Le Carnaval du Parnasse, Mondonville's heroic ballet, was a dazzling triumph at it's premiere in 1749, eclipsing Rameau's Zoroastre, which premiered the same year. Dedicated to the Marquise de... more

Les Ambassadeurs launch a series of recordings devoted to the repertory of the Dresdner Hofkapelle at the time of Bach, with the aim of rediscovering the splendid sound of an ensemble then regarded... more

In the Versailles of the Kings of France, music was omnipresent at the great ceremonial feasts. Louis XV had the Opéra Royal built in 1770 to house the official wedding celebrations of his three... more

Le Retour des Dieux sur la Terre and Le Caprice d'erato are part of the tradition inherited from Louis XIV of occasional pieces that served to illustrate major events at Court: Composed four years... more

Musettes, hurdy-gurdies, and flutes formed the dream countryside of Rococo-style salons, that of Watteau's painting Concert Champêtre (1727), when Naudot's Fantaisies were enjoying their hour of... more

Breaking a silence of nearly 270 years: an unexpected revival of Rameau's Achante et Céphise, this album is under the baton of Alexis Kossenko, with Les Chantres du CMBV and Les Ambassadeurs,... more

Alexis Kossenko delves into the repertoire of one of the most admired orchestras in Europe during Bach's lifetime. The greatest composers of the century composed for this famous ensemble, who were... more