Vatel

The idea for this album came about during the recording of its predecessor Cinema Suites (BBC Music Magazine’s “Screen Choice”, Album of the Week on WDR3 etc.), when the Morricone family sent Marco Serino a number of rarities that they hoped could also be recorded, particularly “Dedicated to Maria” (from the film The Sleeping Wife ) that the composer had dedicated to his wife.

Chi l'ha detto che in cucina si elaborano solo ricette? Nelle storie raccontate in questo libro la cucina è al centro di un gioco di cultura e di potere. Maestro Martino, Bartolomeo Scappi, François Vatel: tre cuochi - dell'Umanesimo, del Rinascimento e del Barocco - capaci di fare la storia del loro tempo, e non solo per la squisita sapienza delle loro preparazioni… Maestro Martino è cuoco al servizio del cardinale e condottiero Ludovico Trevisan. Vive in prima persona la grande rivoluzione culturale dell'Umanesimo e, involontariamente, ne diventa uno dei protagonisti. Il suo libro di ricette, tradotto in latino ed edito dall'umanista Platina, diventa la base della rivalutazione del buon cibo e della buona cucina, dopo secoli di condanna al girone della golosità. Bartolomeo Scappi è il secondo maestro. Cuoco di tre cardinali e di due papi, dovrà vedersela col furore ascetico e controriformatore del suo ultimo datore di lavoro, il papa santo Pio V, che abolirà il carnevale e introdurrà a Roma leggi feroci contro le prostitute, gli adulteri e il lusso..

Manuel Rocheman comes from a family of musicians. On his mother’s side, his grandmother is a piano teacher, his grandfather a flautist, his mother plays cello and viola and his aunt the violin. His father, Lionel Rocheman (guitarist and actor), created the “Hootenanny” at the American Center in Paris, where performers came from around the world. As a 10 year old his brother gave him a wonderful record of Oscar Peterson playing solo (it was ‘Tracks’); Manuel already had his own track-record of four years of piano.

L'incroyable histoire d'un chef-d'œuvre préservé des aléas des âges et de la politique.

L'incroyable histoire d'un chef-d'œuvre préservé des aléas des âges et de la politique.

With more than a decade of research performed by the Acoustic and Cognitive Spaces Team at Ircam, being at the forefront of scientific and technological innovations, Ircam Spat v3 is the most advanced and sophisticated tool for room acoustics simulation and localisation ever designed, managing both spatialisation (source localisation) and room acoustic simulation in a truly consistent and visually logical way.

"Unique collaboration with Flamenco legend: After his success with album Aranjuez in 2010, Xavier de Maistre presents a new Spanish project including a cooperation with Flamenco legend and castanets soloist Lucero Tena.

"Unique collaboration with Flamenco legend: After his success with album Aranjuez in 2010, Xavier de Maistre presents a new Spanish project including a cooperation with Flamenco legend and castanets soloist Lucero Tena.

Non, Charlemagne n’a pas eu l’idée (folle) d’inventer l’école. Henri III n’était pas homosexuel. Le vase de Soissons n’a pas été brisé et il provenait de… Reims. Vatel n’a jamais inventé le crème Chantilly, pas plus que Parmentier n’a importé la pomme de terre. Molière n’est pas mort sur scène. Napoléon n’est pas mort d’un cancer. Quel mot Cambronne a-t-il réellement prononcé à Waterloo ? Et au fait, Charles de Gaulle n’était pas vraiment général ! Autant de mensonges – petits ou grands ! – qui jalonnent l’Histoire de France…