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Château de Versailles Spectacles

La Guitare de Louis XIV

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Composer
Angelo Michele Bartolotti, Antoine Boesset, Luis de Briceno, Francesco Corbetta, Giovanni Paolo Fosc
Artist
Lea Masson, Lili Aymonino, Marco Angioloni, Louise Ayrton, Arnaud Conde, Natacha Gauthier, Julien Go
Format
CD
Label
Château de Versailles Spectacles
Released
Nov 28, 2025
Catalog #
CVS171
UPC
3760385430676

About

In addition to his reputation as a dancer, the Sun King was also a musician. Under the enlightened influence of his mother, Anne of Austria, the young Louis XIV learned to play the lute and then the guitar. Once relegated to commoners, this instrument became a symbol of royal refinement. Beyond simple entertainment, this musical craze served a political purpose: to seduce the court and the people, and to weave harmony between French, Italian and Spanish cultures. Like a new King David, monarch-musician par excellence, Louis XIV crafted the image of an Apollonian sovereign, master of the arts as much as of power. Together with exceptional musicians, Lea Masson reveals this forgotten facet of the guitarist king!

Tracklist 25 tracks

  1. 1 Clarines y trompetas 00:58
    Track
    1
    Title
    Clarines y trompetas
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Gaspar Sanz
    Performer
    Léa Masson
  2. 2 Cancion a la Reyna de Francia 03:49
    Track
    2
    Title
    Cancion a la Reyna de Francia
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    Luis de Briceño
    Performer
    Lili Aymonino, Marco Angioloni, Arnaud Condé, Louise Ayrton, Natacha Gauthier, Léa Masson, Julien Gourdin
    Conductor
    Léa Masson
  3. 3 I 4 libri della chitarra spagnola: Pavaniglia con parti variate 01:46
    Track
    3
    Title
    I 4 libri della chitarra spagnola: Pavaniglia con parti variate
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Giovanni Paolo Foscarini
    Performer
    Léa Masson
  4. 4 Récit de Mnémosyne: Quelles beautés, ô mortels 03:47
    Track
    4
    Title
    Récit de Mnémosyne: Quelles beautés, ô mortels
    Duration
    03:47
    Composer
    Antoine Boësset
    Performer
    Lili Aymonino, Marco Angioloni, Arnaud Condé, Louise Ayrton, Natacha Gauthier, Léa Masson, Julien Gourdin
    Conductor
    Léa Masson
  5. 5 Chaconnes in C Major 03:20
    Track
    5
    Title
    Chaconnes in C Major
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Francesco Corbetta
    Performer
    Léa Masson
  6. 6 Airs de cour, Book 3: Quando borda el campo verde 01:37
    Track
    6
    Title
    Airs de cour, Book 3: Quando borda el campo verde
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Étienne Moulinié
    Performer
    Marco Angioloni, Arnaud Condé, Natacha Gauthier, Léa Masson
  7. 7 Folias 04:19
    Track
    7
    Title
    Folias
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    Francesco Corbetta
    Performer
    Léa Masson
  8. 8 Airs de cour, Book 3: Espagnol, je te supplie 04:43
    Track
    8
    Title
    Airs de cour, Book 3: Espagnol, je te supplie
    Duration
    04:43
    Composer
    Étienne Moulinié
    Performer
    Lili Aymonino, Marco Angioloni, Arnaud Condé, Louise Ayrton, Natacha Gauthier, Léa Masson, Julien Gourdin
    Conductor
    Léa Masson
  9. 9 Tablature de luth et de théorbe: Prélude et chaconne pour Mlle de la Balme 03:21
    Track
    9
    Title
    Tablature de luth et de théorbe: Prélude et chaconne pour Mlle de la Balme
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Étienne Moulinié
    Performer
    Léa Masson
  10. 10 Airs de cour, Book 3: L'auzel ques sul bouyssou 02:22
    Track
    10
    Title
    Airs de cour, Book 3: L'auzel ques sul bouyssou
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Étienne Moulinié
