György Vashegyi (born 13 April 1970 in Budapest) is a Hungarian harpsichordist and conductor. He founded the Purcell Choir in 1990 for a performance of ''

Dido and Aeneas ''Dido and Aeneas'' (Z. 626) is an opera in a prologue and three acts, written by the English Baroque music, Baroque composer Henry Purcell with a libretto by Nahum Tate. The dates of the composition and first performance of the opera are uncer ...

''. From November 2017 he was elected president of the Hungarian Academy of Arts (MMA, ), founded in 1992.

Selected recordings

* 2003:

Marc-Antoine Charpentier Marc-Antoine Charpentier (; 1643 – 24 February 1704) was a French Baroque composer during the reign of Louis XIV. One of his most famous works is the main theme from the prelude of his ''Te Deum'' ''H.146, Marche en rondeau''. This theme is st ...

– ''Messe à 8 voix et 8 violons et flûtes'' H.3, ''Domine salvum fac regem'' H.283'', Motet pour les trépassés'' H.311, Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra, conducted by György Vashegyi. CD Hungaroton classic. * 2004:

– ''Messe des morts'' H.10, ''Salve Regina à trois choeurs'' H.24, ''Psaulmus Davidis'' H.207, Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra, conducted by György Vashegyi. CD Hungaroton classic. * 2014:

– ''Messe pour Mr Mauroy'' H.10, ''Domine salvum fac regem'' H.299, ''5 Repons'' H.126, H.129, H.130, H.131, H.134, Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra, conducted by György Vashegyi. CD Hungaroton classic. * 2016:

Jean-Joseph de Mondonville Jean-Joseph de Mondonville (, 25 December 1711 (baptised) – 8 October 1772), also known as Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville, was a French violinist and composer. He was a younger contemporary of Jean-Philippe Rameau and enjoyed great succe ...

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Isbé ''Isbé'' is a 1742 opera by Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville to a libretto by Henri-Francois de La Rivière (1648–1738) A ''pastorale héroïque'' in 5 acts and a prologue, the opera was premiered in Paris on 10 April 1742.Théodore Édouar ...

,'' Katherine Watson, Isbé; Reinoud Van Mechelen, Coridon; Thomas Dolié, Adamas; Chantal Santon-Jeffery, Desire / Charite; Alain Buet, Iphis / Third hamadryad, Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra, György Vashegyi,

Glossa Records Glossa is a classical music record label based in Spain. The label was founded in 1992 by brothers José Miguel Moreno, a lutenist, and Emilio Moreno Emilio Moreno is a Spanish violin and viola player and conductor. With his brother José Miguel M ...

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Jean-Philippe Rameau Jean-Philippe Rameau (; ; – ) was a French composer and music theory, music theorist. Regarded as one of the most important French composers and music theorists of the 18th century, he replaced Jean-Baptiste Lully as the dominant composer of ...

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Les Indes galantes is a ''ballet héroïque'', a type of Baroque music#Late baroque music (1680–1750), French Baroque opera-ballet, by Jean-Philippe Rameau with a libretto by Louis Fuzelier. In its final form it comprised an allegory, allegorical prologue and fou ...

,'' Chantal Santon-Jeffery (Hébé, Zima), Katherine Watson (Émilie), Véronique Gens (Phani), Reinoud Van Mechelen (DOM Carlos, Valère, Damon), Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra, conducted By György Vashegyi. 2 CDs Glossa. * 2019:

Charles-Hubert Gervais Charles-Hubert Gervais (19 February 1671 – 14 January 1744) was a French composer of the Baroque era. The son of a valet to King Louis XIV's brother, Monsieur, Gervais was born at the Palais Royal in Paris and probably educated by Monsieur's mu ...

– '' Hypermnestre'', Katherine Watson (Hypermnestre), Mathias Vidal (Lyncée), Thomas Dolié (Danaüs), Philippe-Nicolas Martin (Arcas, ombre de Gélanor, le Nil), Chantal Santon-Jeffery (NaÏade, bergère, Coryphée), Juliette Mars (Isis, matelote), Manuel Munez Camelino (Grand Prêtre, Coryphée), Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra, conducted by Giörgy Vashegyi. 2 CDs Glossa.

Diapason d'Or The Diapason d'Or (French for "Golden Tuning Fork") is a recommendation of outstanding (mostly) classical music recordings given by reviewers of '' Diapason'' magazine in France, broadly equivalent to "Editor's Choice", "Disc of the Month" in the ...

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Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne (; 15 February 1704 – 25 May 1778) was a French sculptor of the 18th century who worked in both the rococo and neoclassical style. He made monumental statuary for the Gardens of Versailles but was best known for his exp ...

- ''Phèdre,'' Judith Van Wanroij (Phèdre), Julien Behr (Hippolyte), Tassis Christoyannism (Thésée), Purcell Choir, Orfeo, Orchestra, conducted by György Eashegy. 2 CD Bru Zane. * 2020:

Michel Pignolet de Montéclair Michel Pignolet de Montéclair (4 December 1667 – 22 September 1737) was a French composer of the baroque period. He was born Michel Pignolet in Andelot, Haute-Marne, France, and only later added "Montéclair" (the name of a fortress in h ...

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Jephté ''Jephté'' (''Jephtha'') is an opera by the French composer Michel Pignolet de Montéclair. It takes the form of a ''tragédie en musique'' in a prologue and five acts (because of its subject matter it was also styled a ''tragédie biblique''). Th ...

,'' Tassis Christoyannis (Jephté), Chantal Santon Jeffery (Iphise), Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra, conducted by György Vashegy. 2 CDs Glossa. * 2022:

– ''Grand motets – Exaudi Deus, O filii et filiae, Judica me Deus, Uquequo Domine, Te Deum'', Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra, conducted by György Vashegyi. CD Glossa. Diapason d'Or * 2023:

Luigi Cherubini Maria Luigi Carlo Zenobio Salvatore Cherubini ( ; ; 8 or 14 SeptemberWillis, in Sadie (Ed.), p. 833 1760 – 15 March 1842) was an Italian Classical and Romantic composer. His most significant compositions are operas and sacred music. Beethov ...

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Les Abencérages (English: ''The Abencerrages, or The standard of Granada'') is an opera in three acts by Luigi Cherubini with a French libretto by Etienne de Jouy, based on the novel ''Gonzalve de Cordoue'' by Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian. It was first perform ...

'', Anaïs Constans, Edgaras Montvidas, Thomas Dolié, Orfeo Orchestra, Purcell Choir, György Vashegyi. 2 CDs Bru Zane BZ1050 * ''2023:'' Jean Marie Leclair ''-

Scylla et Glaucus ''Scylla et Glaucus'' (''Scylla and Glaucus'') is a tragédie en musique with a prologue and five acts, the only surviving full-length opera by Jean-Marie Leclair. The French-language libretto by d'Albaret is based on Ovid's ''Metamorphoses'', ...

,'' Judith van Wanroij (Scylla), Cyrille Dubois (Glaucus), Véronique Gens (Circé), Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra, conducted by György Vashegyi. 2 CDs GLOSSA. * 2024:

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Les Boréades ''Les Boréades'' is the final opera composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683–1764). The work takes the form of a ''tragédie lyrique'' in five acts. The libretto, attributed to Louis de Cahusac (1706–1759), is loosely based on the Greek legend o ...

,'' Sabine Devieilhe (Alphise), Reinoud Van Mechelen (Albaris), Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra, conductor György Vashegyi. 2 CDs Erato. Diapason d’or

References

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