Gérard Lesne

PersonSince 1956

Gérard Lesne's albums and compilations discography with cataloged releases, editions, and credits

FranceFrance· Montmorency

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French countertenor and conductor (born July 15, 1956 in Montmorency, France). Founder of the Italian baroque music ensemble Il Seminario Musicale in 1985. Gérard Lesne's initial vocation was jazz and rock singer, but in 1979 the Belgian tenor Zeger Vandersteene introduced him to the Austrian musician and musicologist René Clemencic, a pioneer of work in the medieval repertoire, and at age 23, Lesne began touring with the Clemencic Consort (an ensemble dedicated to ancient music and founded by René Clemencic in 1957). From 1984 to 1990 he sang with Les Arts Florissants under the founder William Christie, delving mainly into French Baroque repertory. In 1985 Lesne founded Il Seminario Musicale and explored Italian Baroque music and made many recordings. From 1988 to 1992 Lesne sang with Philippe Herreweghe and his ensembles La Chapelle Royale and Collegium Vocale Gent. Since 1993 Lesne has given vocal classes at the Royaumont Abbey in France, and throughout the 1990s and into the new century remained active on the concert scene, particularly with Il Seminario Musicale.

Discography

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L’incoronazione di Poppea

1985

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Cantates der harmonische Gottesdienst / Fantaisies pour clavier

1986

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Salve Regina, Stabat Mater

1987

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Música sacra

1988

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Magnificat / Cantate BWV 80

1990

Studio Album

Salve Regina

1990

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L'Olimpiade

1990

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Salve Regina

1990

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Missae BWV 234 & 235, Sanctus BWV 238

1990

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Medea (Cantates Pour Alto Solo)

1991

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Missae BWV 233 & 236

1991

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San Giovanni Battista

1992

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O Lusitano : Portuguese Vilancetes, Cantigas And Romances

1992

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Salve Regina (Oeuvres Sacrées Pour Soliste Et Double Orchestre)

1992

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Salve Regina : Œuvres sacrées pour soliste et double orchestre

1992

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Leçons de Ténèbres: Office du Vendredi Saint

1993

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Amarilli: Cantatas for Solo Alto / Sonatas

1993

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Office des ténèbres : 3 Leçons de ténèbres du mercredy

1993

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Motets: Confitebor • Arripe Alpestri Ad Vallen

1994

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Motets

1994

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Motets: Confitebor / Arripe alpestri ad vallem

1994

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Leçons De Ténèbres - Office Du Jeudi Saint

1995

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Leçons de Ténèbres: Office du Mercredi Saint

1995

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Motets

1995

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Lamentazioni per il Mercoledì Santo

1996

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Stabat Mater

1997

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Stabat Mater

1997

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Caldara: Cantatas / Stradella: Motets

1999

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Dans un bois solitaire : Cantates françaises

1999

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Poro

2000

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Motets pour Saint-Sulpice

2000

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Trois Histoires Sacrées

2001

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Sedecia, Re Di Gerusalemme

2001

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Cantate Italiane e Sonate

2002

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Cantatas & Masses

2003

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O Solitude

2004

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Música Sacra

2004

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Tristes Déserts

2007

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Colors

2007

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