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Airs de cour
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Airs de cour

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Details

Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Le Poeme Harmonique, Dumestre
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
Oct 25, 2019
Catalog #
ALPHA462
UPC
3760014194627

About

For more than a century, from the last Valois kings to the early years of the reign of Louis XIV, the air de cour was truly the emblematic genre of French secular music. The term bears witness to the influence on and transformation by worldly and literate circles of vocal genres of popular origin such as the vaudeville, combined with Italian influences (the villanella), based on the principles of a simple strophic musical setting that facilitated understanding of the poetic text. Three composers dominated the production of airs de cour in the reigns of Henry IV and Louis XIII, bringing the genre to it's peak: Pierre Guédron (1565-1620), Antoine Boesset (1587-1643) and Étienne Moulinié (1599-1676). To mark the twentieth anniversary of his ensemble, Vincent Dumestre has chosen to celebrate the air de cour by bringing together excerpts from his five recordings devoted to the genre. A book accompanies this double album, including an article written by Thomas Leconte of the Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles, a rich array of illustrations and an article on the historical context by Alexandre Maral, Curator General at the Musée National du Château de Versailles.

Tracklist 35 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Nos esprits libres et contents 05:29
    Track
    1
    Title
    Nos esprits libres et contents
    Duration
    05:29
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Le Poème Harmonique
    Conductor
    Vincent Dumestre
  3. 2 Entrée des embabouinés 02:22
    Track
    2
    Title
    Entrée des embabouinés
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Antoine Boësset
    Ensemble
    Le Poème Harmonique
    Conductor
    Vincent Dumestre
  4. 3 Entrée des demy-fous 01:26
    Track
    3
    Title
    Entrée des demy-fous
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Antoine Boësset
    Ensemble
    Le Poème Harmonique
    Conductor
    Vincent Dumestre
  5. 4 Entrée des fantasques 02:11
    Track
    4
    Title
    Entrée des fantasques
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Antoine Boësset
    Ensemble
    Le Poème Harmonique
    Conductor
    Vincent Dumestre
  6. 5 Yo soy la locura, "Passacaille de la Folie" 03:53
    Track
    5
    Title
    Yo soy la locura, "Passacaille de la Folie"
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Henri Le Bailly
    Ensemble
    Le Poème Harmonique
  7. 6 Air du Juif Errant 02:09
    Track
    6
    Title
    Air du Juif Errant
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Étienne Moulinié
    Ensemble
    Le Poème Harmonique
    Conductor
    Vincent Dumestre
  8. 7 Consert de différents oyseaux 09:41
    Track
    7
    Title
    Consert de différents oyseaux
    Duration
    09:41
    Composer
    Étienne Moulinié
    Ensemble
    Le Poème Harmonique
    Conductor
    Vincent Dumestre
  9. 8 Que ferai-je? 06:17
    Track
    8
    Title
    Que ferai-je?
    Duration
    06:17
    Composer
    Jean Boyer
    Performer
    Claire Lefilliâtre, Bruno Le Levreur, Serge Goubioud, Marc Mauillon
    Ensemble
    Le Poème Harmonique
    Conductor
    Vincent Dumestre
  10. 9 Frescos ayres del prado 03:57
    Track
    9
    Title
    Frescos ayres del prado
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Antoine Boësset
    Ensemble
    Le Poème Harmonique
    Conductor
    Vincent Dumestre
  11. 10 Cessez mortels de soupirer (Mortals cease your sighing) 07:33
    Track
    10
    Title
    Cessez mortels de soupirer (Mortals cease your sighing)
    Duration
    07:33
    Composer
    Pierre Guédron
    Ensemble
    Le Poème Harmonique
  12. 11 Mais voyez mon cher esmoy 04:19
    Track
    11
    Title
    Mais voyez mon cher esmoy
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    Fabrice Marin Caietain
    Performer
    Claire Lefilliâtre, Bruno Le Levreur, Serge Goubioud, Marc Mauillon
    Ensemble
    Le Poème Harmonique
    Conductor
    Vincent Dumestre
  13. 12 Hélas que me faut il faire 02:36
    Track
    12
    Title
    Hélas que me faut il faire
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Girard de Beaulieu
    Performer
    Claire Lefilliâtre, Bruno Le Levreur, Serge Goubioud, Marc Mauillon
    Ensemble
    Le Poème Harmonique
    Conductor
    Vincent Dumestre
  14. 13 Ô combien est heureuse (arr. V. Dumestre for vocal ensemble) 07:05
    Track
    13
    Title
    Ô combien est heureuse (arr. V. Dumestre for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    07:05
    Composer
    Adrian Le Roy
    Performer
    Claire Lefilliâtre, Bruno Le Levreur, Serge Goubioud, Marc Mauillon
    Ensemble
    Le Poème Harmonique
    Conductor
    Vincent Dumestre
  15. 14 Dialogue: Espagnol, je te supplie 05:11
    Track
    14
    Title
    Dialogue: Espagnol, je te supplie
    Duration
    05:11
    Composer
    Étienne Moulinié
    Ensemble
    Le Poème Harmonique
    Conductor
    Vincent Dumestre
  16. 15 Tout se peint de verdure 06:14
    Track
    15
    Title
