K617 is a French classical music record label based in

Metz Metz ( , , , then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle (river), Moselle and the Seille (Moselle), Seille rivers. Metz is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Moselle (department), Moselle Departments ...

and founded by Alain Pacquier, music author and creator of the Festival de Saintes at the

Abbaye aux Dames An abbey is a type of monastery used by members of a religious order under the governance of an abbot or abbess. Abbeys provide a complex of buildings and land for religious activities, work, and housing of Christian monks and nuns. The conc ...

in Charente-Maritime, and the Festival de Sarrebourg (July) at the Couvent de Saint Ulrich. The name "K617" refers to

Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition and proficiency from an early age ...

's Adagio and Rondo for glass harmonica, flute, oboe, viola and cello, K.617).

Recording

les Chemins du Baroque

The activity for which the label was initially most noted relates to a project of Pacquier's, les Chemins du Baroque, exploration of Latin-America's baroque musical heritage. Pacquier's second book ''Le retour des caravelles'' recounts the story of 20 years of exploration of Latin-American baroque music.

Mémoire musicale de Lorraine

A second strand of K617's activity relates to music of

Lorraine Lorraine, also , ; ; Lorrain: ''Louréne''; Lorraine Franconian: ''Lottringe''; ; ; is a cultural and historical region in Eastern France, now located in the administrative region of Grand Est. Its name stems from the medieval kingdom of ...

.Société d'archéologie lorraine et du Musée historique lorrain - 1997 "... et, avec la participation de la Région Lorraine, un disque a pu être édité par les éditions K617 de Metz. " This series has recovered various forgotten works of Théodore Gouvy (1819-1898):

Requiem A Requiem (Latin: ''rest'') or Requiem Mass, also known as Mass for the dead () or Mass of the dead (), is a Mass of the Catholic Church offered for the repose of the souls of the deceased, using a particular form of the Roman Missal. It is ...

, Stabat Mater, dramatic cantatas (Elektra, Egill) and chamber music (string quartets and works for wind ensembles).

Other early music

The label has also branched out in a variety of more and less conventional early music and classical recordings. The "travels" of K617 extend to Poland, Marcin Mielczewski, and Jesuit missions in China,

Jean Joseph Marie Amiot Jean Joseph Marie Amiot (; February 8, 1718October 8, 1793) was a French Jesuit priest who worked in Qing China, during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor. Born in Toulon, Amiot entered the novitiate of the Society of Jesus at the age of 19. Af ...

Artists

* Gabriel Garrido - Latin American baroque * Jean-Claude Malgoire - Mozart and classical * La Chapelle Rhénane, direction :fr:Benoît Haller - the works of

Heinrich Schütz Heinrich Schütz (; 6 November 1672) was a German early Baroque music, Baroque composer and organ (music), organist, generally regarded as the most important German composer before Johann Sebastian Bach and one of the most important composers of ...

* Ensemble Lucidarium, direction :fr:Avery Gosfield, Francis Biggi - Medieval and Renaissance Music

References

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