Bruno de Finnit Probability

Dominicain défroqué, proclamant haut et fort la liberté de pensée en matière de science comme de religion, provocateur invétéré, Giordano Bruno (1548-1600) est sans doute la figure la plus fascinante de la Renaissance italienne. Il se fit le défenseur de Copernic et prolongea sa thèse, en soutenant l'idée qu'un Dieu infiniment puissant ne saurait créer qu'un univers infini, lequel, dès lors, ne saurait avoir de centre…

TDK presents a production of Rossinis LItaliana in Algeri by renowned opera stage director Andrei Serban and conducted by Bruno Campanella from the prestigious Opéra National de Paris. The excellent cast of singer-actors was led by international mezzo- star Jennifer Larmore who, with her unaffected contact with the audience, beautiful voice and excellent acting, is central to this staging. The American singer has acquired a reputation as a Rossini specialist, and is no stranger to inventive stagings of the composers comedies. However, the work may be named after the Italian girl, but her adversary Mustafà is just as dominant, and this production has one of the leading exponents of this gleeful role, the buffo bass Simone Alaimo.

Pour le fond, l’idée de ce livre part d’un constat : n’importe qui, enfant comme adulte, préfère qu’on lui raconte une histoire plutôt que de lire des livres très – ou trop – sérieux. Et, dans le monde de la pédagogie, rares sont les livres qui font envie d’être lus ! …

This production of Rossinis Il Barbiere di Siviglia, staged by Coline Serreau, was presented at the Opera Bastille for the first time in 2002. It was the successful film directors second opera project. The international cast features one of the leading lyric mezzos working in the Rossini repertoire American Joyce DiDonato sings Rosina. German-Italian star tenor Roberto Saccà takes the role of her seducer, Count Almaviva and Czech baritone Dalibor Jenis, currently one of the best Figaros available, completes the leading trio. Delicate Spanish bass baritone Carlos Chausson playing Bartolo, Rosinas guardian, and Icelandic bass Kristinn Sigmundsson as the curious music teacher Basilio provide suitable buffo material for the operas various comic scenes.

L'histoire des deux guerres mondiales a été profondément renouvelée depuis une vingtaine d'années. Les processus de décision des milieux dirigeants ont été décrits avec des outils d'analyse empruntés à d'autres disciplines et replacés dans l'histoire des représentations collectives. L'histoire de la violence, des combats vus « d'en bas », la question de l'émergence d'une « culture de guerre », la mémoire des soldats ont permis de comprendre combien l'on pouvait prolonger des tendances qui naissent au cours de la Première Guerre mondiale jusqu'au second conflit déclenché deux décennies plus tard. …

Bruno Cocset & Les Basses Réunies - Cello Stories: The Cello In The 17th & 18th Centuries (2016) {5CD Alpha Digital Download}
FLAC (tracks) - 44kHz/16 bit - Official Digital Download (qobuz.com) -> 1.79 Gb | MP3 @320 -> 819 Mb
Full Artwork (pdf+jpg) -> 118 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 2016 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France | Alpha 890
Classical / Baroque / Cello / Chamber Music / Viola da gamba / Double Bass

‘This set of five discs is an invitation to a rather special journey: through what you hear, and what you read too, you will traverse, guided by the cello, not one history but several histories. With these Cello Stories, our intention is to show you how an instrument and its repertoire have taken shape whilst retaining the imprint and memory of diverse origins. I have selected the musical programme from my recordings for Alpha – some of them previously unreleased – to complement the text by Marc Vanscheeuwijck and numerous contemporary illustrations.’ –Bruno Cocset