Greatest Moments in Concert

Treasure to cherish for years to come
Many fans of artists have been longing for to own a video footage made professionally from favorite artist's concert appearance, yet, there was never been a single video on the market which delights fans, become an instant treasure and a happy reminder of the moments at the concerts one was able to attend. This video is all that and more. Its entire footage are dedicated to bring the excitement, incomparable beauty, intimacy and warmth of concerts Mr. Jaroussky never fails to deliver and not only that the selection of the arias and the concerts are so well done. It clearly shows Mr. Jaroussky's artistic growth from 2006 to current year during which Mr. Jaroussky developed as an extraordinary artist and a star countertenor.

His focus from the early stage of his career are to devote whenever possible to bring more interests in countertenor's voice, neglected composers' work and to direct limelight on fellow countertenors. His legendary kindness, selfless dedication to his...

Many outstanding facets of Jaroussky
Jaroussky sings beautiful music beautifully. Always. An additional bonus are the performances that are humorous thanks to his acting ability.

If You're Still in Doubt ...
... concerning the superstar status of "countertenor" Philippe Jaroussky, this DVD compendium of his Greatest Moments in Concert should certainly convince you. Jaroussky has a fine voice to be sure, but it's his technique that makes him special, his breath control, his tuning, his command of dynamics and phrasing, and above all his subtle artistry with the embellishments which bring Baroque music to life. His technique is second to nobody's of any gender.

These concert clips date from 2006 to 2011, and feature Jaroussky with seven of the hippest HIPP ensembles on the scene: Ensemble Matheus, Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble Artaserse, L'Arpeggiata, Ensemble La Fenice, Concerto Köln, and Quatuor Ebène, plus three 19th C songs accompanied by pianist Jerome Ducros, plus a Shostakovich Prelude for two violins and piano, with Jaroussky playing top fiddle. The composers include Vivaldi, Handel, Monteverdi, Purcell, Strozzi, Porpora, Caldara, Rossi, Cavalli, Sances...

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