Les Éléments: Tempêtes, orages et fêtes marines
Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall
a live recording of an excellent programme with the theme of musical ‘tone painting'...I enjoyed the discs very much.
Les Éléments: Tempêtes, orages et fêtes marines
Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall
Purchase product
a live recording of an excellent programme with the theme of musical ‘tone painting'...I enjoyed the discs very much.
About
This double album is an invitation to explore the forces of nature, so vividly depicted by the composers at the turn of the XVIIth and XVIIIth centuries.
With this stunning (and first) recording of Jean-Fery Rebel’s Les Elements, Jordi Savall displays his unmatched vision of the baroque orchestral repertoire, proving that authenticity and timbral beauty aren’t mutually exclusive.
New recordings of works by Locke, Vivaldi, Marais, Telemann and Rameau - a splendidly varied and expressively wide-ranging selection - is a welcome addition to the existing landmark recordings made by Savall in this repertoire.
Pellucid engineering complements the live performances perfectly, offering warmth without excessive resonance, and letting the players shine.
Contents and tracklist
- Jordi Savall, Marc Hantaï
- Le Concert des Nations
Awards and reviews
Early Music Review 24th January 2016
a live recording of an excellent programme with the theme of musical ‘tone painting'...I enjoyed the discs very much.
February 2016
Jordi Savall directs with typical grandeur and depth of tone. The subject-matter means plenty of work for the two-man wind machine and rumbling drum department, but there is exquisite contrast too in, say, the fluty stillness of Marais’s Ritournelle or the exquisitely graceful ‘sleeping Thetis’ Sarabande of the Telemann.
May 2016
a very rewarding exploration of how several Baroque composers treated the themes of nature and the elements.
10th January 2016
Jordi Savall’s inventive programming explores earth, air, fire and water. The ferment of Rameau’s Tonnerre from Hippolyte meets the cooler but highly original Curtain Tune from Matthew Locke’s Tempest and Vivaldi’s bubbling Tempesta di mare concerto. Hidden in Marin Marais’ Alcione, with its tremendous Chaconne, is the surprise of a march that became a popular Christmas carol. Le Concert des Nations plays with typical verve and energy
The Classical Reviewer 6th February 2016
All through there are striking moments with Le Concert des Nations weaving some wonderful sounds with lovely textures and harmonies, particularly towards the end … Jordi Savall has gathered together a terrific collection of music to which he and Le Concert des Nations bring life and buoyancy, colour and great textures
