Decormag From Mai 2014

acques‐Martin Hotteterre was a virtuoso recorder player at the court of Louis XIV the Sun King, in the distinguished position of Musicien de la Chambre du Roi. He was a famous composer as well, mainly for his own instrument, for which he wrote numerous works, in which he integrated Italian elements, such as instrumental brilliance and prevalence for longer melodic lines, in the courtly French style of dance forms and lavish ornamentation.

The founding of the Berliner Philharmoniker on the first of May in 1882 is annually celebrated with a concert in a European city of cultural significance. For this newly released EUROPAKONZERT Blu-ray Disc all recordings were lovingly restored and converted to High Definition video. Maestro Zubin Mehta was awarded the Presidential Medal of Distinction for his unique contribution to Israeli culture. Sarah Chang has not only received the Royal Philharmonic Award for Young Artist and the Gramophone Award among others, but she was also the youngest person to receive the Hollywood Bowl’s Hall of Fame award. The concert took place at the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence.

Du haut de ses 90 ans survenus le 22 mai 2014, Charles Aznavour contemple une carrière longue de 68 années de service. Le fils d'un cuisinier arménien qui a débuté dans le duo Roche et Aznavour, avant d'être pris en affection par Édith Piaf, peut se glorifier d'avoir apporté à la chanson française des classiques par dizaines, que cette quadruple compilation de quatre vingt-dix titres se propose de répertorier.