Ensemble Aedes
France's 17-voice Ensemble Aedes performs music from the Baroque to the contemporary era, emphasizing the latter. The group is notable for its frequent performances of works in staged or semi-staged programs.
Ensemble Aedes was formed in 2005 by Mathieu Romano, who remained its director as of the early 2020s. The name comes from the Aedes, bardic storytellers of Greek mythology, not from that of the Aedes family of mosquitoes (whose name means unpleasant or odious). The group has 17 core singers but may expand to larger dimensions as repertory requires. The group's repertory ranges from Baroque music to the contemporary era and also diverges into non-classical genres such as the French chanson and flamenco music; the ensemble appeared on the album Brel & Barbara: A Cappella in 2018. Ensemble Aedes appeared on various operatic and ballet recordings with historical performance groups Le Cercle de l'Harmonie and Les Siècles before releasing its debut as a primary artist, Majesté: Lalande, in 2018 on the Alpha label; the album featured music by Baroque composer Michel-Richard de Lalande.
Ensemble Aedes has performed at many of France's top orchestral and operatic venues, including the Philharmonie de Paris, the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, the Paris Opera, and the Opéra Comique, as well as at the Vienna Konzerthaus. The group is in demand at festivals such as those in Aix-en-Provence, Besançon, and Vézelay (the Rencontres Musicales). A notable feature of the group's performances is the frequency with which they are accompanied by staging; to this end, Romano and the choir collaborate with figures from the worlds of dance, drama, and the visual arts. Ensemble Aedes has participated in various outreach projects, including, in the 2022-2023 season, a new Pôle Regional d'Art Vocal at Saint Riquier Abbey in northwestern France. The choir has continued to record for the Aparte label, releasing a recording of Stravinsky's Les noces and a choral adaptation of Ravel's Bolero on that label in 2023.
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7 album(s) • Trié par Meilleures ventes
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Poulenc: Stabat Mater, Litanies à la Vierge noire
Ensemble Aedes, Les Siècles, Mathieu Romano, Marianne Croux, Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
Musique chorale (pour chœur) - Paru chez Aparté le 20 oct. 2023
4F de Télérama24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Fauré: Requiem - Poulenc: Figure Humaine - Debussy: 3 Chansons
Ensemble Aedes, Les Siècles, Mathieu Romano
Messes, Passions, Requiems - Paru chez Aparté le 1 mars 2019
4F de Télérama24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Stravinsky: Les Noces (1919) - Ravel: Bolero
Ensemble Aedes, Les Siècles, Mathieu Romano
Classique - Paru chez Aparté le 20 janv. 2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Lalande: Majesté (Collection Château de Versailles)
Le Poème Harmonique, Ensemble Aedes, Vincent Dumestre
Classique - Paru chez Alpha Classics le 13 avr. 2018
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Brel & Barbara: A cappella
Ensemble Aedes, Mathieu Romano
Classique - Paru chez Evidence (LTR) le 21 déc. 2018
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Ludus Verbalis Vol. 3 & 4
Mathieu Romano, Ensemble Aedes
Classique - Paru chez NoMadMusic le 28 avr. 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Ludus Verbalis Vol. 3 & 4
Ensemble Aedes, Mathieu Romano
Messes, Passions, Requiems - Paru chez NoMadMusic le 28 avr. 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo