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Ricercar Consort & Philippe Pierlot - Da Pacem (2024)

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Ricercar Consort & Philippe Pierlot - Da Pacem (2024)

Ricercar Consort & Philippe Pierlot - Da Pacem (2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 309 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 133 Mb | Digital booklet | 00:57:06
Classical, Sacred, Vocal | Label: Mirare

Da pacem gathers music by Heinrich Schütz that expressed the prayers of his listeners during the troubling times of the Thirty Years’ War, a period when the people of Central Europe “in such great fear and danger of war, sang with each other such useful and comforting songs”. Whether in elaborate concertos or simple motets, his music conveyed people’s hopes for a fair and lasting peace that can still resonate in our ears today.

Philippe Pierlot, Ricercar Consort, Nuria Rial - Bach & Handel: Selected Works (2006)

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Philippe Pierlot, Ricercar Consort, Nuria Rial - Bach & Handel: Selected Works (2006)

Philippe Pierlot, Ricercar Consort, Núria Rial - Bach & Handel: Selected Works (2006)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 337 Mb | Total time: 63:25 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Mirare | # MIR009 | Recorded: 2005

Les deux compositeurs choisis, l’un anglais, l’autre allemand, nés tous les deux la même année 1685, sont assurément les représentants majeurs du patrimoine musical baroque. Les œuvres présentes sur ce disque ont toutes été composées à des moments particuliers de leur vie, en marge de leurs commandes habituelles destinés souvent à des personnages de haut rang, et se distinguent par la constante recherche de nouvelles inspirations et styles de composition.

Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot - J.S. Bach - In Tempore Nativitatis: Christmas Cantatas BWV 110, 151, 63 (2013)

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Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot - J.S. Bach - In Tempore Nativitatis: Christmas Cantatas BWV 110, 151, 63 (2013)

Johann Sebastian Bach - In Tempore Nativitatis: Christmas Cantatas BWV 110, 151, 63 (2013)
Maria Keohane (soprano), Carlos Mena (alto), Julian Pregardien (tenor), Stephan MacLeod (bass)
Ricercar Consort; Philippe Pierlot, direction

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 355 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 171 Mb | Scans included
Classical, Choral, Sacred | Label: Mirare | # MIR243 | Time: 01:07:54

Just in time for Christmas, Philippe Pierlot and the Ricercar Consort present a collection of Cantatas for the season by Johann Sebastian Bach. In these evergreen holiday favorites, flutes, oboes, trumpets, timpani and voices are used to express the comfort and joy inspired by the Nativity. The result is nothing short of magical. The Ricercar Consort was founded in 1980 by harpsichordist and director Philippe Pierlot. They have made a significant discography, especially on the Mirare label, where their recordings have met with consistent acclaim and respect, in particular for their exceptional Bach Magnificat.

Hugo Reyne, La Simphonie du Marais - François Dieupart: 6 Suites pour flute a bec et basse continue (1993)

Posted By: ArlegZ
Hugo Reyne, La Simphonie du Marais - François Dieupart: 6 Suites pour flute a bec et basse continue (1993)

Hugo Reyne, La Simphonie du Marais - François Dieupart: 6 Suites pour flûte à bec et basse continue (1993)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 385 Mb | Total time: 77:26 | Scans included
Classical | Label: EMI Classics | # CDC 7547712 | Recorded: 1992

Charles (ou François) Dieupart est un musicien (claveciniste et violoniste) d'origine française, né probablement à Paris, vers 1667 et mort à Londres vers 1740.
On ne connaît pas les détails de la jeunesse et de la formation de Dieupart, ni la raison de son émigration en Angleterre où il est présent en 1704. Connaisseur de la musique italienne et admirateur de Corelli, il a été en Angleterre un musicien apprécié de la haute société, notamment comme violoniste, et a participé au développement et à la diffusion de la musique et de l'opéra italien dans ce pays. Il a connu, à la fin de sa vie, l'indigence et une certaine déchéance sociale.

Ricercar Consort - Defense de la basse de viole [3CDs] (2010)

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Ricercar Consort - Defense de la basse de viole [3CDs] (2010)

Ricercar Consort - Défense de la basse de viole (2010)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 1,17 Gb | Total time: 3h 45m 35s | Scans included
Classical | Label: Ricercar | # RIC 296 | Recorded: 1992, 1993

It was in Amsterdam in 1740 that a lawyer named Hubert Le Blanc published an astounding work that defended the use of the bass viol at a time when the violin and the cello were becoming more and more important in Parisian musical life. This recording provides a musical equivalent of his essay, depicting the initial success of the bass viol and of Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe (celebrated in the film Tous les matins du monde), its moments of glory and, above all else, the repertoire of the viol, violin and cello during the first half of the 18th century.

