoire (Bach, [[Johann Schobert]], [[Claude Balbastre]], [[Michel Corrette]], [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]], [[Antonio Soler|Soler]], [[Haydn]]...). Through his musicological research, Jean-Patrice Brosse also worked on the restitution of baroque religious services alternating organ and Gregorian chant. (''Messe Agatange'', ''Messe de Bordeaux'', ''Vœu de Louis XIII''...), and ensured the revision of old works at Éditions J. M. Fuzeau (Johann Schobert, Antonio Soler etc.).

A recitalist, concertist, chamber musician, he was regularly invited to the great French festivals: [[Festival de musique de La Chaise-Dieu]], Sully, Septembre musical de l'Orne, [[Saou]], [[Saint-Riquier]], [[Lessay]], the {{ill|Nuits musicales du Suquet|fr}}, {{ill|Printemps des arts de Monte-Carlo|fr}}, Prades, Centre baroque de Versailles, Orangerie de Sceaux, Avignon, Aix, Art sacré de Paris, Toulouse les Orgues, Printemps des Arts de Nantes, Radio-France-Montpellier, Albi, Nuits d’Uzès, Festival baroque de Pontoise, Mai de Bordeaux, Saint-Lizier, Comminges, Maguelone, Déodat de Séverac à Saint-Félix-Lauragais, Bourges, La Rochelle, Dijon... He performed in most European countries, in the US, in South America, in the Far East, in tours - often illustrated with lectures and master classes - or in prestigious festivals: Echternach, Brussels, Antwerp, Frankfurt, Berlin, Dresden, Bonn, Düsseldorf, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade, Zagreb, Warsaw, Istanbul, Madrid, Milan, Naples, Hong Kong.

Brosse made a series of recordings dedicated to the Parisian harpsichordists of the [[Age of Enlightenment|Enlightenment]] era ([[Michel Corrette]], [[Claude Balbastre]], [[Armand-Louis Couperin]], [[Joseph Nicolas Pancrace Royer]], [[Simon Simon]], [[Jacques Duphly]]...), in parallel with the work he wrote on this subject, ''Le Clavecin des Lumières''<ref>[http://www.musebaroque.fr/MB_Archive/Chroniques/brosse_clavecin_lumieres.htm ''Le Clavecin des Lumières'']</ref> for Bleu nuit publisher. He is also the author of ''Le clavecin du Roi Soleil''.<ref>[https://www.on-mag.fr/index.php/topaudio/musique/10373-cd-le-clavecin-du-roi-soleil-par-jean-patrice-brosse ''Le clavecin du Roi Soleil'']</ref> The musical and literary richness of this period inspired him to create a poetic evocation, "Le Soir des Lumières", which he shared on stage with the actress [[Françoise Fabian]], as well as a series of concerts-readings ''Mozart et le clavecin des Lumières'' and ''Les derniers jours du Roi Soleil'' after [[Louis de Rouvroy de Saint-Simon|Saint-Simon]]'s ''Mémoires''. With [[Marie-Christine Barrault]], he also conceived a series of poetic and musical shows around works ranging from the Renaissance to the present day.

His eclectic tastes also made him approach the repertoire of the romantic and contemporary organ. [[Artistic director]] of the {{ill|Festival international de musique du Comminges|fr}}, he was honorary professor of baroque organ and harpsichord at the [[École normale de musique de Paris]].

Jean-Patrice Brosse's independent spirit and very personal style are reflected in his writings on music and fine arts, as well as in the sixty or so recordings he made for EMI, [[Virgin Records|Virgin]], [[Universal Music Group|Universal]], [[Arion (record label)|Arion]], [[Pierre Verany|Vérany]]... whose originality has been supported several times by the {{ill|Société civile pour l'administration des droits des artistes et musiciens interprètes|fr}} and awarded Grand Prix record awards and nominations at the [[Victoires de la musique]].

Jean-Patrice Brosse held the rank of chevalier of the [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]].

