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Les Ambassadeurs, La Grande Écurie, Alexis Kossenko – Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5 (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 58:40 minutes | 977 MB | Genre: Classical
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“It is difficult to think of Mendelssohn without being reminded of the extraordinary evocative power of his music, capable of conjuring up bright Italian sunshine, grey Scottish landscapes, and the magical world of fairies. He was a child prodigy and an outstanding composer, but he tends nevertheless to be neglected, compared to other members of his generation in the nineteenth century – to the detriment of his art, which is fascinating in so many ways.
With Les Ambassadeurs ~ La Grande Écurie, Alexis Kossenko embarks on a series of concerts and recordings devoted to Mendelssohn’s complete orchestral works, played on period instruments, with the forces that would have been used in his day, and also focusing on versions that we rarely have an opportunity to hear. For indeed, Mendelssohn was a great perfectionist, constantly dissatisfied with his own work, which he therefore revised to the extent that there are now often several versions of the same score. The first volume in this series is devoted to his Symphony no. 4, “Italian” (1834 version), and Symphony no. 5, “Reformation” – in fact his second in order of composition (written at age of twenty) and his first great symphony.”
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Les Ambassadeurs, Alexis Kossenko, Zefira Valova – Telemann: Ouverture & Concerti pour Darmstadt (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 01:10:04 minutes | 1,21 GB | Genre: Classical
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Alexis Kossenko returns to centre stage with a project focussing on works by Georg Philipp Telemann, one of the most prolific composers in the history of music, with more than 6,000 works to his name! From them, Alexis Kossenko has chosen two concertos with orchestra: one for flute, the other for flute and violin, preceded by an overture.
This programme is perfectly composed to demonstrate what a great Baroque conductor he has become as well as, of course, showcasing his impressive qualities as a flautist. It is also the occasion to again find Zefira Valova as Konzermeister and soloist in one of the concertos.
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Les Ambassadeurs, La Grande Écurie & Alexis Kossenko – Per l’Orchestra di Dresda, Vol.1 Ouverture (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:22:39 minutes | 1,70 GB | Genre: Classical
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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 showcase for the musical splendor of the court of the prince-electors. Combining concerti and sacred music, this album is the first volume in an exceptional series devoted to this orchestra.
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Les Ambassadeurs, Alexis Kossenko – Vivaldi: Per l’orchestra di Dresda (2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:06:02 minutes | 666 MB | Genre: Classical
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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 as the orchestral ideal. The ties of friendship between Johann Georg Pisendel – who led the orchestra – and Antonio Vivaldi held firm for life. Between their first meeting in Venice in 1716 and the death of the Prete Rosso in 1741, Pisendel continually enriched his collection of Vivaldi concertos, a certain number of which were manifestly tailor-made for his outstanding technique and equally exceptional delicacy of expression. This explains why Dresden holds so many Vivaldian treasures, sometimes autograph, sometimes copied in Pisendel’s own hand.
Although the concertos assembled by Les Ambassadeurs bear no explicit dedication, there can be little doubt that they were expressly written for the Dresden orchestra: they feature the instrumentation typical of the court Kapelle, with its horns and oboes vying for prominence with the violin.
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Les Ambassadeurs, Alexis Kossenko, Zefira Valova – Telemann: Ouverture & Concerti pour Darmstadt (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 01:10:04 minutes | 1,21 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Alpha
Alexis Kossenko returns to centre stage with a project focussing on works by Georg Philipp Telemann, one of the most prolific composers in the history of music, with more than 6,000 works to his name! From them, Alexis Kossenko has chosen two concertos with orchestra: one for flute, the other for flute and violin, preceded by an overture. This programme is perfectly composed to demonstrate what a great Baroque conductor he has become as well as, of course, showcasing his impressive qualities as a flautist. It is also the occasion to again find Zefira Valova as Konzertmeister and soloist in one of the concertos.
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Alexis Kossenko & Les Ambassadeurs – Tartini, Vivaldi & Sammartini: Soave e virtuoso (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:22:07 minutes | 1,43 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Aparté
For his new album Soave e virtuoso, Alexis Kossenko went on the trail of rare scores from the baroque era. Partitions that remind us that the Italian repertory, if it gives pride of place to the the violin and the voice, nevertheless doesn’t forget wind instruments. At the head of his ensemble Les Ambassadeurs, the conductor and flutist Alexis Kossenko performs delightly concertos by Tartini, Vivaldi and Sammartini. Sometimes voluptuous, sometimes dreadfully acrobatic, these scores require technique and sensitivity from the soloist. With a jubilant virtuosity, at the service of expressiveness, Alexis Kossenko, multi-skilled musician as at ease with flute as with recorder, brings life in colors to the works of the three Italian composers.
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