Inspiration baroque Ensemble Amarillis & Lous Sclavis

• Louis Sclavis (b. 1953):
• 1Guerre et préciosités10:18
• Dario Castello (1600 - 1658):
• 2Canzon prima03:30
• Louis Sclavis:
• 3L'heure des songes03:56
• Matthieu Metzger:
• 4Introduction à Hotteterre01:29
• Jacques Martin Hottetterre (1674 - 1763):
• 5Gigue en duo01:56
• Jean-Baptiste Barrière (1707 - 1747):
• 6Rondeau - Intrusion06:48
• Andrea Falconieri (1585 - 1656):
• 7La suave mélodie03:07
• Louis Sclavis:
• 8Récit nocturne04:02
• Marin Marais (1656 - 1727):
• 9Prélude02:14
• Louis Sclavis:
• 10Curiosités05:17
• Georg Friedrich Haendel (1685 - 1759):
• 11Furioso et adagio02:22
• Matthieu Metzger:
• 12The hoax04:50
• Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767):
• 13Dolce03:15
• Matthieu Metzger:
• 14L'Orviétan07:41
• Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695):
• 15A new ground04:06
• Total Runtime01:04:51

Info for Inspiration baroque

Inspiration baroque is a meeting between the Amarillis ensemble and the improviser Louis Sclavis.

Conceived as a journey through the spectrum of musical style in the 17th century - from its Italian birthplace to the subtleties of French ornamentation, and through English and German attempts to coalesce national tastes - this album marries the colours and sounds of jazz with the inherited rhythms of Baroque dances.

Ensemble Amarillis aims to conceive and perform music as a universal language, in a new syntax working with the Louis Sclavis Trio. To some extent they achieved this, but the modern works needed more explanation. The programme notes gave only their titles and the instruments involved, which was just not enough. For example, ‘L’orvétan (The Quack)’ began charmingly but the initial joke was soon forgotten. Many minutes later, I was very glad when the air was cleared with a Prélude by Marin Marais. Some brief introductions, perhaps by a local announcer, would have facilitated appreciation of this very accomplished music.

Let yourself be transported!

Héloïse Gaillard, oboe, flute
Violaine Cochard, harpsichord
Annabelle Luis, baroque cello
Louis Sclavis, clarinet
Mathieu Metzger, saxophone
Jean-Philippe Feiss, cello

Ensemble Amarillis
founded in 1994, has been acclaimed and has won international awards, with first prize in the York Early Music International Young Artists Competition (1995), first prize in the Ensemble Music Competition run by the FNAPEC [Conservatoire parents’ federation] (1997), and first prize plus the audience’s choice award in the Sinfonia Competition where the jury was chaired by Gustav Leonhardt. In France, Amarillis was selected as one of the “Classical Revelations” awarded by Adami (the French collecting society for performing artists). The Ensemble has released 13 recordings which have drawn praise from both national and international critics.

Amarillis gives regular performances in programmes at different festivals and events in France (e.g. Sablésur- Sarthe, Ambronay, Automne musical/Baroque Music Centre in Versailles, Auvers-sur-Oise, Scène nationale in Besançon, Grand Théâtre in Angers and the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris), in the United Kingdom (including the York Early Music Festival, Royal Academy of Music, RTZ and the Brighton Festival), and also in the Netherlands, Spain, Germany, Latin America, Canada, Senegal, India, Russia and Asia (with contributions from the Institut français to support the tours).

The Ensemble gives performances for radio and television programmes (e.g. France Musique, Radio Classique, the BBC, Mezzo and Arte), including recordings of a number of concerts. Amarillis has official recognition and support from national and local authorities in France (Préfet de la Région Pays de la Loire, DRAC [Direction Régionale des Affaires Culturelles], Pays de la Loire region, and the city of Angers.

This album contains no booklet.