Les Éléments: Tempêtes, orages et fêtes marines Les Éléments: Tempêtes, orages et fêtes marines

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Les Éléments: Tempêtes, orages et fêtes marines Les Éléments: Tempêtes, orages et fêtes marines
Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall

[ Alia Vox SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD ]

Release Date: Tuesday 26 January 2016

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This double album is an invitation to explore the forces of nature, so vividly depicted by the composers at the turn of the XVIIth and XVIIIth centuries.

With this stunning (and first) recording of Jean-Fery Rebel's Les Elements, Jordi Savall displays his unmatched vision of the baroque orchestral repertoire, proving that authenticity and timbral beauty aren't mutually exclusive.

New recordings of works by Locke, Vivaldi, Marais, Telemann and Rameau - a splendidly varied and expressively wide-ranging selection - is a welcome addition to the existing landmark recordings made by Savall in this repertoire.

Pellucid engineering complements the live performances perfectly, offering warmth without excessive resonance, and letting the players shine.

"Jordi Savall's inventive programming explores earth, air, fire and water. The ferment of Rameau's Tonnerre from Hippolyte meets the cooler but highly original Curtain Tune from Matthew Locke's Tempest and Vivaldi's bubbling Tempesta di mare concerto. Hidden in Marin Marais' Alcione, with its tremendous Chaconne, is the surprise of a march that became a popular Christmas carol. Le Concert des Nations plays with typical verve and energy" (Guardian)

Tracks:

Locke:
Music from The Tempest

Marais, M:
Suite No. 4 "Airs pour les Matelots & les Tritons"

Rameau:
Air pour les Zephirs (from Les Indes Galantes)
Orage et air pour Boree (from Les Indes galantes)
Tonnerre (from Hippolyte Et Aricie)
Zoroastre: Contredanse
Zoroastre: Contredanse très vive

Rebel, J-F:
Les Élémens

Telemann:
Overture (Suite) TWV 55:C3 in C major for wind, strings & b.c. 'Hamburger Ebb und Fluth' ('Wassermusik')

Vivaldi:
Flute Concerto, Op. 10 No. 1 in F major, RV 433 'La tempesta di mare'