Passacaille Records (2026)

10/06/2026

A wonderful five-star review by 𝗥𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗰𝗮 𝗧𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿 for 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒐𝒚𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆, the new Passacaille album by 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘇𝘇𝗼 𝗘𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗲 and 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘃𝘀𝗸𝗮𝗶𝗮.

Inspired by the final phase of flamboyant Gothic architecture, the album explores the “wildfire spread of new musical ideas” in 14th-century works by Ciconia, Du Fay, Landini, Perugia and others.

The review describes the album as “spellbinding” and full of “infectious joie de vivre”, concluding simply:

“They own this music.”

Read the full review here

https://www.choirandorgan.com/content/reviews/flamboyance

08/06/2026

A few minutes with 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗿 and 𝘓𝘢 𝘙𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘦.
Recorder at 𝗠𝗜𝗠 Brussels.

Watch the full promotional video.

Video by 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗿.

05/06/2026

Founded in 2014 by 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘃𝘀𝗸𝗮𝗶𝗮, 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘇𝘇𝗼 𝗘𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗲 brings together musicians with different backgrounds and a shared passion for medieval and Renaissance repertoires.

Over the past decade, the ensemble has developed a sound that is immediately recognisable, expressive, precise and full of character. Its work is rooted in historical sources, but never remains only on the page. With 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘇𝘇𝗼, very early music becomes direct, colourful and alive.

The ensemble has received numerous distinctions, including the 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, and its recordings have been awarded 𝘿𝙞𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙙’𝙊𝙧, 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙀𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙤𝙧’𝙨 𝘾𝙝𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚 and 𝘽𝘽𝘾 𝙈𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙘 𝙈𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙯𝙞𝙣𝙚’𝙨 𝘾𝘿 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙝𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚. 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘇𝘇𝗼 has also been associated with major early music institutions, including 𝗖𝗖𝗥 𝗱’𝗔𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘆, the 𝗔𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝘇 and 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗴𝗲𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘄 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗲.

𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘃𝘀𝗸𝗮𝗶𝗮, fiddle and Renaissance viol player, is a specialist in medieval and Renaissance repertoires. With 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘇𝘇𝗼, she has created a musical language described by critics as “unique, daring, and yet respectful.” Alongside her work with the ensemble, she is now artistic director of 𝗠𝗔 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗲𝘀 and a 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗴𝗲𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘄 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿.

Their new 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 album, 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒐𝒚𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒄 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒐𝒚𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝑬𝒓𝒂, is available now on CD and on your favourite streaming platforms.*

Photos by 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿

03/06/2026

𝑳𝒂 𝑹𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒆 𝒃𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒆 has been reviewed on 𝑪𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒖𝒓𝒑𝒂𝒌𝒕 by 𝑲𝒏𝒐𝒑𝒔𝒌𝒂𝒚𝒂.

It points to 𝑪𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒓’𝒔 attention to detail, the distinctive sound world of the historical pianos, an É𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒅 from 1920 and a 𝑺𝒕𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒘𝒂𝒚 from 1864, and the presence of 𝑪𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒏 𝑴𝒄𝑭𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒏, whose voice brings out Satie’s theatrical and cabaret side.

A lovely recognition for an album that opens up a broader, more unexpected view of 𝑺𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒆.
Read more
https://www.cultuurpakt.be/cd-lp/een-verrassende-reis-door-de-wereld-van-erik-satie/

01/06/2026

A lovely spotlight from 𝑭𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒆: 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒐𝒚𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒄 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒐𝒚𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝑬𝒓𝒂 was featured in 𝑬𝒏 𝒑𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒔! on 𝑭𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒆.

Performed by 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘇𝘇𝗼 𝗘𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗲, the album brings together music from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, with works by 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗶, 𝗖𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮, 𝗗𝘂 𝗙𝗮𝘆, 𝗕𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝘀 and their contemporaries.

Listen now via the link.
https://www.radiofrance.fr/francemusique/podcasts/en-pistes/une-matinee-au-piano-7982018

29/05/2026

From 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒐𝒚𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒄 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒐𝒚𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝑬𝒓𝒂, Anna Danilevskaia chooses one piece that stayed with her in a particular way.

“𝑨𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔 𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒊 is a case of a perfect match: a line, a voice, a poem, a singer, an emotion, a moment. The idea of transforming one line of a three-part song by Binchois into a monody, as found in the Bayeux manuscript, had been on my mind for years. Early attempts felt promising but effortful. I usually love pieces that resist a little, that unfold their beauty slowly through rehearsals. But here something magnetic happened: the first read-through felt like it was meant to be. Jonatan was singing as if this had been written for him, or even by him.”

