La Tragédie de Salomé - Les Apaches

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Recorded live at the Théâtre de l’Athénée on 10th and 11th December 2021 by B Records, Les Apaches conducted by Julien Masmondet offer the very first recording of the original version of La Tragédie de Salomé of Florent Schmitt (1870-1958), preceded by two creations composed by Fabien Touchard.

Bach-Abel Society

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Both Les Ombres artistic directors, Margaux Blanchard and Sylvain Sartre, invite some members of Le Consort on their new disc: violinist Théotime Langlois de Swarte, cellist Hanna Salzenstein and pianofortist Justin Taylor .

Grands motets pour Louis XV - Les Ombres

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A stranger reveals the opulence of the Royal Chapel of Louis XV: Charles-Hubert Gervais was Chapel Master from 1723 onwards, thus offering a perfect representation of the splendour of sacred music at the Court of Versailles. Heir to the great frescoes of Lully and Lalande, Gervais was above all an opera composer, and his dramatic style lends his Grands Motets a decidedly Italian resonance.