Bach: Magnificat (Live at Chapelle Royale, Château de Versailles) La Chapelle Harmonique & Valentin Tournet

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Cantate, BWV 63 Christen, ätzet diesen Tag:
• 1 Cantate, BWV 63 Christen, ätzet diesen Tag: I. Christen, ätzet diesen Tag (Live at Chapelle Royale, Château de Versailles) 04:36
• 2 Cantate, BWV 63 Christen, ätzet diesen Tag: II. O selger tag o ungemeines heute (Live at Chapelle Royale, Château de Versailles) 02:39
• 3 Cantate, BWV 63 Christen, ätzet diesen Tag: III. Gott du hast es wohl gefuget (Live at Chapelle Royale, Château de Versailles) 06:56
• 4 Cantate, BWV 63 Christen, ätzet diesen Tag: IV. So kehret sich nun heut das bange leid (Live at Chapelle Royale, Château de Versailles) 00:57
• 5 Cantate, BWV 63 Christen, ätzet diesen Tag: V. Ruft und fleht den himmel an (Live at Chapelle Royale, Château de Versailles) 03:33
• 6 Cantate, BWV 63 Christen, ätzet diesen Tag: VI. Verdoppelt euch demnach, ihr heissen andachtsflammen (Live at Chapelle Royale, Château de Versailles) 00:59
• 7 Cantate, BWV 63 Christen, ätzet diesen Tag: VII. Hochster schau in gnaden an (Live at Chapelle Royale, Château de Versailles) 06:33
• Magnificat in E-Flat Major, BWV 243a:
• 8 Magnificat in E-Flat Major, BWV 243a: I. Magnificat (Live at Chapelle Royale, Château de Versailles) 02:40
• 9 Magnificat in E-Flat Major, BWV 243a: II. Et exultavit spiritus meus (Live at Chapelle Royale, Château de Versailles) 02:12
• 10 Magnificat in E-Flat Major, BWV 243a: III. Vom himmel hoch (Live at Chapelle Royale, Château de Versailles) 01:53
• 11 Magnificat in E-Flat Major, BWV 243a: IV. Quia respexit (Live at Chapelle Royale, Château de Versailles) 02:23
• 12 Magnificat in E-Flat Major, BWV 243a: V. Omnes generationes (Live at Chapelle Royale, Château de Versailles) 01:13
• 13 Magnificat in E-Flat Major, BWV 243a: VI. Quia fecit mihi magna (Live at Chapelle Royale, Château de Versailles) 02:02
• 14 Magnificat in E-Flat Major, BWV 243a: VII. Freut euch und jubiliert (Live at Chapelle Royale, Château de Versailles) 01:18
• 15 Magnificat in E-Flat Major, BWV 243a: VIII. Et misericordia (Live at Chapelle Royale, Château de Versailles) 03:15
• 16 Magnificat in E-Flat Major, BWV 243a: IX. Fecit potentiam in bracchio suo (Live at Chapelle Royale, Château de Versailles) 01:40
• 17 Magnificat in E-Flat Major, BWV 243a: X. Gloria (Live at Chapelle Royale, Château de Versailles) 01:04
• 18 Magnificat in E-Flat Major, BWV 243a: XI. Deposuit potentes (Live at Chapelle Royale, Château de Versailles) 01:42
• 19 Magnificat in E-Flat Major, BWV 243a: XII. Esurientes implevit bonis (Live at Chapelle Royale, Château de Versailles) 02:49
• 20 Magnificat in E-Flat Major, BWV 243a: XIII. Virga jesse floruit (Live at Chapelle Royale, Château de Versailles) 03:24
• 21 Magnificat in E-Flat Major, BWV 243a: XIV. Suscepit Israel (Live at Chapelle Royale, Château de Versailles) 01:46
• 22 Magnificat in E-Flat Major, BWV 243a: XV. Sicut locutus (Live at Chapelle Royale, Château de Versailles) 01:34
• 23 Magnificat in E-Flat Major, BWV 243a: XVI. Gloria patri (Live at Chapelle Royale, Château de Versailles) 02:05
• Total Runtime 59:13

Info for Bach: Magnificat (Live at Chapelle Royale, Château de Versailles)

The Magnificat, written to celebrate Mary’s joy after the Annunciation, and the oldest Christmas Cantata of Bach (Weimar, 1713), overwhelming fresco of a Nativity, foundation of the world. With these masterful works, Johann-Sebastien Bach opens up for us the gates of what is sacred as well as to our own relationship with spirituality. These pieces, amongst the most beautiful ever composed, are no doubt the best way possible to open the Christmas period. Led here by the very young but nonetheless inspired Valentin Tournet who conducts his ensemble La Chapelle Harmonique. Valentin Tournet, founder and musical director of La Chapelle Harmonique, began the group in 2017. The ensemble includes a choir and a period instrument orchestra. His repertoire, principally centered on Bach, goes from the polyphony of the Renaissance to the baroque of the Age of Enlightenment.

Hana Blazikova, soprano
Marie Perbost, soprano
Eva Zaicik, alto
Thomas Hobbs, tenor
Stephan MacLeod, bass
La Chapelle Harmonique
Valentin Tournet, direction

La Chapelle Harmonique
Founded by Valentin Tournet in 2017, La Chapelle Harmonique is the product of the union between a choir and a period-instrument orchestra. His repertoire, mainly focused on Bach work, goes from Renaissance polyphonies to Baroque of Enlightenment.

The first project of the Ensemble dedicated to the rediscovery of an unknown version of Bach St John Passion, took place in the royal chapel of Versailles in the outline of the Palace of Versailles season in March 2017 with the support of ADOR – the Friends of the Royal Opera.

Valentin Tournet
In 2017, he creates La Chapelle Harmonique, a choir and a period-instrument orchestra. The first concerts of an unknown version of Saint John Passion took place in the Royal Chapel of Versailles Palace.

Artist in residency at the Fondation Singer-Polignac, he is supported by Fondation Safran, Fondation Meyer and Porosus Endowment Fund.

Leaving in a musical environment since his birth in 1996, Valentin Tournet starts with viola da gamba at the age of 5 and rapidly gets passionate about this instrument. He gets his first price of Viola da Gamba and chamber music at 14 years old.

At the same time, he belongs to the Children Choir of the Paris Opera which enabled him to participate in many operas and concerts in prestigious theaters (Bastille opera house, Champs-Elysees theater, tours in Syria and Jordan…).

During many years, he studied with Jerome Hantai, Emmanuelle Guigues and participates to Sablé Academy. Later on, he goes to Brussels to attend Philippe Pierlot classes at the Brussels Koninklijk Conservatorium, then to the Paris National Conservatory of Music with Christophe Coin. He becomes Jordi Savall student with whom he shares a passion for the art of improvisation. Thanks to this rich musical environment, since he is 13 years old, he performs all over Europe as soloist during concerts, musical tours and festivals. He started at the MA Bruges Festival and at the Oude Muziek Festival in Utrecht as a soloist. Discovering orchestra when he was at the Opera makes him passionate about conducting he studies with Pierre Cao. He meets with Philippe Herreweghe and follows his work within his Ensembles.

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