“Jazz is more than just a style of music”, says Amro Salah. “It’s about freedom.” Salah, a jazz pianist, is an enthusiastic promoter of the genre. Every year he organises the Cairo Jazz Festival, but doesn’t view himself as a festival director: He is…

The Tallis Scholars perform the Missa de Sancto Donatiano, which more than five centuries later still is an astonishing masterpiece. The ensemble continues to develop their exclusive sound, praised by reviewers for its supple clarity and tone, and to…

Lutoslawski’s delicate lament serves as prelude to Berlioz’s Requiem, a superlative work requiring an impressive cast of two orchestras and choirs, here under the direction of Pablo Heras-Casado. An event not to be forgotten! The concert was recorded…

This performance of Fauré’s Requiem combines the historically informed musicians of Les Siècles performing on historically accurate instruments and the Ensemble Aedes who perform choral works form the last five centuries. A more organ-dominated…

Some men. Some women. No characters and lots of engagement. This profoundly intimate creation, which is inspired by the eponymous essay by Nancy Huston, Reflets dans un œil d’homme (Reflections in the Eyes of a Man), invites the spectator to share…

Charpentier’s most famous Te Deum – he wrote four – overawes in exultant D Major, with an eight-part ensemble and show-stealing trumpets and timpani. It is no great surprise then that this work – and especially its instrumental prelude – became a hit…

Recorded at the Royaumont Abbey, France Philippe Jaroussky performs sacred works by Vivaldi, Scarlatti, Pergolesi.

A mixture of christian music, secular pieces and improvisations. Performed by the The Danish National Vocal Ensemble and recorded in beautiful setting of the Copenhagen Cathedral in Danmark. The Danish National Vocal Ensemble is an elite professional…

The Ensemble I Gemelli takes us on a journey to the heart of the Italian 17th century, between cult arias and cantatas of the period. A timeless rendezvous at the Théâtre Graslin in Nantes. From Monterverdi to Cavalli via Sances, Strozzi and…

Beethoven between force and freedom. For more than 20 years, Nico and the Navigators have been among the most important independent music theatre ensembles in Europe. With their "staged concerts", celebrated both by press and audiences alike, the…