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Histoires sacrées


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RBB Kultur

d. 24. July 2019

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Peter Uehling

d. 24. July 2019

"Die "Histoires sacrées" von Marc-Antoine Charpentier zeigen den Komponisten von seiner italienischen Seite ... Die Interpretation ist unspektakulär makellos und fordert Aufmerksamkeit, in den Reihen des Ensembles finden sich unbekannte, aber eindrucksvolle Sängerpersönlichkeiten wie Caroline Weynants als Judith oder Lucile Richardson als Maria Magdalena".


Presto classical

d. 4. May 2019

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Katherine Cooper

d. 4. May 2019

"Editor's choices - April 2019: You can enjoy Vincent Huguet's starkly beautiful modern-dress stagings on the bonus DVD, but the taut theatricality of these performances of Charpentier's Biblical dramas comes across loud and clear through the audio alone; Caroline Weynant's serenely assertive Judith and Lucile Richardot's sensual Mary Magdalene are especially compelling, but every single singer is unfailingly invested in the action throughout".


Presto classical

d. 4. May 2019

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Katherine Cooper

d. 4. May 2019

"Editor's choices - April 2019: You can enjoy Vincent Huguet's starkly beautiful modern-dress stagings on the bonus DVD, but the taut theatricality of these performances of Charpentier's Biblical dramas comes across loud and clear through the audio alone; Caroline Weynant's serenely assertive Judith and Lucile Richardot's sensual Mary Magdalene are especially compelling, but every single singer is unfailingly invested in the action throughout".


Fono Forum

2019 Oktober

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Matthias Hengelbrock

2019 Oktober

"Auf den beiden randvollen CDs ... sind neun der sogenannten "histoires sacrées", die in Wirklichkeit einen sehr unterschiedlichen Umfang und Charakter haben, vereint. Das Ensemble Correspondances setzt das ... auf höchstem technischen niveau fort, geht aber auch eigene Wege. Die Qualität der Stimmen ist sowohl in den Soli als auch im Tutti exzellent; hier ist gerade in Frankreich ein beachtlicher Standard entwickelt worden".


BBC music magazine

2019 August

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Kate Bolton-Porciatti

2019 August

"At once intimate and richly scored, these musical tableaux recount the stories of Biblical figures, saints ans martyrs ... Don't expect high drama and showy vocals: Charpentier's idiom is subtly understated, and the Latin texts ... were intended to edify rather than entertain. Sebastien Daucé judges their tone sensitively in these chamber-like performances with a team of well-matched singers. It's a treat to hear the sable-toned alto Lucile Richardot as the penitent Magdalene, the supple voice of Caroline Weynants as Judith, and soprano Judith Fa, a radiant Saint Cecilia. The soloists are discreetly integrated into the instrumental ensemble which, in turn, paints a delicate setting with soft-coloured strings and flutes".


Diapason

2019 juin

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Sophie Roughol

2019 juin

"Vurdering: Diapason d'or".


The gramophone

2019 July

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Richard Lawrence

2019 July

"Recording of the month - Editor's choice: This is superb. Here is a generous selection of sacred pieces by Charpentier, impeccably performed by Ensemble Correspondances under Sébastien Daucé ... The CDs include three substantial 'histoire sacrées' ... All have named characters, the story entrusted to one or more narrators ... underpinned by violins, recorders and those plangent viols ... A splendid anthology ... Do not miss these wonderful performances".