‘Quelle est cette odeur agréable’ – Chanticleer

An exquisite French carol, exquisitely performed by the gentlemen of Chanticleer.

An exquisite French carol, exquisitely performed by the gentlemen of Chanticleer.
Ukrainian bass-baritone Andrei Bondarenko in his Cardiff Singer of the World final in 2011. He won the competition’s Song Prize. You can hear him in Sydney this weekend with the Sydney Symphony, singing the role of Yeletsky in a concert version of Tchaikovsky’s ‘Queen of Spades’
Here’s another timeless favourite In dulci jubilo, sung by the of King’s College, Cambridge.
In this video, soprano Julia Lezhneva talks about Vivaldi’s sacred motet In furore iustissimae irae RV 626, which she has recorded with Il Giardino Armonica and Giovanni Antonini on her Decca CD Alleluia.
The Marais Project’s Jennifer Eriksson talks about the ensemble’s new album Spinning Forth, named after Paul Cutlan’s composition of the same name which features on the album. written for harpsichord and viola da gamba it the world premiere recording of this adventurous piece inspired by the writing of J S Bach. If you’re having difficulty…
Check out this track from this recent release Tranquillity: Voices of Deep Calm. Liadov’s Tropar, the third of 10 arrangements made in 1909 of a collection of old Russian Orthodox liturgical chants), Op. 61. The CD includes other a capella Russian sacred works as well as the De Profundis by Paul Mealor. Read our interview with…
Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard directs an intimate new biopic on the life of the legendary tenor Luciano Pavarotti. The movie trailer released today traces Pavarotti’s life and features iconic footage of The Three Tenors performing ‘Nessun dorma’ at the World Cup. Plácido Domingo, one of the world’s greatest living tenors and a close of friend of Pavarotti’s,…