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Purcell: King Arthur / Niquet, Labin, Santon-Jeffery, Fernandes [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Glossa / 2009-12-05

Works: Henry Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z 628
Performers: Fernandes, Joao; Labin, Ana Maria; Mauillon, Marc; Ruvio, Melodie; Santon-Jeffery, Chantal; Vidal, Mathias
Conductors: Niquet, Hervé
Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel

For its first DVD release Glossa has chosen a veritable spectacular, combining the strong creative ideas represented by one of its established artistic teams in...continue...
Run Time: 122 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround
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Esprit - Sacré

1 CD / Naïve / 2009-05-26

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Stabat Mater in F minor, RV 621; John Dowland: Second Booke of Songes or Ayres; Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; George Freder...
Performers: Lesne, Gérard; Mingardo, Sara; Piau, Sandrine
Conductors: Krivine, Emmanuel; ; Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Spering, Christoph; Niquet, Hervé; Malgoire, Jean-Claude
Ensemble: ; Accentus; Concerto Italiano; Das Neue Orchester; La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy; Le Concert spirituel

Charpentier: Missa Assumpta est Maria, etc / Hervé Niquet, Le Concert spirituel, et al

1 CD / Glossa / 2009-04-13

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Missa Assumpta est Maria, H 11; Domine salvum fac regem, H 303; Domine salvum fac regem, H 291; Motet a voix seule, H 361; Symphony pour un reposoir, H 508; O salutaris Host...
Performers: Arnould, Benoît; Bayodi, Hanna; Champion, Romain; Geslot, François-Nicolas
Conductors: Niquet, Hervé
Ensemble: Le Concert spirituel

Herve Niquet returns to the sacred music of the French Baroque in the grand manner: the ceremonial masterpiece of Marc-Antoine Charpentier's concertante 'Missa Assumpta est...continue...

Lully: Prosperine / Niquet, Haller, Auvity, et al

2 CD / Glossa / 2008-09-01

Works: Jean-Baptiste Lully: Prosperine, LWV 58
Performers: Arnould, Benoît; D'Oustrac, Stéphanie; Geslot, François-Nicolas; Haller, Salome; Staskiewicz, Blandine; Tauran, Bénédicte; Thébault, Hjördis
Conductors: Niquet, Hervé
Ensemble: Le Concert spirituel

"They are all fine vocalists, experts in the style, and are so convincing in their parts that it is difficult to single out individuals among...continue...

Marais: Sémélé / Niquet, Mercer, Tauran, Azzaretti, et al

2 CD / Glossa / 2008-04-11

Works: Marin Marais: Sémélé
Performers: Azzaretti, Jael; Dahlin, Anders J.; Mercer, Shannon [soprano]; Tauran, Bénédicte; Thébault, Hjördis
Conductors: Niquet, Hervé
Ensemble: Le Concert spirituel

Sunday Times
Niquet's Concert Spirituel revels in this wonderfully representational music; the cast, headed by Shannon Mercer in the title role, with Thomas Dolié as Jupiter...continue...

Desmarest: De profundis, Cum invocarem, etc / Niquet, et al

1 CD / Glossa / 2005-10-07

Works: Henry Desmarest: De profundis; Veni Creator; Cum invocarum
Performers: Arnould, Benoît; Bayodi, Hanna; Droy, Sébastien; Geslot, François-Nicolas; Piérot, Alice; Révidat, Stéphanie
Conductors: Niquet, Hervé
Ensemble: Le Concert spirituel

Gramophone Magazine
Desmarest's melodic mind is arguably at its most fertile in the Veni Creator. The textures of the instrumental ensemble, especially the violin and recorder...continue...