With Sollazzo Ensemble, this recording follows the music of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries in all its colour, movement and intensity.

Listen to the album on your favourite streaming platforms.

26/05/2026

French pianist 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗿 is in demand across Europe for solo recitals, chamber music, and concertos. Highly acclaimed for her concerts and award-winning recordings, she specializes in period performance - particularly from the Classical era to the French masters of the 20th century- and brings the unique sound world of historical pianos to interdisciplinary theatre and dance productions.
As a musician-researcher, she began building her own collection of French-Russian historical keyboards, now comprising six instruments spanning 1842–1920. She studied piano at the academies of Nancy, Strasbourg (Hélène Boschi), and Paris (Bruno Rigutto), alongside studies in mathematics and physics. She later continued at the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles with Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden and Guy Van Waas, receiving first prizes in piano and chamber music.
Fascinated by the fortepiano after a masterclass with Jos van Immerseel, Chevallier pursued extensive independent study of historical keyboard construction and maintenance, developing deep expertise as both performer and specialist. Since 2004, she has taught fortepiano at the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles and is also known for her work as an excellent tuner of historical instruments.
Her recordings include Satie (Zig-Zag Outhere, 2008), Liszt (Dolce Volta / HM, 2011), and Mussorgsky (Cyprès / Outhere, 2016), as well as major concerto recordings with Anima Eterna Brugge. Her interdisciplinary collaborations span dance, theatre, and film, including projects with Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker / Rosas and others, and she has worked closely with soprano 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗰𝗙𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 on music-theatre productions and the 2024 programme Chez Bricktop.

Photos by Koen Broos

22/05/2026

The complete 𝑳𝒆𝒖𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒆𝒓 recording by 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘇𝘇𝗼 𝗘𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗲 has received a wonderful review from 𝑪𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒐 𝑴𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒆.
𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗲 describes the project as “une initiative absolument majeure” and “une réalisation d’ores et déjà historique”.

An exceptional acknowledgement for a truly exceptional recording, realised by 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘇𝘇𝗼 𝗘𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗲 with the 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

Red full review here
https://www.crescendo-magazine.be/integrale-du-chansonnier-de-louvain-par-lensemble-sollazzo-magistral-et-deja-historique/?fbclid=IwY2xjawR9XENleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeI_vckneq0gDIfbBni8AVR8YtRizvgsG2sx0wdXc4vU-rRYSuJRqKtE9nWUM_aem_w5TbQp_w2PJDSyd5U6hd_Q

21/05/2026

For Anna Danilevskaia, some pieces from 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒐𝒚𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒄 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒐𝒚𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝑬𝒓𝒂 open directly onto the sound world of the late Middle Ages.

(Aurora Vultum)

“Working on this piece opened up a new process for the group: originally I had in mind a very mathematical approach, based on precision and articulation. While we were tuning and settling in before the first rehearsal, I heard flutist Mara Winter warming up with an Irish tune. Tired after lunch and inspired by her playing, I thought I’d try a more laid-back approach. We decided to leave a section open where anyone could join in if they wanted, with a note or two. The result is an improvised, playful arrangement, the kind that could only happen with musicians this beautiful and daring.”

Performed by Sollazzo Ensemble, the album brings together motets, chansons, madrigals, dances and liturgical pieces from a repertoire that moves between court, chapel, city and ceremony.

Musicians: Lambert Colson, Timea Nagy, Mara Winter, Christoph Sommer, Franziska Fleischanderl; Floris De Rijker, Rémi Lécorché, Adrien Reboisson, Anna Danilevskaia, Natalie Carducci, Roger Helou

Order the CD via Passacaille Records or listen on your favourite streaming platforms.

20/05/2026

Claire Chevallier offers a brief reflection on a track from her forthcoming Passacaille Records album, shedding light on its place within the overall project.
To his friend Roland-Manuel, Satie wrote in a letter from Arcueil dated August 1912 that he had destroyed the Préludes flasques—“to be redone.” Yet they contain all that modest and hidden tenderness Cocteau describes when speaking of Satie.
These pieces reveal another side of this solitary, nonconformist musician, as he experiments—almost anticipating a possible musical language of the future (he began counterpoint studies at the Schola Cantorum in 1905). The spontaneity of their writing can only charm the listener, and it is fortunate that, ultimately, the destruction did not take place.
https://passacaille-records.eu/product/erik-satie-claire-chevallier/

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