The ensemble A Sei Voci was a French vocal group founded in 1977 and which ceased in 2011.
The group originally was formed by Rachid Safir, Bernard Fabre-Garrus, Régis Oudot, Bernard Dehont, Gael de Kerret, Alain Zaepffel and Philippe Balloy dedicated primarily to
renaissance music and
baroque music. In 1991 it restructured around Bernard Fabre-Garrus (d.2006) and four singers: Thierry Bréhu, James Gowings, Raoul Le Chenadec and director Bernard Fabre-Garrus. It was awarded ''Ensemble vocal de l'année'' at the
Victoires de la musique classique in 1994.
Later the group also performed contemporary works, including those composed for it by
Thierry Escaich
Thierry Joseph-Louis Escaich (born 8 May 1965) is a French organist and composer.
Life
Born in Nogent-sur-Marne, Escaich studied organ, improvisation and composition at the Conservatoire de Paris (CNSMDP), where he won eight First Prizes an ...
,
Guy Reibel,
Michaël Levinas and
Michel Decoust.
Selected discography
*1987 –
Guillaume Costeley,
Guillaume de Chastillon: ''Airs et chansons au temps du roy Henry.'' A Sei Voci LP, cassette Editions Pluriel 1987, digital re-release 2010
*198? –
Giovanni Gabrieli
Giovanni Gabrieli (c. 1554/1557 – 12 August 1612) was an Italian composer and organist. He was one of the most influential musicians of his time, and represents the culmination of the style of the Venetian School, at the time of the shift f ...
: ''Sacrae Symphonae''. With
Les Saqueboutiers de Toulouse. LP Adda, re-issued CD Accord 472,351.
*198? – ''Salve regina – Musiques festives mariales du grégorien au 17e siècle''
Giovanni Croce
Giovanni Croce (; also Ioanne a Cruce Clodiensis, Zuanne Chiozotto; 1557 – 15 May 1609) was an Italian composer of the late Renaissance, of the Venetian School. He was particularly prominent as a madrigalist, one of the few among the Venetian ...
,
Dufay and other composers. With
Jean Boyer A Sei Voci. LP Adda 198?, re-issued CD Accord 1999
*198? –
Guillaume Costeley: ''Musicque'' LP 198?, CD
Erato Records
Erato Records is a record label founded in 1953 as Disques Erato by Philippe Loury to promote French classical music. Loury was head of éditions musicales Costallat. His first releases in France were licensed from the Haydn Society of Boston, a ...
1999
*1982 –
Carlo Gesualdo: ''
Tenebrae Responsories. Benedictus. Miserere''. Erato 97411, Warner Classics 2564 62782, Apex.
*1985 – ''L'Art Sacre de
Josquin Des Pres''.
Forlane
The furlana (also spelled ''furlane'', ''forlane'', ''friulana'', ''forlana'') is an Italian folk dance from the Italian region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. In Friulian, ''furlane'' means ''Friulian'', in this case ''Friulian Dance''. In Friuli th ...
16552.
*1992 –
Elzéar Genet, dit Carpentras: Lamentations du Prophéte Jérémie''. Erato "MusiFrance" 2292-45021.
*1993 –
Charles D'Helfer: Requiem, messe de funérailles des
ducs de Lorraine A sei voci La Psallette de Lorraine. Les Sacqueboutiers de Toulouse Astrée 1994, reissued Naïve 2010
*1993 –
Josquin Desprez: Vol.1 ''Missa Ave maris stella. Motets à la Vierge''. Astrée 8507.
*1994 –
Gregorio Allegri
Gregorio Allegri (17 February 1652) was a Roman Catholic priest and Italian composer of the Roman School and brother of Domenico Allegri; he was also a singer. He was born"Allegri, Gregorio" in ''Chambers's Encyclopædia''. London: George Newne ...
: ''Miserere a 9. Missa Vidi Turbam Magnam. De ore prudentis Repleti sunt omnes. Cantate domino. Miserere''. Astrée E 8524.
*1995 –
Josquin Desprez: Vol.2 ''Missa De beata Virgine. Motets à la Vierge''. Astrée 8560.
*1995 –
Clément Janequin
Clément Janequin (c. 1485 – 1558) was a French composer of the Renaissance. He was one of the most famous composers of popular chansons of the entire Renaissance, and along with Claudin de Sermisy, was hugely influential in the development o ...
: ''Le Verger de Musique''. With the viol ensemble Labyrinthes. Astrée 8571.
*1995 –
Pietro Paolo Bencini: ''Vesperae Beatae Virginis in Sancto Pietro Romae''. Astrée 8540
*1996 –
Niccolo Jommelli: ''Vesperae in Sancto Petro Romae. Miserere''. Astrée 8590 (2 CD).
*1997 –
Josquin Desprez: Vol.3 ''Missa Hercules Dux Ferrariae''. Astrée E 8601.
*1997 –
Josquin Desprez: Vol.4 ''Missa Gaudeamus & Motets à la Vierge''. Astrée E 8612.
*1998 –
Bartolomeo de Escobedo: ''Missa Philippus Rex Hispaniæ''. With Les Sacqueboutiers de Toulouse and Choeur Philippus Rex Hispaniæ. Astrée 8640.
*1999 –
Stefano Fabri
Stefano Fabri (c. 1560 – 1609, or ''Fabbri'', ''Stefano Fab(b)ri senior'') was an Italian composer, organist and furthermore he was known to play the trombone. He succeeded Ruggiero Giovanelli as maestro di cappella of the Cappella Giulia at Sa ...
: ''Vesperae a quattuor Choris''. Astrée 8663
*2000 –
Monteverdi
Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi (baptized 15 May 1567 – 29 November 1643) was an Italian composer, choirmaster and string player. A composer of both secular and sacred music, and a pioneer in the development of opera, he is consider ...
: ''Selva Morale ed altre raccolte spirituali''. Naïve Astrée 8815.
*2000 –
Pietro Paolo Bencini: ''Ave Maria. Missa de Oliveria''. Astrée 8806
*2000 –
Josquin Desprez: Vol.5 ''Missa Pange Lingua & Motets''. Astrée E 8639.
*2001 –
Josquin Desprez: Vol.6 ''Messes de l'Homme Armé''. With the Maîtrise Des Pays De Loire.
Maitrise
Astrée E 8809.
*2003 – ''Ave Maria'' – works by Josquin Desprez, Bartholomeo de Escobedo: Naive (2003)
*2005 – Maurizio Cazzati
Maurizio Cazzati (1 March 1616 – 28 September 1678) was a northern Italian composer of the seventeenth century.
Biography
Cazzati was born in Luzzara in the Duchy of Mantua. In spite of being almost unknown today, during his lifetime he served ...
: Requiem ''Messa e Salmi per li ''. Studio S.M. D3030
Compilation
*1999 – ''Une Messe Imaginaire'' – works from the Astrée discography. Naive (1999)
Guest recording
* Brahms: Alto Rhapsody op. 53 Stephanie Blythe and A Sei Voci John Nelson EMI
References
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Early music groups