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Lully: Armide
Antonio Figueroa, Marie-Claude Chappuis, Marc Mauillon, Douglas Williams, Cyril Auvity, Etienne Bazola, Marie-Adeline Henry, Judith van Wanroij, Emiliano Gonzalez Toro & Marie-Claude He
Chœur de Chambre de Namur, Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset
It is no accident that the most-recorded sections of Armide are the anti-heroine’s monologues. In Christophe Rousset’s exquisitely produced live recording, these are delivered with appropriate... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2017, Editor's Choice
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International Opera Awards, 2018, Nominated - Complete Opera Recording
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Opera, July 2017, Recording of the Month
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Lully: Alceste
RecommendedJudith Van Wanroij, Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Emiliano Gonzalez Toro, Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques
Outstanding among the stylish cast are Judith Van Wanroij as the eponymous heroine, her delivery pliant and lucid, her satin tones persuasively seductive…Rousset draws alert and vital playing... —
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2018, DVD of the Month
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2018, Opera Choice
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Record Review, 20th January 2018, Recording of the Week
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Opera, March 2018, Recording of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Finalist - Opera
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Grammy Awards, 61st Awards (2019), Nominee - Opera Recording
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A Night in London
Ophelie Gaillard (cello), Pulcinella Orchestra, Sandrine Piau (soprano), Gabriel Pidoux, Lucile Richardot (mezzo-soprano)
Among the disc’s many highlights are the virtuoso cello concertos by Cirri and Porpora which showcase Gaillard’s athletic technique as well as her extraordinary ability to make the cello sing. —
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Presto Editor's Choice, March 2022
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2023, Nominated - Concerto
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Solo Instrumental
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Lully: Acis et Galatée
Cyril Auvity (Acis/Apollon), Ambroisine Bré (Galatée/Diane), Edwin Crossley-Mercer (Polyphème), Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset
Rousset’s mesmerising conducting binds chorus to band in Lully’s most striking passages...The principals are equally arresting...The palm, however, goes to the band and chorus of the Les Talens... —
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2022, Opera Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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Record Review, 5th November 2022, Record of the Week
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
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Lully: Thésée
Mathias Vidal (Thésée). Karine Deshayes (Médée), Deborah Cachet (Aeglé), Marie Lys (Cléone/Cérès), Bénédicte Tauran, (La Grande Prêtresse de Minerve), Thaïs Raï-Westphal (Dorine/Venus), Les Talens Lyriques, Chœur de Chambre de Namur, Christophe Rousset
Rousset and his performers are lithe and imaginative. A well-chosen cast make much of Lully's expressive recitative. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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International Opera Awards, 2024, Shortlisted - Complete Recording
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Alessandro Scarlatti: Vieni, o Notte
Francesca Aspromonte (soprano), Arsenale Sonoro, Boris Begelman
Scarlatti's ingenious rollercoaster is ridden compellingly by Aspromonte and the small band. —
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Lully: Isis
Eve-Maud Hubeaux, Cyril Auvity
Chamber Choir of Namur, Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset
Isis is classic Lully…Asked to focus on words, the soloists sound deliberately ugly at times, which highlights their flawless execution elsewhere. Standout cast members are Eve-Maud Hubeaux,... —
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2020, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2020, Opera Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Opera
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Sabata sings this complex programme with his customary elegance and flair. His dark, warm alto has always sounded good in slower arias, where the long lines flow with ease and his breath control... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, December 2018
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2019, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Baroque Vocal
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Christophe Rousset plays Louis Couperin
Christophe Rousset (harpsichord Louis Denis 1658 restored by Reinhard von Nagel 2004-5)
Rousset combines meticulous fingerwork and attention to the music's intricacies with rhetorical gestures, balletic energy and a dramatic flair informed by his long experience directing French... —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2011, Instrumental Finalist
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2010, Instrumental Choice
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2010, Winner - Musique Contemporaine
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Lully: Bellérophon
RecommendedCyril Auvity (Bellérophon), Céline Scheen (Philonoé), Ingrid Perruche (Sténobeé), Jennifer Borghi (Argie/Pallas), Evgeniy Alexiev (Pan/Jobate-Le Roy), Jean Teitgen (Apollon/Amisodar) & Robert Getchell (Bacchis/La Pythie)
Chamber Choir of Namur & Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset...
this is a handsomely shaped performance with alert choral singing and expressive orchestral playing. In the title role, Cyril Auvity is convincingly heroic but also capable of fragility when... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 11th April 2011
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Finalist - Baroque Vocal
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2011, Opera Choice
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