    Tout se peint de verdure
    Duration
    06:14
    Composer
    Étienne Moulinié
    Ensemble
    Le Poème Harmonique
    Conductor
    Vincent Dumestre
  17. Disc 2
  18. 1 Me voilà hors du naufrage 05:58
    Track
    1
    Title
    Me voilà hors du naufrage
    Duration
    05:58
    Composer
    Charles Tessier
    Ensemble
    Le Poème Harmonique
  19. 2 No ay en la tierra 04:16
    Track
    2
    Title
    No ay en la tierra
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Charles Tessier
    Ensemble
    Le Poème Harmonique
  20. 3 À la fi n cette bergère 03:57
    Track
    3
    Title
    À la fi n cette bergère
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Antoine Boësset
    Ensemble
    Le Poème Harmonique
    Conductor
    Vincent Dumestre
  21. 4 Sus! Mon lut d'un accord pitoyable 03:20
    Track
    4
    Title
    Sus! Mon lut d'un accord pitoyable
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Didier Le Blanc
    Performer
    Claire Lefilliâtre, Bruno Le Levreur, Serge Goubioud, Marc Mauillon
    Ensemble
    Le Poème Harmonique
    Conductor
    Vincent Dumestre
  22. 5 J'ayme trop mieux souffrir 02:09
    Track
    5
    Title
    J'ayme trop mieux souffrir
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Guillaume Costeley
    Performer
    Claire Lefilliâtre, Bruno Le Levreur, Serge Goubioud, Marc Mauillon
    Ensemble
    Le Poème Harmonique
    Conductor
    Vincent Dumestre
  23. 6 Chanson gasconne: L'auzel ques sul bouyssou 05:36
    Track
    6
    Title
    Chanson gasconne: L'auzel ques sul bouyssou
    Duration
    05:36
    Composer
    Étienne Moulinié
    Ensemble
    Le Poème Harmonique
    Conductor
    Vincent Dumestre
  24. 7 À Paris sur petit pont (In Paris on the little bridge) 03:15
    Track
    7
    Title
    À Paris sur petit pont (In Paris on the little bridge)
    Duration
    03:15
    Composer
    Pierre Guédron
    Ensemble
    Le Poème Harmonique
  25. 8 Andalo çaravanda (arr. V. Dumestre) 03:25
    Track
    8
    Title
    Andalo çaravanda (arr. V. Dumestre)
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Luis de Briceño
    Performer
    Isabelle Druet
    Ensemble
    Le Poème Harmonique
    Conductor
    Vincent Dumestre
  26. 9 Una musiqua 04:10
    Track
    9
    Title
    Una musiqua
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Antoine Boësset
    Ensemble
    Le Poème Harmonique
    Conductor
    Vincent Dumestre
  27. 10 Que tenga yo a mi mujer (arr. V. Dumestre) 07:15
    Track
    10
    Title
    Que tenga yo a mi mujer (arr. V. Dumestre)
    Duration
    07:15
    Composer
    Luis de Briceño
    Performer
    Isabelle Druet
    Ensemble
    Le Poème Harmonique
    Conductor
    Vincent Dumestre
  28. 11 J'aime la dizaine (I like my dues) 02:52
    Track
    11
    Title
    J'aime la dizaine (I like my dues)
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Charles Tessier
    Ensemble
    Le Poème Harmonique
  29. 12 Allons vieille imperfaite 03:45
    Track
    12
    Title
    Allons vieille imperfaite
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Claire Lefilliâtre, Bruno Le Levreur, Serge Goubioud, Marc Mauillon
    Ensemble
    Le Poème Harmonique
    Conductor
    Vincent Dumestre
  30. 13 Air a boire 02:14
    Track
    13
    Title
    Air a boire
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Étienne Moulinié
    Ensemble
    Le Poème Harmonique
    Conductor
    Vincent Dumestre
  31. 14 Si tu veux apprendre les pas à danser (If you will learn the dancing steps) 03:14
    Track
    14
    Title
    Si tu veux apprendre les pas à danser (If you will learn the dancing steps)
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    Pierre Guédron
    Ensemble
    Le Poème Harmonique
  32. 15 Danza de la Hacha (arr. V. Dumestre) 02:12
    Track
    15
    Title
    Danza de la Hacha (arr. V. Dumestre)
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Luis de Briceño
    Ensemble
    Le Poème Harmonique
    Conductor
    Vincent Dumestre
  33. 16 Dime que te quexas (arr. V. Dumestre) 04:41
    Track
    16
    Title
    Dime que te quexas (arr. V. Dumestre)
    Duration
    04:41
    Composer
    Luis de Briceño
    Performer
    Claire Lefilliâtre, Isabelle Druet
    Ensemble
    Le Poème Harmonique
    Conductor
    Vincent Dumestre
  34. 17 Dessus la rive de la mer, ya 3 belles filles (Upon the seashore were 3 fair maidens) 03:11
    Track
    17
    Title
    Dessus la rive de la mer, ya 3 belles filles (Upon the seashore were 3 fair maidens)
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Pierre Guédron
    Ensemble
    Le Poème Harmonique
  35. 18 Les mariniers adorent un beau jour 08:15
    Track
    18
    Title
    Les mariniers adorent un beau jour
    Duration
    08:15
    Composer
    Didier Le Blanc
    Performer
    Claire Lefilliâtre, Bruno Le Levreur, Serge Goubioud, Marc Mauillon
    Ensemble
    Le Poème Harmonique
    Conductor
    Vincent Dumestre
  36. 19 La gran chacona 03:07
    Track
    19
    Title
    La gran chacona
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Luis de Briceño
    Ensemble
    Le Poème Harmonique
    Conductor
    Vincent Dumestre
  37. 20 Hel vel Aqueur - Tal lissi man 04:09
    Track
    20
    Title
    Hel vel Aqueur - Tal lissi man
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Charles Tessier
    Ensemble
    Le Poème Harmonique