Diapason d'Or for mischief
The French specialist magazine Diapason has awarded the Diapason d'Or to the CD "Schabernack" by Les Passions de l'Ame. The prize is one of the most important independent European awards for classical music.
The Diapason d'Or is awarded monthly and is one of the most prestigious prizes in the industry alongside the German Record Critics' Prize and the English Gramophone Awards. Meret Lüthi, the artistic director of Les Passions de l'Ame, was also recently awarded the Music Prize of the Canton of Bern for her "outstanding and long-standing musical activity".
The ensemble's CD "Spicy" (2013) has already been awarded the Diapason d'Or, while "Bewitched" (2014) received the Supersonic Award. The three CDs have been released on the Sony Music Switzerland label. The name of the orchestra refers to an essay by René Descartes from 1649, in which the philosopher speaks of the passion that mediates between body and soul.
