The Early Music Show - Le Concert Spirituel

Catherine Bott meets Hervé Niquet, the current director of Le Concert Spirituel, and Jean-Paul Montagnier from Nancy University in the Tuileries garden, site of the former Tuileries Palace where the Concert Spirituel played in the Salle des Cent Suisses. They talk about the composers and performers who were closely associated with this ensemble, the first concert organisation in France specialising in performance of French Grands Motets. Repertoire includes music by Mondonville, Campra, Gilles and Leclair. PLAYLIST: ANDRÉ CAMPRA Notus in Judea Deus: Prélude & Choeur Peter Harvey (baritone) Le Concert Spirituel Hervé Niquet (director) ADDA 581250 Tracks 12 & 13 LECLAIR Concerto for flute Op 7 no 3 in C major - 1st movement allegro Rachel Brown (flute) Collegium Musicum 90 Simon Standage (director) CHANDOS CHAN 0564 Track 7 JEAN GILLES Diligam te, Domine - opening movement Tom Phillips (tenor) Choeur et Orchestre de la Chapelle Royale Philippe Herreweghe (director) HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 901341 Track 8 MONDONVILLE Sonata en Symphonie Op.3 No.1 Les Musiciens du Louvre Marc Minkowski (conductor) ARCHIV 457 600-2 Tracks 1 – 3 CLÉRAMBAULT Orphée - Cependant le héros arrive Noémi Rime (soprano) Les Arts Florissants William Christie (director) HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 901329 Track 20 JEAN-JOSEPH MOURET Suites de Symphonies - 1st suite Maurice André (trumpet) Ensemble Orchestral de Paris Jean-Pierre Wallez (director) EMI CDC 7 47140-2 Tracks 1 – 4 MONDONVILLE Dominus regnavit - Gloria Patri Les Arts Florissants & Choir William Christie (director) ERATO 0630 17791-2 Track 6