Album Summary
Performers
Joseph Cornwell (Tenor)
Hanna Bayodi (Soprano)
Peter Harvey (Bass Baritone)
Véronique Gens (Soprano)
Hervé Niquet (Harpsichord)
Hervé Niquet (Organ)
Marie Duthoit (Voice)
Galle Mechaly (Voice)
Laura Pudwell (Mezzo Soprano)
Joao Fernandes (Bass)
Stéphanie d'Oustrac (Soprano)
Hjördis Thébault (Mezzo Soprano)
Shannon Mercer (Soprano)
Tassis Christoyannis
Maria Wesseling (Mezzo Soprano)
George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759)
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier (1689 - 1755)
Robert Gilbert (1899 - 1978)
Pierre Bouteiller (1655 - 1717)
Alessandro Striggio (1540 - 1592)
François D'Agincour (1684 - 1758)
André Cardinal Destouches (1672 - 1749)
André Campra (1660 - 1744)
Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643 - 1704)
Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695)
Gustave Charpentier (1860 - 1956)
Marin Marais (1656 - 1728)
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry (1741 - 1813)
Notes & Reviews:
26 years ago, Hervé Niquet recalls having become so incensed with the disparaging remarks directed at French music and the Lamentations of Jean Gilles in particular by a conductor of a choir in which he was then singing that Niquet vowed to set up his own ensemble and record the work - and demonstrate furthermore other beauties of music from his country (and beyond). And so was born Le Concert Spirituel, now celebrating its quarter century, its vocal and instrumental forces throughout that time constantly delighting audiences with its joyous celebration of music from the 17th and 18th centuries (and now with Charles Simon Catel's Sémiramis, the dawn of the 19th). To mark the anniversary, Glossa is now issuing an attractively priced double disc celebration, with Niquet pulling out the stops from across Le Concert Spirituel's broad and expansive range (and he started musical life as an organist, after all): Baroque sacred music, MarcAntoine Charpentier assuredly; selections from Le Concert Spirituel's "reoxygenation", as he calls it, of the tragédie lyrique (Grétry, Campra, Destouches), but also demonstrations of his own nimble footed theatrical tendency (Niquet is an avowed fan of the music hall!) in Handel, Purcell and Striggio. Musical ostentation and bravura are concluded on each disc by some of Niquet's own special bonnes bouches: Boismortier, D'Agincour, Marais and excerpts from his "other" Charpentier (Gustave). All accompanied by a sparkling apéritif from the conductor himself about how Le Concert Spirituel came to reach its 25th anniversary!
Classical Music, 1st December 2012
Bold orchestral colour and edge-of-the-seat performance bursts from the speakers.
Early Music Review, December 2012
This is doubtless a good-value way to explore the ensemble's work and some otherwise unavailable though interesting repertoire.
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Works Details
Bouteiller, Pierre : Missa pro defunctis :: Prélude (Henri Frémart) - Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 2 min. 56 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: 1690
Bouteiller, Pierre : Missa pro defunctis :: Elevatio - Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 3 min. 39 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: 1690
Charpentier, Marc-Antoine : Missa Assumpta est Maria :: Gloria - Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 8 min. 14 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Choral
- Written: 1702
Charpentier, Marc-Antoine : Missa Assumpta est Maria :: Credo - Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 2 min. 1 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Choral
- Written: 1702
Charpentier, Marc-Antoine : Messe de Monsieur de Mauroy :: Agnus Dei - Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 5 min. 29 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: ?1691
Charpentier, Marc-Antoine : Messe de Monsieur de Mauroy :: Envoi - Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 1 min. 24 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: ?1691
Charpentier, Marc-Antoine : Messe à huit voix :: Prélude da capo - Kyrie da capo - Sinfonie pour finir le Kyrie - Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 4 min. 27 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: 1670-1671
Charpentier, Marc-Antoine : Te Deum à huit voix :: Te aeternum - Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 1 min. sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: ?1692
Charpentier, Marc-Antoine : Te Deum à huit voix :: Tibi Cherubin - Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 1 min. 24 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: ?1692
Charpentier, Marc-Antoine : Te Deum à huit voix :: Pleni sunt caeli - Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 1 min. 22 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: ?1692
Handel, George Frideric : Music for the Royal Fireworks :: Ouverture. Adagio - Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 2 min. 13 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: 1749
Handel, George Frideric : Music for the Royal Fireworks :: Ouverture. Allegro - Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 5 min. 10 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: 1749
Striggio, Alessandro : Missa sopra Ecco sì beato giorno :: Gloria - Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 5 min. 45 sec.
- Period Time: Renaissance
- Form: Choral
Striggio, Alessandro : Missa sopra Ecco sì beato giorno :: Agnus Dei - Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 5 min. 2 sec.
