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Acclaim for the Cremona CD
Whilst the first volume of Monteverdi's Madrigali directed by Paul Agnew has just been welcomed by the English and French press, a new short story written by René de Ceccatty, conceived as a litterary bonus to this recording, is available on Arts Flo Media.
Good critics in the English press
The Guardian has given 4 stars to the Cremona CD, last release of the Arts Florissants Editions, and Gramophone magazine has selected it for the "Editor's choice" of its July issue:
"If a keen sense of the interpretative moment is the hallmark of ensemble performance at its best, then this new Monteverdi instalment from Les Arts Florissants deserves to be held up as such.". Gramophone magazine
"Les Arts capture all the exuberant invention. Their delivery is fresh and colloquial, like animated conversation between friends. The vocal blend isn’t smooth – the character of each singer shines through, and the result is all the more colourful for it." The Guardian
Choc Classica in France
The Cremona CD has also been awarded the "Choc du mois" by the music specialized magazine Classica.
A short story to complete the disc
As a bonus to this recording, a short story written by the French author René de Ceccatty La chose mentale et le chant des Pygmées — the second volume of artists portraits written especially for the Arts Florissants Editions and launched in the Mantova volume (already released) — is now available on our Arts Flo Media website.
Les Fêtes vénitiennes at school in Caen
Saturday June 20, pupils from the école Senghor (Caen, France) have performed in the Foyer of Caen theater. They were inspired by their work on Les Fêtes vénitiennes by Campra.
Video: guided tour of William Christie's gardens
William Christie began creating his gardens in Thiré thirty years ago, and has been expanding and embellishing them ever since. Guided visit of the gardens in the company of the maestro an [...]
