Opening Concert

'Pirame, for Tisbé, from his earliest childhood, experienced the power of the god who makes people love...'

Unlike German cantatas of the same period, French cantatas of the early 18th century were secular works, considered true 'serials'. Composed for one or more voices accompanied by a basso continuo and, in most cases, upper instruments forming 'the symphony', they can be regarded as chamber operas. This programme is based on cantatas for solo voice by a little-known composer who was nevertheless one of the leading figures of the Age of Enlightenment, Louis-Nicolas Clérambault (1676-1749), and will be the subject of 'a nocte temporis'' second recording for the Alpha label, due for release in September 2017.

A Nocte Temporis
High countertenor: Reinoud Van Mechelen
Baroque flute: Anna Besson
Baroque violin: Emmanuel Resche
Harpsichord: Béatrice Martin
Viola da gamba: Myriam Rignol

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Programme
Nicolas Clérambault
Apollon (cantata for high voice and symphony)
Le Jaloux (cantata for countertenor and symphony)

Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre
Trio Sonata in B flat

Nicolas Clérambault
Pirame et Tisbé (cantata for countertenor and symphony)

Concert in partnership with the City of Périgueux and the parish of Saint-Front Saint-Etienne