Le Banquet Céleste
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Despite the album’s preponderance of minor keys, the programme never seems oppressive thanks to Damien Guillon’s judicious direction which cultivates an almost understated poise buttressed by... — More…
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2023, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2023, Shortlisted - Choral
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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Vocal performances are almost unanimously strong, particularly striking from both high tenors...Instrumentally things are just as crisp, as idiomatic in inflection as the singers are in their... — More…
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Paul-Antoine Benos-Djian has a beautiful countertenor voice, full and even at both ends of his range, which he uses to superbly expressive effect...Alicia Amo as Herodias the Daughter (Salome)... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2020, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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The assorted string ritornellos framing many of the arias (often in five parts) are played with suppleness and astute shaping by Le Banquet Céleste, and the continuo support in recitatives and... — More…
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The Sarabande from the Second Sonata would melt the stoniest heart, and the gigues that end both works seem to kick up their heels with delight. — More…
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Frescobaldi: Affetti amorosi
Arie musicali Firenze, 1630
Damien Guillon (counter-tenor), André Henrich (lute), Céline Scheen (soprano), Thomas Hobbs (tenor), Kevin Manent-Navratil (harpsichord), Marie-Domitille Murez (harp), Benoît Arnould (bass), Julien Barre (cello), Benoît Arnould (baritone)
Le Banquet Céleste
The songs certainly display the feverish shifts between exhilaration and despair built into much baroque music. Frescobaldi’s contemporary Monteverdi admittedly writes more memorable tunes,... — More…
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Damien Guillon & Le Banquet Céleste perform Vivaldi & Bach
Damien Guillon (countertenor & direction) & Céline Scheen (soprano)
Le Banquet Céleste
this is a profoundly thoughtful new interpretation by countertenor Damien Guillon, who directs his own ensemble Le Banquet Céleste and is joined by soprano Céline Scheen. The hallmarks of their... — More…
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