At the age of 19, Marc Minkowski founded Les Musiciens du Louvre. The pioneering ensemble originally specialized in and expanded French Baroque repertoire and Handel before delving Classical and Romantic repertoires on period instruments. While continuing to lead his own orchestra, Minkowski has gone on to conduct opera in the major European houses and guest conduct the world’s most renowned orchestras including the Cleveland Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Berlin Philharmonic. In advance of his debut with Music of the Baroque, the renowned French conductor joins WFMT to share his approach to the three composers featured on the program he will lead in Chicago: Handel, Rameau, and Mozart.
The Académie Équestre de Versailles and the Musiciens du Louvre perform Mozart.
Playlist
All selections feature Les Musiciens du Louvre — Grenoble conducted by Marc Minkowski.
Jean-Philippe Rameau: “Soleil, fuis de ces lieux” from Platée
Veronique Gens, soprano
George Frideric Handel: “Già superbo del mio affano” from La Lucrezia, HWV 145
Magdalena Kožená, mezzo-soprano
Handel: Dixit Dominus, HWV 232
VI. Dominus a dextris tuis
Rameau: Dardanus
Act I, Scene 3: Ariette, “Allez, jeune guerrier”
Act I, Scene 3: Premier Rigaudon
Act I, Scene 3: Deuxième Rigaudon
Act I, Scene 3: Chorus, “Guerriers, suivez l’Amour”
Act I, Scene 3: Trio with chorus, “Mars, Bellone, guidez nos/leurs coups”
Act IV, Scene 2: Trio with chorus, “Par un sommeil agréable”
Magdalena Kožená, mezzo-soprano
Jean-François Lombard, tenor
Russell Smythe, baritone
Laurent Naouri, bass-baritone
Marcos Pujol, bass-baritone
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: “Vado incontro al fato estremo” from Mitridate, re di Ponto, K. 87
Michael Spyres, tenor
Mozart: “Great” Mass in C minor, K. 427
I. Kyrie
Ana Maria Labin, soprano
Handel: “Disseratevi, o porte d’Averno” from La resurrezione, HWV 47
Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo-soprano