- Period Time: Renaissance
- Form: Choral
Purcell, Henry : King Arthur :: Act 3. Symphony - Performers: Joseph Cornwell (Tenor); Hanna Bayodi (Soprano); Peter Harvey (Bass Baritone); Véronique Gens (Soprano)
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: 1691
Purcell, Henry : King Arthur :: Act 4. Sirens - Performers: Joseph Cornwell (Tenor); Hanna Bayodi (Soprano); Peter Harvey (Bass Baritone); Véronique Gens (Soprano)
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 1 min. 59 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: 1691
Purcell, Henry : King Arthur :: Act 4. Passacaglia - Performers: Joseph Cornwell (Tenor); Hanna Bayodi (Soprano); Véronique Gens (Soprano); Peter Harvey (Bass Baritone)
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 5 min. 53 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: 1691
Purcell, Henry : King Arthur :: Act 4. Symphony - Performers: Hanna Bayodi (Soprano); Véronique Gens (Soprano); Joseph Cornwell (Tenor); Peter Harvey (Bass Baritone)
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: 1691
Boismortier, Joseph Bodin : Sonata for 3 recorders & basso continuo in C major, Op. 34/6 - Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 6 min. 41 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: 1731
François D'Agincour (1684 - 1758) : Pièces de clavecin dédiées à la reine :: Second Ordre. Chaconne - Performer: Hervé Niquet (Harpsichord)
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 4 min. 20 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
Charpentier, Gustave : La Vie du poète :: Act 1. Enthousiasme (fragment) - Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 4 min. 28 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Form: Orchestral
Gilbert, Robert : Air pour Célestin - Performer: Hervé Niquet (Organ)
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 2 min. 27 sec.
- Period Time: 20th Century
Boismortier, Joseph Bodin : Daphnis & Chloé :: Act 2. Musette - Performers: Marie Duthoit (Voice); Galle Mechaly (Voice)
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 1 min. 38 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: 1747
Boismortier, Joseph Bodin : Daphnis & Chloé :: Act 2. Air gai et gracieux - Performers: Marie Duthoit (Voice); Galle Mechaly (Voice)
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 2 min. 21 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: 1747
Boismortier, Joseph Bodin : Daphnis & Chloé :: Act 2. Musette - Performers: Marie Duthoit (Voice); Galle Mechaly (Voice)
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: 1747
Boismortier, Joseph Bodin : Daphnis & Chloé :: Act 2. Rondeau - Performers: Marie Duthoit (Voice); Galle Mechaly (Voice)
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 2 min. 44 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: 1747
Boismortier, Joseph Bodin : Daphnis & Chloé :: Act 2. Tambourin - Performers: Galle Mechaly (Voice); Marie Duthoit (Voice)
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 1 min. 13 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: 1747
Boismortier, Joseph Bodin : Daphnis & Chloé :: Act 2. Chour - Performers: Marie Duthoit (Voice); Galle Mechaly (Voice)
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 1 min. 13 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: 1747
Purcell, Henry : Dido & Aeneas :: Act 2. Wayward sisters - Performer: Laura Pudwell (Mezzo Soprano)
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 3 min. 14 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1689
Purcell, Henry : Dido & Aeneas :: Act 2. But ere we this perform - Performer: Laura Pudwell (Mezzo Soprano)
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 1 min. 8 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1689
Purcell, Henry : Dido & Aeneas :: Act 2. Chorus - Performer: Laura Pudwell (Mezzo Soprano)
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 2 min. 15 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1689
André Cardinal Destouches (1672 - 1749) : Callirhoé :: Act 1. Scène première - Performers: Joao Fernandes (Bass); Stéphanie d'Oustrac (Soprano)
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 2 min. 35 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1712
André Cardinal Destouches (1672 - 1749) : Callirhoé :: Act 2. Scène première - Performers: Joao Fernandes (Bass); Stéphanie d'Oustrac (Soprano)
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 4 min. 4 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1712
André Cardinal Destouches (1672 - 1749) : Callirhoé :: Act 2. Scène cinquième - Performers: Stéphanie d'Oustrac (Soprano); Joao Fernandes (Bass)
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 3 min. 58 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1712
André Cardinal Destouches (1672 - 1749) : Callirhoé :: Act 5. Scène troisième - Performers: Joao Fernandes (Bass); Stéphanie d'Oustrac (Soprano)
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 3 min. 5 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1712
Marais, Marin : Sémélé :: Act 3. Prélude et récit - Performers: Hjördis Thébault (Mezzo Soprano); Shannon Mercer (Soprano)
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 1 min. 43 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1709
Marais, Marin : Sémélé :: Act 3. Air - Performers: Hjördis Thébault (Mezzo Soprano); Shannon Mercer (Soprano)
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 3 min. 37 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1709
Marais, Marin : Sémélé :: Act 3. Prélude et récit - Performers: Hjördis Thébault (Mezzo Soprano); Shannon Mercer (Soprano)
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 1 min. 32 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1709
Marais, Marin : Sémélé :: Act 3. Symphonie - Performers: Hjördis Thébault (Mezzo Soprano); Shannon Mercer (Soprano)
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1709
Marais, Marin : Sémélé :: Act 3. Récit - Performers: Hjördis Thébault (Mezzo Soprano); Shannon Mercer (Soprano)
