I Virtuosi di Assisi - Jupiter Symphony & Clarinet Concerto - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

La Pleiade, French for the Pleiades (name of a constellation of stars), is a collection of 18th Century French harpsichord music performed by the Mexican harpist Gomez. The selected repertoire favors those composers still active around the second half of the 18th century, when the traditional harpsichord was losing ground to the brand new fortepiano as the keyboard instrument of choice.

Charivari Agréable - Jupiter / Orch Transcriptions / Pieces de Viole [COMPACT DISCS] date 05/01/1999

In founding the Jupiter ensemble, the lutenist Thomas Dunford wanted to 'rediscover the spirit of chamber music in the Baroque repertory. InchJupiter operates in a kind of fraternity, as if we had always known each other... Vivaldi's highly contrasted music demands precisely this natural response - almost like improvisation.Inch Lea Desandre speaks of a Inchsearch for color and almost limitless inflections. This music was the InchpopInch of the eighteenth century.Inch The Franco-Italian mezzo, named 'Révélation lyrique' (vocal newcomer of the year) at the Victoires de la Musique Classique in 2017, performs arias from operas including Il Giustino, Juditha triumphans, Il Farnace and Griselda, as well as the famous 'Cum dederit' from the Nisi Dominus. The programme also includes four concertos, for lute in D major, for lute and violin, for bassoon in G minor and for cello in G minor. In addition to Thomas Dunford on lute, Peter Whelan on bassoon and the cellist Bruno Philippe, also a 'Révélation' at the Victoires de la Musique (2018), this flamboyant programme features Jean Rondeau on harpsichord and organ, Cecilia Bernardini and Louis Creac'h (violins), Jérôme Van Waerbeke (viola) and Douglas Balliett (double bass).