Hervé Niquet (born 28 October 1957) is a French conductor, harpsichordist,
tenor, and the director of
Le Concert Spirituel, specializing in French
Baroque music.[1]
Biography
Born on 28 October 1957, Hervé Niquet was raised at
Abbeville in the department of
Somme. He studied harpsichord, composition, conducting, and opera singing. In 1980, he was appointed as the choir master of the
Opéra National de Paris. Between 1985 and 1986, Niquet became a member of
Les Arts florissants as a tenor, the ensemble that
William Christie founded. In 1987, he established his own ensemble named "Le Concert Spirituel" which focuses on French
grand motets of the 17th and 18th centuries.[2][3]
Recordings
Accord, Adda
André Campra Vol.1 Te Deum. Motets Niquet (Adda 581250) no reissue
André Campra Vol.II Requiem. Benedictus Dominus. Niquet (Accord)
André Campra Vol.III Deus noster refugium. Cantate Domino. Messe ad majorem. De profundis. Niquet (Accord) 92
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier. Grand Motet. 6 Motets a voix seul
Jean Gilles (composer). Motet à St Jean-Baptiste. 'Cantate Jordanis Incolae'. Niquet 1989 (Accord)
Jean Gilles. Te Deum. Diligam te Domine Niquet (Accord)
Naxos
Paolo Lorenzani, Motet pour les confesseurs, Litanies à la Vierge, Antienne à la Vierge, Dialogue entre Jesus et l'âme, with Le Concert Spirituel (1997)
1994 : Messe des Morts à quatre voix H.7, Pie Jesu H.263, De profundis H.213, Litanies de la Vierge H.89, Transfige dulcissime Jesu H.251, Confitebor tibi H.220, NisiDominus H.160, H.160 a, Laudate pueri Dominum H.203, H.203 a, with Le Concert Spirituel, CD Naxos (Vol. 1) 10 de Répertoire.
1995 : "Vespers of the Blessed Virgin", Beatus vir H.221, Laudate pueri H.149, Lauda Jerusalem H.210, Laetatus sum H.216, Nisi Dominus H.150, Ave Maris stella H.60, Magnificat H.72, Salve Regina à 3 choeurs H.24, with Le Concert Spirituel, CD Naxos (Vol. 2)
1996 : Te deum H.147, Messe H.1, Precatio pro Regis H.166, Panis quem ego dabo H.275, Domine salvum facregem H.281, Canticum Zachariae H.345, with Le Concert Spirituel, CD Naxos (Vol.3)
1998 : Magnificat H.76, Litanies de la Vierge H.83, Quatre antiennes à la Vierge H.44-47, Prière à la Vierge H.367, Pro omnibus festis H.333, Petit motet pour la Vierge H.30, Chant joyeux du temps de Pâques H.339, with Le Concert Spirituel, CD Naxos (Vol. 4)
2007:
Marin Marais's Sémélé, with Shannon Mercer, Jaël Azzaretti, Bénédicte Tauran, Hjördis Thébault, Anders J. Dahlin, Thomas Dolié, Marc Labonnette,
Lisandro Abadie, Le Concert Spirituel and Glossa.
André Campra. Le Carnaval de Venise Opéra-ballet. Paris, 1699
Louis Le Prince. Missa Macula non est in te, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Motets H.306, H.341, H.245, H.299, (Ouverture H.536), Lully, O dulcissime Domine (2013)
Hervé Niquet (born 28 October 1957) is a French conductor, harpsichordist,
tenor, and the director of
Le Concert Spirituel, specializing in French
Baroque music.[1]
Biography
Born on 28 October 1957, Hervé Niquet was raised at
Abbeville in the department of
Somme. He studied harpsichord, composition, conducting, and opera singing. In 1980, he was appointed as the choir master of the
Opéra National de Paris. Between 1985 and 1986, Niquet became a member of
Les Arts florissants as a tenor, the ensemble that
William Christie founded. In 1987, he established his own ensemble named "Le Concert Spirituel" which focuses on French
grand motets of the 17th and 18th centuries.[2][3]
Recordings
Accord, Adda
André Campra Vol.1 Te Deum. Motets Niquet (Adda 581250) no reissue
André Campra Vol.II Requiem. Benedictus Dominus. Niquet (Accord)
André Campra Vol.III Deus noster refugium. Cantate Domino. Messe ad majorem. De profundis. Niquet (Accord) 92
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier. Grand Motet. 6 Motets a voix seul
Jean Gilles (composer). Motet à St Jean-Baptiste. 'Cantate Jordanis Incolae'. Niquet 1989 (Accord)
Jean Gilles. Te Deum. Diligam te Domine Niquet (Accord)
Naxos
Paolo Lorenzani, Motet pour les confesseurs, Litanies à la Vierge, Antienne à la Vierge, Dialogue entre Jesus et l'âme, with Le Concert Spirituel (1997)
1994 : Messe des Morts à quatre voix H.7, Pie Jesu H.263, De profundis H.213, Litanies de la Vierge H.89, Transfige dulcissime Jesu H.251, Confitebor tibi H.220, NisiDominus H.160, H.160 a, Laudate pueri Dominum H.203, H.203 a, with Le Concert Spirituel, CD Naxos (Vol. 1) 10 de Répertoire.
1995 : "Vespers of the Blessed Virgin", Beatus vir H.221, Laudate pueri H.149, Lauda Jerusalem H.210, Laetatus sum H.216, Nisi Dominus H.150, Ave Maris stella H.60, Magnificat H.72, Salve Regina à 3 choeurs H.24, with Le Concert Spirituel, CD Naxos (Vol. 2)
1996 : Te deum H.147, Messe H.1, Precatio pro Regis H.166, Panis quem ego dabo H.275, Domine salvum facregem H.281, Canticum Zachariae H.345, with Le Concert Spirituel, CD Naxos (Vol.3)
1998 : Magnificat H.76, Litanies de la Vierge H.83, Quatre antiennes à la Vierge H.44-47, Prière à la Vierge H.367, Pro omnibus festis H.333, Petit motet pour la Vierge H.30, Chant joyeux du temps de Pâques H.339, with Le Concert Spirituel, CD Naxos (Vol. 4)
2007:
Marin Marais's Sémélé, with Shannon Mercer, Jaël Azzaretti, Bénédicte Tauran, Hjördis Thébault, Anders J. Dahlin, Thomas Dolié, Marc Labonnette,
Lisandro Abadie, Le Concert Spirituel and Glossa.
André Campra. Le Carnaval de Venise Opéra-ballet. Paris, 1699
Louis Le Prince. Missa Macula non est in te, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Motets H.306, H.341, H.245, H.299, (Ouverture H.536), Lully, O dulcissime Domine (2013)