- Philippe Jaroussky
Philippe Jaroussky (born February 13, 1978) is a French
sopranist countertenor . He is noted for a virtuosiccoloratura technique and for compelling and enlivened interpretations of baroquecantata s andopera s. This has contributed to the early music revival currently in vogue in the music world.He received his diploma from the Early Music Faculty of the
Conservatoire de Paris . Since 1996, he has studied singing withNicole Fallien . [http://www.c7m.co.uk.qbicinternet.com/artistdetail.asp?ID=42] He has formed his own ensemble called Artaserse, and also often performs with theEnsemble Matheus underJean-Christophe Spinosi .Awards and criticism
According to La Terrasse, "this young singer with the tone of an angel and the virtuosity of Liberace has come into the limelight in only a few years as the great new French vocal talent."Fact|date=March 2008 He received the 2007 best French lyrical artist award.
Discography
* Alessandro Scarlatti: "Sedecia, Re di Gerusalemme". Lesne, Pochon, Harvey, Padmore. Il Seminario Musicale, Gérard Lesne. Virgin Veritas (rec. November 1999, École Sainte-Geneviève, Versailles, France)
* Claudio Monteverdi: "L'incoronazione di Poppea". Laurens, Oliver, Schofrin, Oro. Ensemble Elyma, Gabriel Garrido. K617 (rec. July/August 2000, Chiesa San Martino, Erice, Italy)
* Pierre Menault: "Vêpres pour le Pére la Chaize". Greuillet, Janssens, Lombard, van Dyck. Ensemble La Fenice, Jean Tubéry. K617 (rec. April 2001, chiesa Saint-Lazare, Avallon, France)
* Giavanni Battista Bassani: "La morte delusa". Galli, del Monaco, Piolino, Sarragosse. Ensemble La Fenice, Jean Tubéry. Opus 111 (rec. August 2001, Delft, Nederland)
* Antonio Vivaldi: "Catone in Utica". Edwards, Laszczkowski, Cangemi, Faraon. La Grande Écurie, Jean-Claude Malgoire. Dynamic (rec. November 2001, Théâtre Municipal, Tourcoing, France)
* Antonio Vivaldi: "La Verità in cimento". Rolfe-Johnson , Stutzmann, Laurens, Mingardo. Ensemble Matheus, Jean-Christophe Spinosi. Naïve - Opus 111 (rec. September 2002, Eglise de Daoulas, Bretagne, France)
* Benedetto Ferrari: "Musiche varie". Ensemble Artaserse. Ambroisie (rec. October/December 2002, Chapelle Jésus-Enfant - Paroisse Ste. Clothilde, Parigi, France)
* George F. Handel: "Agrippina". Gens, Perruche, Smith, Grégoire, di Falco. La Grande Écurie, Jean-Claude Malgoire. Dynamic (rec. March 2003, Théâtre Municipal, Tourcoing, France)
* "Un concert pour Mazarin". Ensemble La Fenice, Jean Tubery. Virgin Classics, 2004 (rec. June 2003, Abbaye de Saint-Michel, Thiérache, France)
* Claudio Monteverdi: "Selva morale e spirituale". Spiritualità e liturgia/I salmi vespertini/Vespro dei Martiri/L'eloquenza divina. Ensemble Elyma, Gabriel Garrido. Ambronay Edition (rec. 2003/2004, Festival de Ambronay, France)
* Antonio Vivaldi: "Orlando furioso". Larmore, Lemieux, Cangemi. Ensemble Matheus, Jean-Christophe Spinosi. Naïve - Opus 111 (rec. June 2004, Eglise de Daoulas, Bretagne, France)
* Claudio Monteverdi: "L'Orfeo". van Rensburg, Gerstenhaber, Thébault, Gerstenhaber, Gillot, Kaïque. La Grande Écurie, Jean-Claude Malgoire. Dynamic (rec. October 2004, Théâtre Municipal, Tourcoing, France)
* Antonio Vivaldi: "Virtuoso cantatas". Ensemble Artaserse. Virgin Veritas (rec. October 2004, Chapelle des sœurs auxiliaires, Versailles, France)
* Antonio Vivaldi: "Griselda". Lemieux, Cangemi, Kermes, Ferrari, Davies. Ensemble Matheus, Jean-Christophe Spinosi. Naïve - Opus 111 (rec. November 2005, Salle Surcouf, Foyer du Marin, Brest, France)
* "Beata Vergine", Motets à la Vierge entre Rome et Venise, Ensemble Artaserse. Virgin Classics (rec. December 2005, Eglise Notre-Dame du Liban, Parigi, France)
* "Vivaldi Heroes". Ensemble Matheus, Jean-Christophe Spinosi. Virgin Classics (rec. October 2006, Auditorium de l'Ecole Nationale de Musique, Brest, France)
* "Carestini, the story of a castrato". Le Concert d'Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm. Virgin Classics, 2007
* Johann S. Bach: "Magnificat" - George F. Handel: "Dixit Dominus". Dessay, Deshayes, Spence, Naouri. Le Concert d'Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm. Virgin Classics, 2007
* Antonio Vivaldi: "Nisi Dominus/Stabat Mater". Jaroussky, Lemieux. Ensemble Matheus, Jean-Christophe Spinosi. Naïve (rec. July 2007, Salle Surcouf, Brest (France))
External links
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zQX2XqAE8c Performance of a Vivaldi aria on YouTube]
* [http://www.emiclassics.co.uk/search_new.php?q=jaroussky Philippe Jaroussky recordings on Virgin Classics]
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