Anne Bertin Hugault, Marianne Croux Rita Strohl Douze Chants de Bilitis

Que devient le chant d’un artiste après qu’il a disparu et n’est plus là pour s’occuper de son œuvre ? Les héritiers décrit et analyse la succession de vingt-deux grands artistes et écrivains célèbres de génération en génération, qu’il y en ait huit (comme pour Montaigne et Diderot) ou dix (Mme de Staël). …

Et si Napoléon ne devait pas seulement sa gloire à ses conquêtes, mais à son extraordinaire bravoure face aux dangers ? David Chanteranne nous raconte ces douze moments méconnus, où le plus célèbre des empereurs s’est imposé en héros immortel face à ses contemporains en échappant de peu à la mort …

With "Les Chants de Jésus", the Schola Regina choir, conducted by Philippe Nikolov, brings to a close the trilogy of sacred songs initiated by its producer and artistic director, Max Guazzini. After Credo (2011) and Les Chants de Marie (2015), this 3rd opus aims to introduce the treasures of liturgical music in a popular spirit, to as many people as possible, but also to share them with believers, to remind how diverse our musical culture is. Taking its source in Gregorian chant, this music brings together the centuries through different musical forms that today rub shoulders.

As the world we live in grows darker and more bewildering with every passing day, the transformative power of music has never been more vital. Formed in the small French town of Bagnols-sur-Cèze at the dawn of the century, underground icons Alcest have always been clear about their desire to transport listeners to somewhere different, somewhere better. Led by founder and multi-instrumentalist Neige, the French artists have been one of the most consistently radical voices in all of heavy music, with a sound that eschews metal's often myopic devotion to casting shadows, in favour of a sublime blend of darkness and blinding bright light.
Recorded by Neige and drummer Winterhalter themselves, Alcest's seventh full length release Les Chants de L'Aurore pulls off the neat trick of sounding both huge and intimate…