Guillaume II

Were just one example to be given of the richness and diversity of Mozart's achievements, Concertos Nos. 23 & 24 would undoubtedly make excellent candidates. Completed almost simultaneously in Vienna in early 1786, the two concertos contrast starkly and seem to have been written years apart – or by two distinct yet connected minds of equal genius. Even more astonishing is the fact that they were written in parallel with the first masterpiece of the Da Ponte trilogy, The Marriage of Figaro, while sharing with it very few stylistic similarities.

Le recul du catholicisme en France depuis les années 1960 est un des faits les plus marquants et pourtant les moins expliqués de notre histoire contemporaine. S'il reste la première religion des Français, le changement est spectaculaire : au milieu des années 1960, 94 % de la génération en France étaient baptisés et 25% allaient à la messe tous les dimanches ; de nos jours, la pratique dominicale tourne autour de 2% et les baptisés avant l'âge de 7 ans ne sont plus que 30%. Comment a-t-on pu en arriver là ? …

Since early childhood, the works of Gabriel Fauré have been a source of inspiration for fellow French virtuoso, Renaud Capuçon. Together with treasured colleagues Guillaume Bellom and Julia Hagen, as well as his cherished Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Capuçon pays homage to his lifelong compositional hero. The release celebrates familiar classics, while also spotlighting rarely-heard gems. With Berceuse, the violinist presents a first impression of this upcoming album.