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Singing the Dead: William Lawes According to Robin Pharo

With his ensemble Près de votre oreille (“Near your ear“), gamba player Robin Pharo devotes his new album Lighten mine eies to the singular world of William Lawes. Through elegies, psalms, and Harp Consorts, he explores the English composer’s daring dissonances and the shifting boundary between restitution, re-creation, and memory, in a project where research […]

by Gabriel Davigneau 12 January 2026

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Il Pomo d’Oro & Giuseppe Maletto

The radiance of a Venetian Christmas

With Natale Veneziano, Giuseppe Maletto and the choir of Il Pomo d’Oro rekindle the splendour of Venetian Christmas music, balancing liturgical fervour with musical daring. A luminous journey into the worlds of Gabrieli, Schütz, Monteverdi, and Cavalli, revealing the boundless creativity of Baroque Venice.

by Gabriel Davigneau 24 December 2025

Dialogues of Organ and Viola at Versailles

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Thomas Ospital

Dialogues of Organ and Viola at Versailles

At the Great Organ of Versailles, Thomas Ospital and l’ensemble Saint-Honoré pay tribute to composers, from Guilain to Marchand, Morel to Marais. A journey into the heart of the Grand Siècle’s legacy.

by Gabriel Davigneau 10 November 2025

Charles VI or the Soundtrack of a Kingdom in Crisis

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Into the Winds & Adrien Reboisson

Charles VI or the Soundtrack of a Kingdom in Crisis

A sonic plunge into the heart of French kingdom in chaos: Into the Winds returns to transform the story of Charles VI, French king also called the “mad king”, into a striking musical fresco.

by Gabriel Davigneau 6 November 2025

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Gilles Joye, Between the Sublime and the Bawdy

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ClubMediéval & Thomas Baeté

Gilles Joye, Between the Sublime and the Bawdy

Long consigned to the margins of the 15th century, Gilles Joye is finally reclaiming the singular place he deserves in the musical landscape.

by Gabriel Davigneau 16 October 2025

Musical Confessions of a 17th Century Maiden

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La Néréide

Musical Confessions of a 17th Century Maiden

In their new album, French ensemble La Néréide imagines the voice of a young maiden at the 17th-century Saint-Cyr boarding school, reflecting the era’s conflicting impulses between religious conduct and earthly sensuality.

by Gabriel Davigneau 2 October 2025

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A nocte temporis & Reinoud Van Mechelen

Clérambault with two faces

In his latest recording, Reinoud Van Mechelen explores the diversity of Clérambault’s musical language, moving between the brilliance of the Te Deum and the inwardness of the Histoire de la femme adultère.

by Gabriel Davigneau 8 September 2025

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Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian & Le Consort

Purcell in all his Glory

The French countertenor Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian unveils a sensitive and refined album centered on Purcell and 17th-century English music.

by Gabriel Davigneau 1 September 2025

Carlotta Colombo and the Women of the Seicento

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Anima & Corpo and Gabriele Pro

Carlotta Colombo and the Women of the Seicento

A vocal programme dedicated to the great female singers of Baroque Rome — voices and names long consigned to the shadows.

by Gabriel Davigneau 25 August 2025

A Passion, Between Polyphony and Baroque

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Polyharmonique Ensemble & Alexander Schneider

A Passion, Between Polyphony and Baroque

Discovering an unjustly overlooked St. John Passion, brought to life by Ensemble Polyharmonique and conductor Alexander Schneider—a polyphonic journey into the dawn of the German Baroque!

by Gabriel Davigneau 17 July 2025

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Paolo Zanzu, Liv Heym & Christophe Coin

Touching the Sublime with Bach

Under the fingers of Paolo Zanzu, Bach’s sonatas for violin and obbligato harpsichord regain an organic vitality, by turns introspective and luminous. This chamber music recording breathes new life into the repertoire.

by Gabriel Davigneau 1 July 2025