Carlos Mena, Philippe Pierlot, Ricercar Consort - De Æternitate (2001)

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Carlos Mena, Philippe Pierlot, Ricercar Consort - De Æternitate (2001)

Carlos Mena, Philippe Pierlot, Ricercar Consort - De Æternitate (2001)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 337 Mb | Total time: 67:02 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Mirare | # MIR 9911 | Recorded: 2000

From the beginning of time songs of mourning, sorrow and lamentation have been a part of Western music. Aristotle had written that nothing was more powerful than rhythm and song for imitating all the turmoil of the soul. Composers of the Baroque Period strove to deal with nothingness and eternity by exploring the utter depths of the heart. And this is what these songs are all about.

Philippe Pierlot, Ricercar Consort, Collegium Vocale Gent - Johann Sebastian Bach: Soli Deo Gloria (2020)

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Philippe Pierlot, Ricercar Consort, Collegium Vocale Gent - Johann Sebastian Bach: Soli Deo Gloria (2020)

Philippe Pierlot, Ricercar Consort, Collegium Vocale Gent - Johann Sebastian Bach: Soli Deo Gloria (2020)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 438 Mb | Total time: 83:01 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Mirare | # MIR490 | Recorded: 2018, 2020

There is no shortage of performances of the two Bach cantatas on this release by the Ricercar Consort and the Collegium Vocale Gent, under the direction of gambist Philippe Perlot. They are two of the most imposing among Bach's examples of the form, with two large sections, a variety of movement types and elaborate orchestration, and Bach strove to impress with both. Good readings are available in cycles by conductors John Eliot Gardiner, Masaaki Suzuki, and others, but there's a lot to be said for Perlot's approach, which has been developed over a deliberate set of recordings of cantatas that have something to say to each other.

Carlos Mena, Philippe Pierlot, Ricercar Consort - Stabat Mater: Sances, Bertali, Schmelzer, Fux, Ziani, Leopold I (2007)

Posted By: ArlegZ
Carlos Mena, Philippe Pierlot, Ricercar Consort - Stabat Mater: Sances, Bertali, Schmelzer, Fux, Ziani, Leopold I (2007)

Carlos Mena, Philippe Pierlot, Ricercar Consort - Stabat Mater: Sances, Bertali, Schmelzer, Fux, Ziani, Leopold I (2007)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 365 Mb | Total time: 67:53 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Mirare | # MIR 050 | Recorded: 2006

The Stabat Mater Dolorosa is a sequence, not a chant, and no unified melody was established for it until the mid-nineteenth century; it was even banned for a time by the Council of Trent, but restored to liturgical use in the late 1720s by Pope Benedict XIII. Much as Prohibition did not stem the tide of alcohol use, the Council of Trent's ban on the text did not diminish the popularity of the Stabat Mater. It was during the official, 160-year-long period where the Stabat Mater was not heard in churches that Giovanni Felice Sances composed the title work on this Mirare CD Stabat Mater, featuring Carlos Mena, Philippe Pierlot, and the Ricercar Consort.

Ricercar Consort & Philippe Pierlot - Buxtehude: Salvator Mundi (2023)

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Ricercar Consort & Philippe Pierlot - Buxtehude: Salvator Mundi (2023)

Ricercar Consort & Philippe Pierlot - Buxtehude: Salvator Mundi (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 367 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 170 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:12:26
Classical, Sacred, Vocal | Label: Mirare

Four years after the superb ‘Membra Jesu nostri’, the Ricercar Consort once again turns to Buxtehude.The majority of the cantatas in this recording are centred on Christ’s Passion and Resurrection. With the both dramatic and comforting sounds of his cantatas, Buxtehude succeeded in shifting the focus from human suffering to divine help, thus giving people a foretaste of heavenly harmony and perfection.

Philippe Pierlot, Carlos Mena, Ricercar Consort - Antonio Vivaldi: Stabat Mater (2004)

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Philippe Pierlot, Carlos Mena, Ricercar Consort - Antonio Vivaldi: Stabat Mater (2004)

Philippe Pierlot, Carlos Mena, Ricercar Consort - Antonio Vivaldi: Stabat Mater (2004)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 331 Mb | Total time: 70:35 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Mirare | # MIR 9968 | Recorded: 2003

Spanish countertenor Carlos Mena is not one of those who evoke the powerful castrati who might have sung these sacred arias in Vivaldi's day; his voice is smooth and precise, with a tendency toward emotional restraint. This isn't blood-and-guts Vivaldi, but it's quite lovely. Even the final Nisi dominus, RV 608, with its virtuoso arias and sharp contrasts, is kept under control at all times rather than being treated as a set of operatic numbers. Mena is technically flawless in this work (listen to the rather chilling long notes in the "Cum dederit dilectis," track 22), which stands somewhat apart from the rest of the program – the intent is to close the proceedings with a burst of energy after two sad pieces that offer refined tragedy in Mena's readings.

