Cold case, l'affaire Leclair
Cold Case, l'affaire Leclair
J-M Leclair: extracts from the Violin Concertos Op.7 Nos.1, 4 and 5, Suite of dances from Scylla and Glaucus, Sonata Op.5 No.6 "Le tombeau"
A Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in A minor RV 419, Concerto in G minor RV 495
F Francoeur: Simphonies pour le festin Royal de Monseigneur le comte D'Artois (Simphonies for the Royal feast of Monseigneur the Count of Artois)
P Locatelli: Concert XI in C minor Op.1
Minori Deguchi, violin solo
Le Concert de l’Hostel Dieu
Franck-Emmanuel Comte, direction and harpsichord
On stage:
10 instrumentalists (strings, bassoon and continuo)
Screenplay: Luc Hernandez
Criminology consultant: Amos Frappa
Illustration: Mathieu Rebière
Between criminology and musical discovery, a surprising baroque cluedo
As the saying goes, "music softens the soul". Does it?
It has to be said that some dark legends sometimes accompany the careers of great names in Baroque music. Stradella was stabbed in bed by a jealous husband, Gesualdo had his wife murdered with her lover... and many others.
Jean-Marie Leclair, meanwhile, was found by his gardener in his Paris home one early morning in 1764, pierced by three blows from a dagger. So who killed this brilliant composer and violinist, born in Lyon in 1697? His ex-wife, whom he had just left, or a turbulent nephew? The gardener or a jealous colleague? What is the role of the sulphurous Duc de Gramont, his 'protector'? The investigation, which was fairly thorough for its time, has never revealed the true background to this murder, which was strange in more ways than one.
This "cold case" is the starting point for our project: mixing the works of Jean-Marie Leclair with those of his contemporaries, we will discover the musical identity of this genius, still too little known by the general public. But will we also discover the identity of his murderer? Anecdotes and investigative elements will complete this sound portrait in the form of an enquiry, in which the public will be invited to take part.
As part of the Quais du Polar festival. Quais du Polar
Collaborating in the creation of this project: Amos Frappa, teacher-researcher, Luc Hernandez, editor-in-chief of Exit Mag and radio producer on RCF, and Mathieu Rebière, cartoonist
COLD CASE EN VIDÉO
PICTURES
In partnership with UCLy and Quais du Polar
Avec le soutien de la SPEDIDAM