One of the most "baroque" things about the work of out early-music maestro Christophe Rousset is what a prodigious prodigy he is. From his international debut as a harpsichordist of uncommon taste and ...

There are many kinds of premieres: local premieres, national premieres, and the more exalted world premieres. Christophe Rousset, the out leader of Les Talens Lyriques, one of the finest and most ...

In the right hands, the harpsichord can be a mesmerizing instrument. Christophe Rousset, in two concerts over the weekend, took listeners on unforgettable musical journeys: through two centuries of ...

It is in Saint German des Prés, the most Parisian of Paris neighbourhoods, where we meet Christophe Rousset. A renowned French harpsichordist, conductor and expert on the Baroque period, it is fair to ...

When, on a recent snowy day in Paris, members of the early-music ensemble Les Talens Lyriques arrived for a rehearsal at the Collège-Lycée Jacques-Decour, a secondary school near the Gare du Nord, ...

Christophe Rousset on Lully, Couperin and three decades of Les Talens Lyriques | Decca's Solti Ring: remastered for Spatial Audio and sounding better than ever | Britten’s War Requiem: the best ...

French conductor Christophe Rousset is to make his conducting debut with the Monteverdi Choir and Orchestras (MCO) for their Christmas programme. He will lead their performances in December at the ...

Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques have announced a selection of rarely performed works as part of their 2024-25 season. Included is Gassmann’s L’Opera Seria in a new production by Laurent ...

Paris took its own sweet time to warm to Les Indes Galantes. Second of Rameau's operas to be staged (Samson was never performed), this dazzling, improbable fantasy was revised five times between 1735 ...

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