Name: Music For A While
Start: 2020-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Philharmonie de Paris

Organization

Les Talens Lyriques

Conductor

Christophe Rousset

Instrumentalist

Keyboard (Spinet)

Harpsichordist

Keyboard (Harpsichord)

Singer

Grace Durham

Mezzo Soprano

Ann Hallenberg

Music For A While

Paris

France

Philharmonie de Paris

Amphithéâtre

Innsbruck

Austria

Innsbrucker Festwochen

Music For A While: Orpheus Britannicus Purcell (+2 More)

Public

Orpheus Britannicus

Suite in G minor, Z.661

Suite in D minor, Z.668

Approved

Accordionist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Theorbist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Costume designer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Lighting designer

Makeup artist

Orchestra

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Set designer

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Stage director

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Bass-baritone

Bass

Baritone

Mezzo-soprano

Contralto

Soprano

Tenor

Countertenor

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Orpheus Britannicus (éd. 1698 - 1702)
Suite n°2 in G minor Z. 661 (ed. 1696)
Suite n°7 in D minor Z. 668 (ed.1696)

Mezzo-soprano: Ann Hallenberg
Viola da gamba: Atsushi Sakaï
Theorbo: Karl Nyhlin
Harpsichord and direction: Christophe Rousset

Tuesday 29 September 2020
Salle des concerts
Cité de la Musique - Philharmonie de Paris

Thursday 1 October 2020
Klangvokal Musikfestival Dortmund (Allemagne)

Filming
Christophe Rousset's interview: Monday 17 August 2020 at the Foundation Singer-Polignac in Paris
Rehearsal: Sunday 27 September 2020 at the Cité de la Musique in Paris

The ensemble Les Talens Lyriques receives subsidies from the French Ministry of Culture and the City of Paris, and generous support from its Circle of Patrons. The ensemble wishes to thank its principal Patrons, the Annenberg Foundation / GRoW - Gregory and Regina Annenberg Weingarten, Madame Aline Foriel-Destezet and Mécénat Musical Société Générale. Since 2011 Les Talens Lyriques have been associate artists, in residence at the Singer-Polignac Foundation in Paris. 

Les Talens Lyriques are founding members of FEVIS (Federation of Specialised Vocal and Instrumental Ensembles) and of PROFEDIM (Professional Union of Music Producers, Festivals, Ensembles, and Independent Distributors).

Peu après sa mort en 1695, Henry Purcell accède au Parnasse : Henry Playford grave deux recueils en 1698 et 1702 qu’il couronne du titre d’ « Orpheus britannicus ».  Cette publication est une anthologie posthume des plus belles « songs » pour une, deux ou trois voix avec ou sans symphonie (c’est-à-dire accompagnées ou non des flûtes et violons). Elle remporte un tel succès qu’elle fut augmentée en 1706 et 1721.

Christophe Rousset retrouve avec bonheur un répertoire qui constitua en 1993 un de ses premiers enregistrements discographiques. Il y puise des pièces choisies pour mezzo-soprano. L’atmosphère est intime – le clavecin et le luth accompagnent la voix seule. Elle laisse la part belle au génie de Purcell qui sut d’une manière prodigieuse créer un art anglais, héritier de la tradition élisabéthaine et résolument en marge des esthétiques françaises ou italiennes prédominantes.

français

Music For A While by Purcell, Tue 29 Sep 2020, From (2020/2020), Conductor Christophe Rousset, Philharmonie de Paris, Paris, France

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Programme, About & Synopsis

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