K617 is a French classical music record label based in

Metz Metz ( , , lat, Divodurum Mediomatricorum, then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers. Metz is the prefecture of the Moselle department and the seat of the parliament of the Grand E ...

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 conce ...

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 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his ra ...

Adagio and Rondo for glass harmonica, flute, oboe, viola and cello The ''Adagio and Rondo'', K. 617, is a quintet composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart for glass harmonica, flute, oboe, viola and cello. Completed on May 23, 1791 (the date indicated in Mozart's own list of his works), it was written for Marianne K ...

, 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.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 or Requiem Mass, also known as Mass for the dead ( la, Missa pro defunctis) or Mass of the dead ( la, Missa defunctorum), is a Mass of the Catholic Church offered for the repose of the soul or souls of one or more deceased persons, ...

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

wind ensembles A concert band, also called a wind band, wind ensemble, wind symphony, wind orchestra, symphonic band, the symphonic winds, or symphonic wind ensemble, is a performing ensemble consisting of members of the woodwind, brass, and percussion famil ...

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 Marcin Mielczewski (c. 1600 – September 1651) was, together with his tutor Franciszek Lilius and Bartłomiej Pękiel, among the most notable Polish composers in the 17th century. By 1632 he was a composer and musician in the royal chapel in Wars ...

, and Jesuit missions in China, Jean Joseph Marie Amiot.

Artists

* Gabriel Garrido - Latin American baroque *

Jean-Claude Malgoire Jean-Claude Malgoire (25 November 1940 – 14 April 2018) was a French oboist and later conductor. Early life Malgoire was born on 25 November 1940 in Avignon, France. His mother was born in Italy. Malgoire graduated from the Paris Conservatory ...

- Mozart and classical *

La Chapelle Rhénane La Chapelle Rhénane is a French Baroque music, baroque musical ensemble conducted by Benoît Haller, also a soloist in the ensemble. History Founded in 2001 by tenor Benoît Haller, La Chapelle Rhénane is a musical ensemble of lyrical and inst ...

, direction :fr:Benoît Haller - the works of Heinrich Schütz *

Ensemble Lucidarium Ensemble may refer to: Art * Architectural ensemble * ''Ensemble'' (album), Kendji Girac 2015 album * Ensemble (band), a project of Olivier Alary * Ensemble cast (drama, comedy) * Ensemble (musical theatre), also known as the chorus * ''Ensem ...

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

References

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