The program of the Itinéraire baroque in 2020 is out ! I share with you the Facebook post of the l’itinéraire baroque that announces the summer 2020 festival. I hope to see you there. “The entire festival team is delighted to unveil the poster for the next and 19th...
Baroque music in the Romanesque churches of the Ribéracois The Festival Itinéraire Baroque is the annual meeting place for Baroque music in Romanesque architecture sites in the Périgord Vert. The 2019 edition offers the public a diverse program with Bach as guest of honour. The festival combines baroque music,...
Léo Delibes or Clément Philibert Léo Delibes (* February 21, 1836 near Saint-Germain-du-Val (Département Sarthe); † January 16, 1891 in Paris) was a French composer. With his memorable melody, rhythmic brilliance and sparkling colorful orchestration, he was one of the most popular stage composers of the Romantic period. He...
Maurice Duruflé was first a private student of Louis Vierne and Charles Tournemire, later he studied at the Paris Conservatory with Jean Gallon, composition with Paul Dukas, and Eugène Gigout. From 1929 he was organist at the Parisian Church of St. Étienne-du-Mont and toured Europe and North America as...
Johann Sebastian Bach (* 21. March/ 31. March 1685 in Eisenach; † 28. July 1750 in Leipzig) was a German composer, cantor as well as organ and harpsichord virtuoso of the Baroque period. He is the most prominent representative of the Bach family of musicians and is regarded today...
Sir John Kenneth Tavener (28 January 1944 – 12 November 2013) was an English composer, known for his extensive output of religious works, including The Protecting Veil, Song for Athene and The Lamb. His Life As the son of Presbyterian parents, Tavener came into contact with spiritual music at...
Lodovico Grossi da Viadana (also Lodovico Viadana; * about 1560 in Viadana near Parma; † May 2, 1627 in Gualtieri) was an Italian composer and member of the Franciscan Observant Order. His musical period is at the intersection of the Renaissance and the Baroque periods. His birth name was...