To Saint Cecilia : Purcell, Handel, Haydn - Marc Minkowski - Naïve

2 CD + 136-page book set
Available worldwide in November 2009.

PURCELL: "Hail, Bright Cecilia"
HANDEL: "A Song for Saint Cecilia's Day"
HAYDN: "Cäcilienmesse"
3 works dedicated to Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music. Those 3 works had never been gathered together in the same recording.

Lucy CROWE (soprano)
Nathalie STUTZMANN (alto)
Anders J. DAHLIN (tenor)
Richard CROFT (tenor)
Luca TITTOTO (bass)

LES MUSICIENS DU LOUVRE-GRENOBLE
(choir & orchestra)

Marc MINKOWSKI.

This video trailer was made of excerpts of the 88-minute film directed by Philippe Béziat: "Musiques pour Sainte Cécile".
This film was broadcast on Arte on November 1st, 2009.
Producer: Camera Lucida.

The booklet includes paintings by Rafaello, Sir Peter Paul Rubens, De Vuez, Sir Peter Lely, Cortona, Domenichino...

In 2009, this program has been performed live at Salle Pleyel (Paris), MC2 (Grenoble), Barbican Centre (London), Salzburg Festspiele.