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Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian, Café ZimmermannVivaldi : “Masques”
This CD brings together Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian and the Café Zimmermann ensemble, conducted by Pablo Valetti. It offers a journey through the many facets of Vivaldi, with opera arias and concertos following one another like changing, expressive masks, in keeping with the spirit of Venice and its carnival.
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Diary of a Sopranist Physician (3/3)Philipp Mathmann: from the WHO to David & Jonathas
Philipp Mathmann divides his time between two demanding worlds. A familiar figure on international opera and concert stages, the soprano also pursues a career as a doctor. Here is the final instalment devoted to his unusual career path!
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Cohaere EnsembleSymphonies divided by tone sequences
With Pierre Gaultier de Marseille’s “Symphonies divisées par suites de tons” (Symphonies divided by tone sequences), the Cohaere ensemble revives a long-forgotten 17th-century French repertoire. A luminous and elegant interpretation, performed by a young ensemble that has already made a name for itself on the European scene.
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The Great LibrariesThe ÖNB: Vienna’s Baroque Musical Memory
In Vienna, musical history is inscribed in stone as much as it is preserved in archives. Behind façades and commemorative plaques, the Austrian National Library (ÖNB) safeguards a rich musical memory, shaped by the splendours of baroque opera and the cultural ambitions of the Habsburgs. This is a journey into the heart of a unique, largely little-known heritage—one whose digitization is allowing long-slumbering collections to find their voice once again.
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Diary of a sopranist physician (2/3)Philipp Mathmann: Slaloming Between Medicine and Music
He performs on the world’s greatest opera and concert stages, but Philipp Mathmann also practises another particularly demanding profession: medicine. This double life enriches his daily existence, makes it more intense… even if the two spheres sometimes collide!
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