Le Concert Spirituel
| Le Concert Spirituel | |
|---|---|
| Orchestra | |
 In concert at the Château de Pupetières of 26 August 2017 as part of the Berlioz Festival | |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Principal conductor | Hervé Niquet |
| Website | www |
Le Concert Spirituel is a French ensemble specialising in works of baroque music, played on period instruments. Founded by Hervé Niquet in 1987, it is named after the 18th century concert series Concert Spirituel. The group performs internationally, playing mostly rarely performed sacred music and operas, and making recordings. Its focus is on French music played at the court of Versailles.
History
The ensemble is named after concert spirituel, the first private concert society in France, founded in the 18th century and dissolved with the French Revolution. The ensemble was founded by Hervé Niquet in 1987,[1] designed to revive the great works of the French repertoire played at the court of Versailles.[2][3]
Le Concert Spirituel collaborates closely with the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles, with a focus on French composers such as Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Jean-Baptiste Lully, André Campra and Joseph Bodin de Boismortier.[1]
Le Concert Spirituel often play sacred music, and have also performed operas such as as Daphnis et Chloé by Boismortier, Rameau's Pygmalion, Purcell's King Arthur and The Indian Queen,[4] and Mozart's Don Giovanni. The ensemble "rediscovered" forgotten operas from the French repertoire, such as Callirhoé by André Cardinal Destouches, Lully's Proserpine, Sémélé by Marin Marais (chosen as “Opera Recording of the Year”, Echo Klassik 2009), Guétry's Andromaque, Campra's Le carnaval de Venise and Catel's Sémiramis.[5][6][7]
At a BBC Proms concert in 2012 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, the ensemble played Handel's Water Music and the Music for the Royal Fireworks, with a large formation including 18 oboes, nine trumpets and nine trombones, and strings to match. This is an authentic band for the music, which was originally intended to be played in the open-air.[8]
Le Concert Spirituel is subsidised by the French Ministry of Culture and the city of Paris. It also receives financial support from the Mécénat Musical Société Générale and the Fondation Bru.[9]
Recordings
Le Concert Spirituel recorded for the Accord, Adda, Virgin and Naxos labels until 1999, and then exclusively for Glossa from 2000 to 2015. Since June 2015, Le Concert Spirituel has recorded exclusively for Alpha Classics.
Awards
Le Concert Spirituel received a 2001 Grammy Awards nomination for its recording of Sérénades chez Marie Leczinska by Boismortier.[10] Its recording of Striggio’s 40 Voice Mass was also nominated for a Grammy Award in 2013.[11]
Its recording of Grétry’s ’Andromaque was awarded a “Chock” by Classica, a Diamant by ’Opéra Magazine, a Découverte by Diapason and the “Grand Prix du Disque” by the Académie Charles-Cros in 2010.[12]
Its recording of Sémélé was chosen “Opera Recording of the Year” at the Echo Klassik Awards (2009); its recording of Campra’s Le Carnaval de Venise won a “German Record Critics’ Award”, a Classica magazine “Shock” and a Diamant from Opéra Magazine (2011); Lully’s Persée also won a German Record Critics's Award (2017).[13][14][15]Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
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External links
- ^ a b c "Le Concert Spirituel". Linn Records. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Le Concert Spirituel". classicalnext.com. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ Concert spécial Hervé Niquet. Le Concert Spirituel joue la Messe à 8 voix et 8 violons et flûtes H 3 de Charpentier on France Musique
- ^ a b Cook, James; Kolassa, Alexander; Whittaker, Adam (1 February 2018). Recomposing the Past: Representations of Early Music on Stage and Screen. Taylor & Francis. p. 90. ISBN 978-1-35-197551-3.
- ^ a b "Le Concert Spirituel". fevis.com. Fédération des Ensembles Vocaux et Instrumentaux Spécialisés. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Le Concert Spirituel Hervé Niquet". rocamadourfestival.com. Festival Rocamadour Musique Sacrée. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Le Concert Spirituel". forumopera.com. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
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- ^ "Le Concert Spirituel". grammy.com. Grammy Awards. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Hervé Niquet". grammy.com. Grammy Awards. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Le Concert Spirituel". classicalnext.com. Classical:Next. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Die Preisträger des ECHO KLASSIK 2009". nmz.de. Neue Musikzeitung. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Bestenliste 4-2011". schallplattenkritik.de. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Le Carnaval de Venise". operabaroque.fr. Opéra Baroque. Retrieved 15 February 2020.