Siècle de lumières Henri-Michel Garzia, Ensemble Neophonia, Vannina Santoni & Benjamin Garzia

• Georg Christoph Wagenseil (1715 - 1777): Konzert für posaune:
• 1 Konzert für posaune: I. Adagio 04:34
• 2 Konzert für posaune: II. Allegro assai 04:26
• Alessandro Besozzi (1679 - 1755): Sonate en Si-Bémol Majeur:
• 3 Sonate en Si-Bémol Majeur: I. Andante 02:34
• 4 Sonate en Si-Bémol Majeur: II. Allegro 02:56
• 5 Sonate en Si-Bémol Majeur: III. Larghetto 01:58
• 6 Sonate en Si-Bémol Majeur: IV. Allegretto 02:28
• Johann Georg Albrechtsberger (1736 - 1809): Concerto für Alt-posaune:
• 7 Concerto für Alt-posaune: I. Allegro 06:39
• 8 Concerto für Alt-posaune: II. Andante 05:33
• 9 Concerto für Alt-posaune: III. Allegro moderato 03:17
• Georg Friedrich Haendel (1685 - 1759): Concerto en fa mineur:
• 10 Concerto en fa mineur: I. Grave 02:34
• 11 Concerto en fa mineur: II. Allegro 01:57
• 12 Concerto en fa mineur: III. Sarabande largo 02:31
• 13 Concerto en fa mineur: IV. Allegro 02:10
• Johann Ernst Eberlin (1702 - 1762): Der Verurteilte Jesus:
• 14 Der Verurteilte Jesus: I. Fliess o heisser Tränenbach 06:42
• Total Runtime 50:19

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The Age of Enlightenment has never ceased to fascinate. The philosophical ideas and esthetics it sparked are an unending source for inspiration and artistic research.

Decades of tradition stir passionate debates around the ideal interpretation for music of this period. Yet, if there exists one style of music which remains forever modern, it is baroque music.

If tradition consists of reviving flames, as opposed to venerating ashes, what could be more natural than to interpret this music again and again? Every artist brings a new stone to the edifice of this ideal and eternal art.

Modern or period instruments? Why dismiss a search for authenticity? Why dismiss a more modern way of reigniting flames? Both visions inevitably converge towards a same ideal. With this concept in mind, this recording offers a crossover of two celebrated trombone concerti, with other musical perspectives, such as oratorio, or transcription.

Henri-Michel Garzia offers his enlightenment on these masterpieces, accompanied by l'Ensemble Neophonia, on this journey through a century, a personality, and an encounter with the most primordial instrument, the human voice, incarnated by soprano Vannina Santoni.

Henri-Michel Garzia, trombone
Vannina Santoni, soprano
Ensemble Neophonia
Benjamin Garzia, conductor

Henri-Michel Garzia
Upon finishing his studies at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris and the Musikhochschule in Freiburg am Breisgau, Henri-Michel Garzia was appointed Principal Trombone of Sinfonieorchester Basel (Switzerland). He is a prizewinner of the "Città di Porcia" International Trombone Competition in Italy.

Mr Garzia is an active soloist, recitalist and chamber musician. He has been guest Principal Trombone with l'Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Paris, l'Orchestre National de France, the Mariinsky Theater Orchestra, Bamberg Sinfoniker, the KBS orchestra in Seoul, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Leonard Bernstein, Bernard Haitink, Valery Gergiev, James Levine, Armin Jordan, Nello Santi, Stanisław Skrowaczewski . He regularly plays Principal Trombone in Capella Andrea Barca, under the direction of Andras Schiff.

Henri-Michel Garzia has been a jury member in national and international competitions, and as Vice-President of l'Association des Trombonistes de France (ATF), has partaken in numerous festivals, CD recordings and radio programs.

As a clinician for Buffet Group, Mr Garzia has given masterclasses in the United States, Asia, and Europe. Several works for trombone and piano are dedicated to him and have been edited by International Music Edition (IMD Paris) for their "Collection Henri-Michel Garzia".

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