(arte) Apollo Xi, L'aventure en Direct (2009)

Ernst Eichner (1740 – 1777) was one of the early masters of symphonic composition whose work had a lasting effect on other composers.

In Holland in the 1720s the transverse flute enjoyed considerable popularity among amateur musicians. Aware of that keen interest, the publisher Michel Le Cene decided in 1729 to present his customers with the very first collection of concertos for flute and orchestra. Vivaldi responded to his request by refurbishing several older works. Only one of them was already in the modern concerto form: the Concerto in F major for recorder and strings. Another four pieces were hybrid in form and still close to chamber works. The predominant role of the recorder or flute in those four concertos made them ideal for adaptation.

If you like your Rameau big, strong, and in your face, this disc of the French Baroque composer's Piéces de clavecin en concerts performed by Baroque Nouveau recorded and released by Reference Recordings will be the disc for you. Sixteen movements from five of the composer's concerts are included here: dances such as the Second Concert's Minuet and the Third Concert's "Tambourin," character pieces such as the Fifth Concert's "La Cupis" and the Fourth Concert's "L'Indiscrète," and musical portraits like the Fifth's "La Forqueray" and "La Marais." Whatever its type, every movement here receives an extremely powerful performance from the West Coast-based Baroque Nouveau.

Un chef d'entreprise pendu avec une balle dans la tête, une femme en tenue affriolante étranglée dans ses toilettes, un mort sans visage près d'une voie ferrée, un marginal suriné soixante-seize fois avant d'être incendié… La table d'autopsie du docteur Sapanet, au CHU de Poitiers, ne désemplit pas. Chaque année, son équipe d'experts traite plus de 450 dossiers de morts suspectes ou criminelles à la demande de la justice. …