Meurtes au Potageur du Roy

C'est à Rio, en 1817, que Neukomm composa cette messe monumentale, destinée à saluer l'accession au trône du Portugal et du Brésil, du roi Jean VI, lors de la grande cérémonie d'acclamations qui devait avoir lieu l'année suivante. Mais de sombres raisons la firent censurer et le manuscrit en dormait depuis, parmi les quelques deux mille œuvres léguées à la France par ce compositeur.
Après le "Libera me" ajouté à la version carioca du Requiem de Mozart et le Grand Office funèbre, Jean-Claude Malgoire poursuit ici son exploration raisonnée des chefs d'œuvre de ce compositeur trop injustement oublié, avec cet enregistrement "live".

L'Europe est déchirée par des guerres civiles tandis que le dérèglement climatique s'amplifie, que des événements inexplicables surviennent et qu'un empire guerrier se lève à l'Est. Au sein de cette tourmente, cinq garçons décident de fuir Paris tombée entre les mains des milices. Leur aventure deviendra une quête. …

C.P.E. Bach would undoubtedly rejoice, were he alive, upon hearing this album of his cello concertos by Truls Mørk and Les Violons du Roy under the direction of Bernard Labadie. From the opening notes, one cannot help but feel the orchestra is fantastic. The A major Cello Concerto begins with vigor and liveliness, with the ensemble playing perfectly together in tempo with great spirit. Mørk plays just as well, with a clean, accurate, and somewhat light touch.

Cellist Truls Mørk’s profound sensitivity to musical style is once again evident as he and Les Violons du Roy, under their director Bernard Labadie, bring modern instruments and 18th century sensibilities to the cello concertos of Carl Philip Emmanuel Bach (third son of Johann Sebastian), in performances that give us ‘the best of both worlds’.

Juno Award-winning ensemble Les Violons du Roy reveals its astonishing breadth with a new CD release, Bartók, under the baton of Associate Conductor Jean-Marie Zeitouni. Best known for interpretations of baroque and classical masterpieces, Les Violons tackle Bartók’s Divertimento, Romanian Folk Dances and Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta with conviction and verve. Bartók’s music was deeply influenced by Hungarian, Slovakian and Romanian folk music. His Romanian Folk Dances, composed in 1915, have remained his most popular work. Premiered two decades later in 1937, Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta is the culmination of Bartók’s long search to forge a language for art music that integrates the characteristics of the folk music of the countries of eastern Europe.

Les Violons du Roy. Chamber orchestra based in Quebec City, composed of 15 permanent musicians, founded in 1984 by principal conductor Bernard Labadie. Its name comes from that of the court orchestra of the Bourbon kings of France in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Alexandre Tharaud follows his dazzling album of Scarlatti sonatas with another fusion of modern and historically informed performance styles. Joining him in this new collection of Bach keyboard concertos is the dynamic period-instrument ensemble Les Violons du Roy, under its director Bernard Labadie.