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Perpetual Night

17th Century Ayres and Songs

Lucile Richardot (contralto)

Ensemble Correspondances, Sébastien Daucé

Perpetual Night

Awards:

The title may be ‘Perpetual Night’ but there’s absolutely nothing gloomy or unremitting about this delicious disc and its chiaroscuro play of shading and texture…Lawes and Locke may never quite...

Perpetual Night

17th Century Ayres and Songs

Lucile Richardot (contralto)

Ensemble Correspondances, Sébastien Daucé

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The title may be ‘Perpetual Night’ but there’s absolutely nothing gloomy or unremitting about this delicious disc and its chiaroscuro play of shading and texture…Lawes and Locke may never quite...

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The circulation of artists and sovereigns between France and England in the seventeenth century resulted in the establishment of highly original genres in the latter country: the first recitatives, large-scale airs from masques and dramatic ‘scenes’ provided fertile ground for experimentation and prepared the way for the birth of semi-opera. Sébastien Daucé explores this English vocal art in a programme tailor-made for one of today’s most fascinating voices: Lucile Richardot, in the exquisite setting provided by Ensemble Correspondances, subtly blends music, love, night and melancholy.

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Awards and reviews

  • Schallplattenkritik Awards
    2018
    Winner - Jahrespreis
  • Diapason d’Or de l’Année
    2018
    Winner - Musique baroque vocale
  • Diapason d’Or
    June 2018
    Nouveauté
  • Gramophone Awards
    2019
    Finalist - Solo Vocal

July 2018

The title may be ‘Perpetual Night’ but there’s absolutely nothing gloomy or unremitting about this delicious disc and its chiaroscuro play of shading and texture…Lawes and Locke may never quite have Purcell’s pulling-power on a recording but that disparity has rarely sounded more misplaced than it does here.
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