Les Siecles - Saint-Saens: Symphonic Poems Le Carnaval des animaux - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Maciej Skrzeczkowski, the winner of the MA Competition in Bruges in 2023, devotes his new album to John Bull (1562 - 1628), an English composer who fled his country to take refuge in the Netherlands not only because of his Roman Catholic faith but also because of charges of immorality. There could be nothing more logical in this context than to use copies of English virginals as well as of a typical Dutch adaptation of the instrument known as the moeder en kind (mother and child). This association between English style and Dutch musical practice is clearly evident in John Bull's works, as he had also been in contact with the Amsterdam organist Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck. Album Tracks 1. Carol Een Kindeken Is Ons Geboren 2. Lord Lumley's Pavan 3. Lord Lumley's Galliard 4. Duke of Brunswick's Alman 5. Duchess of Brunswick's Toy 6. My Self 7. Prelude (MB 30) 8. Fantasia (MB 1) 9. In Nomine (V) 10. In Nomine (IX) 11. Chromatic Pavan 12. Chromatic Galliard 13. Ut, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, la (I) 14. Bull's Good Night 15. Melancholy Pavan 16. Melancholy Galliard 17. Fantasia (MB 15) 18. Pavan 'Saint Thomas, Wake!' 19. Galliard 'Saint Thomas, Wake!' 20. Salvator Mundi (II)

The choral music of Richard Lambert, born in Bath in the English West Country in 1951, covers a wide range of expression, ranging on this album from straightforward SATB settings for church performance to a sardonic parody of the excesses of established religion. It also encompasses the timeless and the timely, with a number of contributions to the age-old tradition of Christmas music to a cantata inspired by the Covid pandemic. Album Tracks 1. The Jackdaw of Rheims [12 46] 2. Prayer and Supplication [09 20] 3. Lord, Make Us Instruments of Thy Peace [03 14] 4. All Was for An Apple [02 15] 5. Herrick's Carol [04 18] 6. Hodie Christus Natus Est [02 44] 7. O Magnum Mysterium [02 54] 8. Away in a Manger [02 26] 9. The Holly and the Ivy [03 30] 10. There Was Sweet Music [05 34] 11. The Wind Among the Reeds [10 03] 12. ... a Plague O' Your Houses [15 12

To celebrate their 20th anniversary in style, Les Siècles and François-Xavier Roth have chosen to dazzle us with the distinctive colors of late nineteenth and early twentieth century Paris. This concert, recorded in the legendary surroundings of the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, explores shimmering orchestral works by Debussy, Lalo, Dukas and Roussel. Album Tracks 1. Lalo Namouna, Suite No. 1 I. Prélude. Andante 2. Lalo Namouna, Suite No. 1 II. Sérénade. Allegro 3. Lalo Namouna, Suite No. 1 III. Thème Varié. Andante 4. Lalo Namouna, Suite No. 1 IV. Parades de Foire. Allegro Vivace 5. Lalo Namouna, Suite No. 1 V. Fête Foraine. Presto 6. Debussy Prélude À L'après-Midi D'un Faune, L. 86 7. Roussel Bacchus Et Ariane, Suite No. 2, Op. 43 I. Andante - Moderato (Réveil D'ariane) 8. Roussel Bacchus Et Ariane, Suite No. 2, Op. 43 II. Lento (Elle Regarde Avec Étonnement de Tous CÔTÉS. Elle Cherche Thésée) - Andantino (Elle Comprend Qu'elle Est Abandonnée) 9. Roussel Bacchus Et Ariane, Suite No. 2, Op. 43 III. Allegro (Bacchus Danse Seul) 10. Roussel Bacchus Et Ariane, Suite No. 2, Op. 43 IV. Andante (Le Baiser) - Plus Calme - Andantino (L'enchantement Dionysiaque) 11. Roussel Bacchus Et Ariane, Suite No. 2, Op. 43 V. Allegro Deciso (Le Thiase Défile) 12. Roussel Bacchus Et Ariane, Suite No. 2, Op. 43 VI. Andante (Danse D'ariane) - Andantino - Lento - Meno Lento - Allegro Moderato 13. Roussel Bacchus Et Ariane, Suite No. 2, Op. 43 VII. Moderato E Pesante (Danse D'ariane Et de Bacchus) 14. Roussel Bacchus Et Ariane, Suite No. 2, Op. 43 VIII. Allegro Brillante (Bacchanale) - Presto 15. Roussel Bacchus Et Ariane, Suite No. 2, Op. 43 IX. Allegro Molto 16. Dukas L'apprenti Sorcier