Brosse died on 18 September 2021 at the age of 71 due to a cancer.<ref>[https://www.resmusica.com/2021/09/23/deces-du-claveciniste-et-organiste-jean-patrice-brosse/ Décès du claveciniste et organiste Jean-Patrice Brosse] {{in lang|fr}}</ref>

== Discography ==
[[Arion (record label)|Arion]]:
* [[Nicolas Lebègue]]:
** ''Premier Livre d'orgue'' (July 1981, Arion ARN268561) {{OCLC|658332068}}
** ''Troisième livre d’orgue'' 2 CDs  1982
* ''L’Orgue français à la Renaissance '' 1983
* [[Claude Balbastre]]: ''Noëls pour orgue '' 1983
* ''Mélodies espagnoles'' (with Isabel Garcisanz)  1984
* [[Henri Sauguet]]: ''Sonate d’église'' (dir. J.W. Audoli)  1988
* [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]] : ''Church sonatas'' (with the Concerto Rococo) 2002
[[EMI Classics|EMI]] :
* [[Louis-Nicolas Clérambault]]: ''L’œuvre d’orgue et de clavecin''  1978
* [[Henry Purcell]]: ''L’œuvre d’orgue et de clavecin'' 2 CD  1979
* [[Jacques Duphly]]: ''L’œuvre de clavecin'' 3 CD  1980
* [[Francis Poulenc]]: ''Concert Champêtre'' pour clavecin et orchestre (dir. [[Georges Prêtre]])  1984
[[Saphir Productions|Saphir]]:
* Bach: ''Toccatas, Fantaisies, Préludes and fugues'' 2008
[[Triton (label)|Triton]]: 
* ''Messe de Bordeaux'' (with the Vox Cantoris choir)  2007
[[Universal Music Group|Universal]]:
* Bach: ''6 Sonatas for violin and harpsichord'' (with [[Jean-Pierre Wallez]])  2000
[[Pierre Verany|Verany]]:
* ''Batailles à Versailles''  1986
* ''Le Concert des oiseaux à Versailles''  1986
* ''Le Clavecin au siècle de Louis XIV''  1987
* ''Le Siècle d’or du clavecin''  1987
* ''Le Clavecin au siècle des Lumières '' 1987
* Bach: ''Les Concertos pour orgue '' 1987
* Bach: ''Grandes œuvres pour orgue '' 1987
* ''Le Clavecin à la fin de l’Ancien Régime '' 1989
* Bach: ''La Clavierübung III '' 1990
* [[Johann Schobert]]: ''Trios'' (with the Concerto Rococo)  1991
* Schobert: ''Quatuors'' (with the Concerto Rococo)  1992 
* [[Michel Corrette]] : ''Concertos pour orgue'' (with the Concerto Rococo) 1993
* Bach: ''Variations canoniques et Partitas pour orgue''  1993
* Claude Balbastre: ''Quatuors'' (with the Concerto Rococo)  1994
* [[Jean-François Dandrieu]] : ''Messe et Vêpres de Pâques'' (Chœur grégorien de Paris)  1994
* [[François d'Agincourt]]: ''Messe  de l’Assomption'' (with the Chœur Antiphona)  1996
* Dandrieu: ''Vêpres de l’Assomption'' (with the Chœur Antiphona)  1996
* [[Mathieu Lanes]] : ''Messe Agatange'' (with the Antiphona and the Concerto Rococo)  1998
* Soler: ''Quintettes pour clavecin et cordes'' (2 CD) (Concerto Rococo)  1999
* Balbastre: ''Livre de clavecin''  1999
* [[Michel Corrette]]: ''Livre de clavecin''  2001
* [[Armand-Louis Couperin]]: ''Livre de clavecin''  2001
* [[Pancrace Royer]]: ''Livre de clavecin''  2003
* [[Jacques Duphly]]: ''Les quatre livres de clavecin''  2004
* [[Simon Simon]]: ''Livre de clavecin''  2006
* Balbastre: ''Pièces de clavecin manuscrites''  2006
* Corrette: ''Les Amusements de Parnasse  II et III'' 2007
[[Virgin Classics|Virgin]]:
* [[François Couperin]] : ''Messe des paroisses, messe des couvents'' 2 CD  1996

== Fac-simile editions==
* Johann Schobert: ''Sonatas op. I, II, II, XVII'' (Fuzeau)
* Johann Schobert: ''Sonatas en quatuor op. VII'' (Fuzeau)
* Soler: ''6 Quintets for Harpsichord and Strings'' (Fuzeau)

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.resmusica.com/2016/08/09/jean-patrice-brosse-directeur-artistique-du-festival-du-comminges/ Jean-Patrice Brosse, directeur artistique du festival du Comminges] (ResMusic)
* [http://www.jeanpatrice-brosse.com/actualite-final.html Official website]
* [https://www.discogs.com/fr/artist/960936-Jean-Patrice-Brosse Jean-Patrice Brosse's discography] ([[Discogs]])
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA0REBEKOFo Jean Patrice Brosse - Balbastre - Sonatas] (YouTube)
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