Olivier Schneebeli is a French conductor and choirmaster, as well as music teacher, known for his work on Baroque music. He was named to the
Legion of Honour
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in 2021.
Olivier Schneebeli won a
Diapason d'Or
The Diapason d'Or (French for "Golden Tuning Fork") is a recommendation of outstanding (mostly) classical music recordings given by reviewers of '' Diapason'' magazine in France, broadly equivalent to "Editor's Choice", "Disc of the Month" in the ...
with Ensemble Vocal. Schneebeli led the Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Louis choir, producing a notable recording of
Fauré's Requiem (1893 version) with the
Collegium Vocal de Gent in 1988 for
Harmonia Mundi
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Its Latin name ''ha ...
recording of Fauré's ''
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, ...
'' with
Philippe Herreweghe
Philippe Maria François Herreweghe, Knight Herreweghe (born 2 May 1947) is a Belgian conductor and choirmaster.
Herreweghe founded La Chapelle Royale and Collegium Vocale Gent and is renowned as a conductor, with a repertoire ranging from Rena ...
conducting.
Beginning in 1991, Schneebeli led a choir called "Les Pages et les Chantres" at the
Centre de musique baroque de Versailles The Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles (CMBV - ''Centre of Baroque Music Versailles'') is a centre for the study and performance of French Baroque music, based at the Menus-Plaisirs du Roi. It was founded by Philippe Beaussant and Vincent Ber ...
, retiring after thirty years in 2021.
With this choir, Schneebeli sought to establish a major French choir to perform the 17th and 18th century repertoire of Versailles and the French cathedrals.
Discography (selected)
* Guillaume Bouzignac : ''Motets et Scènes Sacrées'', Ensemble Vocal Contrepoint, dir. Olivier Schneebeli. CD Arion (1983) Diapason d'or
* Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Marc-Antoine Charpentier (; 1643 – 24 February 1704) was a French Baroque composer during the reign of Louis XIV. One of his most famous works is the main theme from the prelude of his ''Te Deum'', ''Marche en rondeau''. This theme is still us ...
: ''Le Massacre des innocents'' H.411, ''Psaumes de David'' H.170, H.215. H.216, H.220, H.221, H.326, Ensemble Vocal Contrepoint, La Symphonie du Marais, dir Olivier Schneebeli. CD Adda (1990)
* Henry Desmarest
Henri Desmarets (February 1661 – 7 September 1741) was a French composer of the Baroque music, Baroque period primarily known for his stage works, although he also composed sacred music as well as secular cantatas, songs and instrumenta ...
: ''Messe à 2 chœurs et 2 orchestres,'' Les Pages et les Chantres du Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles, Nova Stravaganza, dir. Olivier Schneebeli. CD Virgin Veritas (2000)
* Michel-Richard de Lalande
Michel Richard Delalande e Lalande'' (; 15 December 1657 – 18 June 1726) was a French Baroque composer and organist who was in the service of King Louis XIV. He was one of the most important composers of grands motets. He also wrote orch ...
: Grands Motets, Les Pages et les Chantres du Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles, La Grande Écurie et La Chambre du Roy, dir. Olivier Schneebeli. CD Virgin Veritas (2002)
* Marc-Antoine Charpentier : ''Vêpres pour Saint Louis'' (H.33, H.197, H.375, H.220, H.34, H.221,H.376, H.203, H.35, H.214, H.76, H.292), Les Pages et les Chantres du Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles, dir. Olivier Schneebeli CD Alpha (2003)
* Jean-Baptiste Lully
Jean-Baptiste Lully ( , , ; born Giovanni Battista Lulli, ; – 22 March 1687) was an Italian-born French composer, guitarist, violinist, and dancer who is considered a master of the French Baroque music style. Best known for his operas, he ...
: ''Grands Motets,'' Les Pages et les Chantres du Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles, Musica Florea de Prague, dir. Olivier Schneebeli. CD K617 (2004)
* Marc-Antoine Charpentier : ''Grands motets à double chœur'', (H.171, H.167, H.168, H.74), Les Pages et les Chantres du Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles, dir. Olivier Schneebeli, CD K 617 (2005)
* Nicolas Formé'', Le Vœu de Louis XIII :'' Les Pages et les Chantres du Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles, dir. Olivier Schneebeli. CD Alpha (2005)
* Henri-Joseph Rigel : Trois Hierodrames, ''La Sortie d'Égypte, Jephté, La Destruction de Jericho,'' Les Pages et les Chantres du Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles, Orchestre des Folies Françoise, dir. Olivier Schneebeli. CD K617 (2007)
* André campra
André Campra (; baptized 4 December 1660 – 29 June 1744) was a French composer and conductor of the Baroque era. The leading French opera composer in the period between Jean-Baptiste Lully and Jean-Philippe Rameau, Campra wrote several '' tra ...
: ''Requiem, In Convertendo, Agnus Dei,'' Les Pages et les Chantres du Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles, Orchestre de Musiques Anciennes et à Venir, dir. Olivier Schneebeli. CD K617 (2010)
* Marc-Antoine Charpentier : Judith Sive Bethulia liberata H.391, Le Massacre des innocents H.411, Les Pages, Les Chantres & Les Simphonistes du Centre de Musique baroque de Versailles, dir. Olivier Schneebeli. CD K617 (2012)
* André Campra : ''Tancrède,'' Les Pages et les Chantres du Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles, Orchestre Les Temps présents, dir. Olivier Schneebeli. 3 CD Alpha (2016)
* Marc-Antoine Charpentier, ''Messe à 4 Chœurs'' H.4, Les Pages et les Chantres du Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles, Maitrise de Radio France, dir. Olivier Schneebeli. CD Radio France (enregistré en 2019). 2021
See also
* Baroque Music
Baroque music ( or ) refers to the period or dominant style of Western classical music composed from about 1600 to 1750. The Baroque style followed the Renaissance period, and was followed in turn by the Classical period after a short transiti ...
* French Baroque music
References
External links
Biography
on Bach Cantatas Website
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Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite
Chevaliers of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques
Officiers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
French conductors (music)
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people