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Ce premier amour est doux et naïf, transcendant l’immense fossé entre aristocrate et villageois. Il ne pourrait jamais survivre en dehors de leur clairière secrète. Est-ce possible ? …

Thanks to Julien Chauvin and his ensemble La Loge, the programs of the Concert Spirituel’s evenings in the late 18th century Paris come back to life. The so called Haydn’s “symphonies parisiennes” are the core of their musical project which also features contemporary composers, some of them are still unknown.

The first ever album dedicated to the music of Ernest Shand, including several first recordings.

Eighteenth century Naples was not only a creative, cultural melting pot, but also one of the most important cities in Europe. Full of impressive contrasts between decay and splendour, and with an immense artistic output whose musical influences stretched across Europe, attracting many musicians and composers, Naples was a source of fascination and has retained its appeal to the current day.