Henri Ledroit, Ricercar Consort - Henry Du Mont: Motets à voix seule (1984)

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Henri Ledroit, Ricercar Consort - Henry Du Mont: Motets à voix seule (1984)

Henri Ledroit, Ricercar Consort - Henry Du Mont: Motets à voix seule (1984)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 251 Mb | Total time: 53:52 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Ricercar | # RIC 029004 | Recorded: 1984

Après avoir été organiste de l’église Saint-Paul à Paris, le Liégeois Henry Du Mont devient maître de chapelle de Louis XIV. Dès la publication de son premier recueil de motets en 1652, les Cantica Sacra, il s’impose comme l’un des créateurs du motet français et compose les premiers motets à voix seule, genre qui se développera durant les générations suivantes. Cet enregistrement est complété par quelques motets de Léonard Hodemont, maître de chapelle de la cathédrale Saint-Lambert de Liège.

Jérôme Lejeune: Réforme et Contre-Réforme - Reformation & Counter-Reformation [8CDs] (2011)

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Jérôme Lejeune: Réforme et Contre-Réforme - Reformation & Counter-Reformation  [8CDs] (2011)

Jérôme Lejeune: Réforme et Contre-Réforme - Reformation & Counter-Reformation [8CDs] (2011)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 2,69 Gb | Total time: 10:22:14 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Ricercar | # RIC 101

Following on from and designed along the same lines as the Guide to Period Instruments, this boxed set includes an exhaustive introductory text as well as a great quantity of music excerpts on the set’s eight CDs. These extracts have been taken from the extensive repertoire recorded by Ricercar over many years, with excerpts from recordings kindly provided by our colleagues from Harmonia Mundi, Gimell, Accent, Alpha and Sony supplementing our programme where necessary. The Lutheran repertoire of the Renaissance has remained for all intents and purposes unrecorded up until now; the tracks illustrating this repertoire together with other excerpts have been recorded specially for this compilation by Vox Luminis.

Arianna Savall, Philippe Pierlot, Ricercar Consort - Sopra la Rosa (2002)

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Arianna Savall, Philippe Pierlot, Ricercar Consort - Sopra la Rosa (2002)

Arianna Savall, Philippe Pierlot, Ricercar Consort - Sopra la Rosa (2002)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 360 Mb | Total time: 52:23 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Mirare | # MIR 9931 | Recorded: 2002

There’s no way around it. Arianna Savall sounds exactly like a young Emma Kirkby, and if you like that straight-toned, sharply focused soprano quality, with just the bare hint of a vibrato at the very ends of phrases, then you’ll find Savall very satisfying and you’ll easily appreciate her superb interpretations of these rarely heard vocal works from 17th-century Italy. She begins with a magnificent cantata by Marco Marazzoli that sets the tone for the whole program–a “moral canzona” that focuses on the “literary theme of the rose”–and her vocal prowess is evident in her ability to lend enough dramatic force to the work to keep us interested for its entire 13 minutes. She lends a particularly warm and ingratiating quality to the beautifully wrought final minutes of the same composer’s “moral cantata” O mortal, whose text refers to the fate of the Biblical Samson, and repeatedly urges, “Do you desire even greater glories? Then learn how to conquer yourself.”

Philippe Allain-Dupré - Jacques-Martin Hotteterre "Le Romain": Music for Flute Vol. 2 (1999)

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Philippe Allain-Dupré - Jacques-Martin Hotteterre "Le Romain": Music for Flute Vol. 2 (1999)

Philippe Allain-Dupré, Laurence Pottier, Jean-François Bougès, Philippe Pierlot, Yasuko Uyama-Bouvard - Jacques-Martin Hotteterre "Le Romain": Music for Flute Vol. 2 (1999)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 363 Mb | Total time: 71:46 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Naxos | # 8.553708 | Recorded: 1995

Two suites for recorder and basso continuo appear on this volume, a welcome representation of that instrument in the oeuvre of Hotteterre. Performance pitch is A=392, which reflects practice in the France of Hotteterre's day, but more importantly puts the flute down into that wonderfully soft and relaxed timbre which made it such a sensation in the first decades of the 18th century. There are bits and pieces of Hotteterre floating about in the recorded repertoire, but none surpass these performances, and once again.

François Fernandez, Marc Hantaï, Philippe Pierlot, Kenneth Weiss - Marin Marais: La Gamme (2004)

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François Fernandez, Marc Hantaï, Philippe Pierlot, Kenneth Weiss - Marin Marais: La Gamme (2004)

François Fernandez, Marc Hantaï, Philippe Pierlot, Kenneth Weiss - Marin Marais: La Gamme (2004)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 362 Mb | Total time: 59:41 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Flora | # FLORA 0603 | Recorded: 2003

La gamme is Marais’s instrumental chamber version of an opera, based on an ascending harmonic scale and employing a succession of tempi, ensemble textures and forms, linked together by skilfully wrought transitions.