    Performer
    Lili Aymonino, Arnaud Condé, Natacha Gauthier, Léa Masson
  11. 11 I. Prelude 03:15
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    03:15
    Composer
    Angelo Michele Bartolotti
    Performer
    Léa Masson
  12. 12 II. Allemande 01:27
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Angelo Michele Bartolotti
    Performer
    Léa Masson
  13. 13 III. Sarabande 01:19
    Track
    13
    Title
    III. Sarabande
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Angelo Michele Bartolotti
    Performer
    Léa Masson
  14. 14 IV. Gigue 00:49
    Track
    14
    Title
    IV. Gigue
    Duration
    00:49
    Composer
    Angelo Michele Bartolotti
    Performer
    Léa Masson
  15. 15 Airs de cour, Book 3: Seguir più non voglio 01:54
    Track
    15
    Title
    Airs de cour, Book 3: Seguir più non voglio
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Étienne Moulinié
    Performer
    Marco Angioloni, Arnaud Condé, Natacha Gauthier, Léa Masson
  16. 16 Prelude 03:37
    Track
    16
    Title
    Prelude
    Duration
    03:37
    Composer
    Angelo Michele Bartolotti
    Performer
    Léa Masson
  17. 17 Lady Ann Blount Songbook: Se voi luci amate 02:43
    Track
    17
    Title
    Lady Ann Blount Songbook: Se voi luci amate
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Gabriel de Rochechouart
    Performer
    Marco Angioloni, Natacha Gauthier, Léa Masson
  18. 18 Ballet des muses: Air de Mnémosyne 02:32
    Track
    18
    Title
    Ballet des muses: Air de Mnémosyne
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Jean-Baptiste Lully
    Performer
    Lili Aymonino, Natacha Gauthier, Léa Masson
  19. 19 La grotte de Versailles: Overture (arr. R. de Visee for theorbo) 01:56
    Track
    19
    Title
    La grotte de Versailles: Overture (arr. R. de Visee for theorbo)
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    Jean-Baptiste Lully
    Performer
    Léa Masson
  20. 20 La grotte de Versailles: Recit d'iris avec l'echo 09:01
    Track
    20
    Title
    La grotte de Versailles: Recit d'iris avec l'echo
    Duration
    09:01
    Composer
    Jean-Baptiste Lully
    Performer
    Lili Aymonino, Arnaud Condé, Louise Ayrton, Natacha Gauthier, Léa Masson
  21. 21 Les Espagnols. Airs espagnols 03:42
    Track
    21
    Title
    Les Espagnols. Airs espagnols
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    Jean-Baptiste Lully
    Performer
    Lili Aymonino, Marco Angioloni, Arnaud Condé, Louise Ayrton, Natacha Gauthier, Léa Masson, Julien Gourdin
    Conductor
    Léa Masson
  22. 22 Canaries 00:47
    Track
    22
    Title
    Canaries
    Duration
    00:47
    Composer
    Jean-Baptiste Lully
    Performer
    Arnaud Condé, Louise Ayrton, Natacha Gauthier, Léa Masson, Julien Gourdin
    Conductor
    Léa Masson
  23. 23 Livre de guittarre dédié au roy: Suite in G Minor: I. Tombeau de Mr. Francisque Corbet 03:20
    Track
    23
    Title
    Livre de guittarre dédié au roy: Suite in G Minor: I. Tombeau de Mr. Francisque Corbet
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Robert de Visée
    Performer
    Natacha Gauthier, Léa Masson
  24. 24 Chaconne des Harlequins (arr. R. de Visee for theorbo) 02:00
    Track
    24
    Title
    Chaconne des Harlequins (arr. R. de Visee for theorbo)
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    Jean-Baptiste Lully
    Performer
    Léa Masson
  25. 25 Le bourgeois gentilhomme, Act V: Quatrième Entrée: Bel tempo che vola 01:48
    Track
    25
    Title
    Le bourgeois gentilhomme, Act V: Quatrième Entrée: Bel tempo che vola
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Jean-Baptiste Lully
    Performer
    Lili Aymonino, Marco Angioloni, Arnaud Condé, Natacha Gauthier, Léa Masson