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1709
Marais, Marin : Sémélé :: Act 3. Chour et récit - Performers: Shannon Mercer (Soprano); Hjördis Thébault (Mezzo Soprano)
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1709
Marais, Marin : Sémélé :: Act 3. Chour - Performers: Hjördis Thébault (Mezzo Soprano); Shannon Mercer (Soprano)
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1709
Marais, Marin : Sémélé :: Act 3. Air pour les furies - Performers: Hjördis Thébault (Mezzo Soprano); Shannon Mercer (Soprano)
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1709
Marais, Marin : Sémélé :: Act 3. Récit - Performers: Hjördis Thébault (Mezzo Soprano); Shannon Mercer (Soprano)
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 1 min. 50 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1709
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry (1741 - 1813) : Andromaque :: Act 3. Combat - Performers: Tassis Christoyannis; Maria Wesseling (Mezzo Soprano)
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Period Time: Classical
- Written: 1780
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry (1741 - 1813) : Andromaque :: Act 3. Quels cris - Performers: Tassis Christoyannis; Maria Wesseling (Mezzo Soprano)
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Period Time: Classical
- Written: 1780
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry (1741 - 1813) : Andromaque :: Act 3. Princesse, c'en est fait! - Performers: Maria Wesseling (Mezzo Soprano); Tassis Christoyannis
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 1 min. 31 sec.
- Period Time: Classical
- Written: 1780
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry (1741 - 1813) : Andromaque :: Act 3. Barbare, ne voyais-tu pais - Performers: Maria Wesseling (Mezzo Soprano); Tassis Christoyannis
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Period Time: Classical
- Written: 1780
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry (1741 - 1813) : Andromaque :: Act 3. Est-ce Hermoine? - Performers: Maria Wesseling (Mezzo Soprano); Tassis Christoyannis
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Period Time: Classical
- Written: 1780
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry (1741 - 1813) : Andromaque :: Act 3. Chour - Performers: Maria Wesseling (Mezzo Soprano); Tassis Christoyannis
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Period Time: Classical
- Written: 1780
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry (1741 - 1813) : Andromaque :: Act 3. Chour - Performers: Maria Wesseling (Mezzo Soprano); Tassis Christoyannis
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 1 min. 49 sec.
- Period Time: Classical
- Written: 1780
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry (1741 - 1813) : Andromaque :: Act 3. Filles d'enfer - Performers: Tassis Christoyannis; Maria Wesseling (Mezzo Soprano)
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 1 min. 12 sec.
- Period Time: Classical
- Written: 1780
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry (1741 - 1813) : Andromaque :: Act 3. Chour - Performers: Maria Wesseling (Mezzo Soprano); Tassis Christoyannis
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 1 min. 18 sec.
- Period Time: Classical
- Written: 1780
André Campra (1660 - 1744) : Le Carnaval de Venise :: Prologue. Premier et second passepied - Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 1 min. 42 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1699
André Campra (1660 - 1744) : Le Carnaval de Venise :: Act 1. La Vénitienne - Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 1 min. 31 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1699
André Campra (1660 - 1744) : Le Carnaval de Venise :: Act 2. Premier et second canaries - Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 1 min. 16 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1699
André Campra (1660 - 1744) : Le Carnaval de Venise :: Act 3. Marche des gondoliers - Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 2 min. 14 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1699
André Campra (1660 - 1744) : Le Carnaval de Venise :: Act 3. Rigaudon - Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 2 min. 3 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1699
André Campra (1660 - 1744) : Le Carnaval de Venise :: Orfeo nell'inferi. Sinfonia - Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 2 min. 29 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1699
André Campra (1660 - 1744) : Le Carnaval de Venise :: Orfeo nell'inferi. Aira per gli spirti folletti - Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 1 min. 2 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1699
André Campra (1660 - 1744) : Le Carnaval de Venise :: Le Bal. Marche du Carnaval - Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1699
André Campra (1660 - 1744) : Le Carnaval de Venise :: Le Bal. Bourrée - Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1699
André Campra (1660 - 1744) : Le Carnaval de Venise :: Le Bal. Menuets en rondeau - Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 1 min. 11 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1699
André Campra (1660 - 1744) : Le Carnaval de Venise :: Le Bal. Chaconne - Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 3 min. 14 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1699
Boismortier, Joseph Bodin : Daphnis & Chloé :: Act 3. Chaconne - Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 5 min. 17 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: 1747
Marais, Marin : Sémélé :: Prologue. Troisième air pour les Ménades - Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1709
André Cardinal Destouches (1672 - 1749) : Callirhoé :: Act 4. Premier air des bergers - Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Running Time: 1 min. 11 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1712

























