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Voces Suaves & Michele VannelliCarissimi: Historia di Jephte
Voces Suaves and Michele Vannelli approach Carissimi’s “Historia di Jephte” with attentive care and a palpable sense of engagement: nothing is overstated, the unfolding of the narrative speaks for itself, and it is from this precision that the emotion arises. Composed in the 1640s, the work has never left the repertoire, admired up to Handel, who reworked its final chorus in his “Samson”.
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Young TalentsLillian Gordis: the harpsichord from Bach to contemporary repertoire
A Franco-American harpsichordist born in Berkeley and based in Paris since adolescence, Lillian Gordis has established herself as a leading figure of her generation on the international stage. Acclaimed for the expressive power of her playing and her intellectual engagement, the “Martha Argerich of the harpsichord” is regularly invited to major festivals across Europe and the United States, while also pursuing a highly regarded recording career.
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I Gemelli & Lully“Roland” at Versailles: Behind the Scenes of a Baroque Re-Creation
Three years of preparation for a three-hour performance the impressive work of historical research and musical preparation led by Mathilde Etienne and Emiliano Gonzalez Toro, at the head of the ensemble I Gemelli, comes to fruition this March with the re-creation of Roland, an unjustly neglected work from Lully’s repertoire, at the Royal Opera of Versailles.
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Early Music DayCelebrate REMA’s Early Music Day with Us!
On Saturday, March 21, early music will be celebrated across Europe thanks to an initiative by the European Early Music Network (REMA). For the occasion, Total Baroque Magazine invites you on a journey through twelve filmed concerts in emblematic locations, from Versailles to Venice, via Madrid, Bayreuth, and Prague. An invitation to explore, wander, and immerse yourself in nearly a thousand years of music.
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Hannah de Priest & Les DélicesArcadian Dreams
“Arcadian Dreams” brings together the ensemble Les Délices and soprano Hannah De Priest in a Baroque program inspired by Arcadia. Featuring works by Rameau, Handel, and other rare compositions, the album combines refinement, expressiveness, and musical rediscovery.
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Vincent Dumestre & Le Poème HarmoniqueMolière Revisited, Kraków in Sight
Between a twenty-date tour in France of L’Avare (“The Miser”), an intermezzo on Molière’s famous play composed in 1720 by the Italian Francesco Gasparini, and preparations for the next edition of the Misteria Paschalia festival in Kraków, for which he serves as musical director for the 2024–2026 period, spring promises to be busy for Vincent Dumestre and his ensemble Le Poème Harmonique.
