Château de Versailles Spectacles
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Special offer. Cavalli: Missa 1660
Grande messe vénitienne pour la paix franco-espagnole de Louis XIV
Galilei Consort, Benjamin Chénier
Here and there are reminders that Cavalli was above all a composer of opera, And there’s the rub…Some operatic extravagance would be welcome here, the male alto soloists being particularly reticent…The... —
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Special offer. Dandrieu: Magnificats, Christmas and various pieces for organ
Jean-Baptiste Robin (organ)
Early 18th-century Dandrieu’s organ music springs to life on the contemporaneous Clicquot in the chapel at Versailles, with its sumptuous reeds, velvety corner and mighty plein jeu. —
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Special offer. Vivaldi: La Senna Festeggiante
Luigi De Donato, Nicholas Scott, Gwendoline Blondeel, Lucile Richardot (mezzo-soprano), Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal, Diego Fasolis
The performance by the Opéra Royal period instrument group is lively, well balanced, and provides the perfect accompaniment. Soprano Gwendoine Blondeel has a light, airy, and bright voice, while... —
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Special offer. Couperin: Messe propre pour les couvents
Olivier Latry (organ), Marthe Davost, Marc Mauillon (baritone), Jeanne Lefort, Cyril Escoffier, Clémence Carry, Jean-Marc Vié, Jean-Yves Haymoz
Fascinating musicology aside, this is a lovely programme to stop thinking about and let flow over you. Perhaps a little incense would not be out of place. —
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Special offer. La Naissance de Versailles
Consort Musica Vera, Chœur de l'Opéra Royal, Chœur de la Maîtrise du CRR de Paris, Jean-Baptiste Nicolas
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The playing is lively, stylish, and characterful, while the players’ total involvement in, and enjoyment of, this wonderful music are tangible. —
