{"title":"William Dongois","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrench cornetto player William Dongois is one of the leading figures in the field of historical performance practice and ranks among the world’s foremost performers on his instrument. With extraordinary virtuosity and tonal nuance, he has developed a repertoire for the cornetto that bridges the gap between vocal expressiveness and instrumental brilliance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs founder and artistic director of the ensemble\u003cstrong\u003e Le Concert Brisé\u003c\/strong\u003e, Dongois has devoted himself since the early 1990s to European music of the 16th and 17th centuries in particular. The ensemble is known for a lively, rhetorically driven interpretation that combines historical performance practices with a spontaneous joy of music-making.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn impressive documentation of this artistic work is the recording \"\u003ca title='album page \"Style Fantastique\"' href=\"https:\/\/carpediemrecords.com\/products\/style-fantastique\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyle Fantastique\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, produced in collaboration with Carpe Diem Records. The album presents sonatas by Giovanni Pandolfi-Mealli and works by Johann Jakob Froberger in an interpretation that vividly brings to life the free, improvisational aesthetic of the so-called “Stylus Fantasticus.” A defining feature is the recording’s particular immediacy: It was created from live recordings of several concerts and thrives on the spontaneity and expressive intensity of the moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDongois’ playing is distinguished by a rare combination of technical mastery, stylistic knowledge, and musical imagination. His interpretations give the works—often composed for other instruments—a new sonic form and impressively demonstrate the expressive range of the cornett.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to his work as a soloist and ensemble musician, William Dongois is also in high demand as a teacher and, through his work, is shaping a new generation of specialists in historical brass instruments. His artistic work contributes significantly not only to preserving the tradition of cornett playing but also to developing it further in a contemporary form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Profiles \u0026amp; Music\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWilliam Dongois is featured on the following official platforms:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"William Dongois, cornetto, on Wikipedia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_Dongois\"\u003eWilliam Dongois on Wikipedia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"William Dongois Website\" href=\"https:\/\/www.concert-brise.eu\/\"\u003eWilliam Dongois’s official website\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eListen to William Dongois on \u003ca title=\"Listen to William Dongois on Spotify\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/intl-de\/artist\/1fEFKFurARhc1dpfRgzsF3\"\u003eSpotify\u003c\/a\u003e \/\/ \u003ca title=\"Find William Dongois, cornetto, on Apple Music\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/artist\/william-dongois\/287625212\"\u003eApple Music\u003c\/a\u003e \/\/ \u003ca title=\"William Dongois artist profile on Deezer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.deezer.com\/de\/artist\/5970110\"\u003eDeezer\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"style-fantastique","title":"Style Fantastique","description":"Le Concert Brisé (dir. William Dongois): Chamber music by G. B. Pandolfi-Mealli und J.-J. Froberger \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e William Dongois (cornetto), Carsten Lohff (harpsichord, organ), Eric Bellocq (lute, theorbo) \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Style fantastique\" is the 2010 live album of the ensemble Le Concert Brisé lead by William Dongois (cornetto), and the ensemble's fourth recording with the label Carpe Diem. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e The term Style fantastique refers to a 17th century style of composition and interpretation that is characterized by its very free form, its elements of improvisation and a highly dramatic arrangement. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e The album holds the six sonatas op. 3 for solo instrument and continuo by Giovanni Pandolfi-Mealli (1620 - ca. 1669), printed in Innsbruck, Austria in 1660. The individual pieces are named after musicians who, together with Pandolfi-Mealli, were employed at the Habsburg Court in Innsbruck, for instance, Antonio Castello (sonata \"La Castella\"). \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Although the sonatas were originally composed for the violin, William Dongois makes the music resound with a lightness as if it had never been thought up for an instrument other than his own - here, once again, demonstrating the complete mastery of his instrument. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e This recording is set with Le Concert Brisé's smallest\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e lineup so far, almost intimate: aside from William Dongois, there are Carsten Lohff playing the harpsichord and organ, and Éric Bellocq on the lute and theorbo. They take on the continuo part in the six sonatas and as interludes feature solo pieces by Johann-Jakob Froberger (1616 - 1667). Thereby, the harpsichord played is a real treasure: an original Rückers instrument of 1632, taken from the inventory of the museum in Neuchatel, Switzerland. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Furthermore, and this distinguishes the CD at hand from all prior recordings with cornetto, it is truly a live recording, brought about by very particular circumstances: in October 2009, the ensemble played three consecutive concerts at the Museum of Art and History in Neuchatel. From the recordings of these three concerts, which differed in program, the best pieces were chosen and assembled on this album. This setting brought forth an exceptional dynamics and spontaneity in play, where the audience became the catalyst for capturing unpredictable musical moments and a very authentic interpretation which is hard to reach in a studio. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Style fantastique is an invitation to experience a contemporary and, for some, new understanding of the notion Stylus Fantasticus - an experience rarely found today: the spontaneous act of creation of both the composer and the interpreter. Music, interpretation and sound set the scene for a journey into the metaphysical immensity of music.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Carpe Diem Records","offers":[{"title":"MP3","offer_id":41773138608281,"sku":"CD-16280.1","price":9.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"WAV 44 Khz \/ 16 Bit","offer_id":41773138641049,"sku":"CD-16280.2","price":12.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC 44 Khz \/ 24 Bit","offer_id":41836626968729,"sku":"CD-16280.3","price":16.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0604\/2550\/2873\/products\/Style-Fantastique-Le-Concert-Brise-William-Dongois-album-cover.jpg?v=1771692161"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0604\/2550\/2873\/collections\/William_Dongois.jpg?v=1776594902","url":"https:\/\/carpediemrecords.com\/collections\/william-dongois.oembed","provider":"Carpe Diem Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}