Les ages du monde

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January 30, 2026
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Francois Campion, Pierre-Francisque Caroubel, Eustache du Caurroy, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Louis C
    • PERFORMER
      Chelys Consort of Viols, Harry Buckoke, James Akers
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 30, 2026
    • UPC
      7318599927336
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BIS-2733
    • LABEL
      BIS
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Baroque Era
    Works ⌄

    1. Passamezze

      Composer: Michael Praetorius, Pierre-Francisque Caroubel

      Ensemble: Chelys Consort of Viols

      Performer: James Akers

    2. Pavane de Spaigne

      Composer: Michael Praetorius, Pierre-Francisque Caroubel

      Ensemble: Chelys Consort of Viols

      Performer: James Akers

    3. L'Espagnollette

      Composer: Michael Praetorius, Pierre-Francisque Caroubel

      Ensemble: Chelys Consort of Viols

      Performer: James Akers

    4. Bransle double de Poictu I and II

      Composer: Michael Praetorius, Pierre-Francisque Caroubel

      Ensemble: Chelys Consort of Viols

      Performer: James Akers

    5. Bransle de Montirande I and II

      Composer: Michael Praetorius, Pierre-Francisque Caroubel

      Ensemble: Chelys Consort of Viols

      Performer: James Akers

    6. Gavotte

      Composer: Michael Praetorius, Pierre-Francisque Caroubel

      Ensemble: Chelys Consort of Viols

      Performer: James Akers

    7. Chansons spirituelles: Susanne un jour

      Composer: Didier Lupi II

      Ensemble: Chelys Consort of Viols

    8. Meslanges, Book 1: Susanne un jour

      Composer: Claude Le Jeune

      Ensemble: Chelys Consort of Viols

    9. Airs de cour, Book 5: Fantaisie No. 3 à 4

      Composer: Étienne Moulinié

      Ensemble: Chelys Consort of Viols

    10. Une jeune fillette (arr. T. Lewis and I. Azizi for viol ensemble)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Chelys Consort of Viols

    11. Fantaisie No. 1 à 3

      Composer: Eustache Du Caurroy

      Ensemble: Chelys Consort of Viols

    12. Fantaisie No. 2 à 3

      Composer: Eustache Du Caurroy

      Ensemble: Chelys Consort of Viols

    13. Fantaisie No. 3 à 4

      Composer: Eustache Du Caurroy

      Ensemble: Chelys Consort of Viols

    14. Fantaisie No. 4 à 4

      Composer: Eustache Du Caurroy

      Ensemble: Chelys Consort of Viols

    15. Fantaisie No. 5 à 5

      Composer: Eustache Du Caurroy

      Ensemble: Chelys Consort of Viols

    16. Fantaisie [No. 1]

      Composer: Louis Couperin

      Ensemble: Chelys Consort of Viols

    17. Fantaisie [No. 2], "Autre fantaisie"

      Composer: Louis Couperin

      Ensemble: Chelys Consort of Viols

    18. Meslanges: Allemande grave

      Composer: Henri Dumont

      Ensemble: Chelys Consort of Viols

      Performer: James Akers

    19. Cantica sacra: Symphonia

      Composer: Henri Dumont

      Ensemble: Chelys Consort of Viols

      Performer: James Akers

    20. Meslanges: Allemande fugue

      Composer: Henri Dumont

      Ensemble: Chelys Consort of Viols

      Performer: James Akers

    21. Prélude

      Composer: François Campion

      Performer: James Akers

    22. Allemande

      Composer: François Campion

      Performer: James Akers

    23. Gigue

      Composer: François Campion

      Performer: James Akers

    24. I. Prelude

      Composer: Marc-Antoine Charpentier

      Ensemble: Chelys Consort of Viols

      Performer: James Akers

    25. II. [Allemande]

      Composer: Marc-Antoine Charpentier

      Ensemble: Chelys Consort of Viols

      Performer: James Akers

    26. III. Sarabande: Rondeau

      Composer: Marc-Antoine Charpentier

      Ensemble: Chelys Consort of Viols

      Performer: James Akers

    27. IV. Gigue angloise

      Composer: Marc-Antoine Charpentier

      Ensemble: Chelys Consort of Viols

      Performer: James Akers

    28. V. Gigue francoise

      Composer: Marc-Antoine Charpentier

      Ensemble: Chelys Consort of Viols

      Performer: James Akers

    29. VI. Passecaille

      Composer: Marc-Antoine Charpentier

      Ensemble: Chelys Consort of Viols

      Performer: James Akers

    30. Fantasia No. 11

      Composer: Nicolas Métru

      Ensemble: Chelys Consort of Viols

    31. Fantasia No. 10

      Composer: Nicolas Métru

      Ensemble: Chelys Consort of Viols

    32. Fantasia No. 9

      Composer: Nicolas Métru

      Ensemble: Chelys Consort of Viols

    33. Le bourgeois gentilhomme: Chaconne des Scaramouches

      Composer: Jean-Baptiste Lully

      Ensemble: Chelys Consort of Viols

      Performer: James Akers


Following acclaimed recordings devoted to English music for viol consort, notably that of Christopher Simpson (BIS-2153), Henry Purcell (BIS-2583) and William Byrd (BIS-2663), the Chelys Consort now presents a programme that explores the kind of music that might have been played in France in the 16th and 17th centuries. The works presented here include arrangements and fantasies on popular songs, dances and a suite, demonstrating the extreme versatility of the viola da gamba, which, alone or in a group, could adapt to all musical genres. Although the French golden age of said instrument was between the mid-17th and mid-18th centuries - represented here with works by Charpentier, Metru and Lully - the programme also gives prominence to earlier compositions, with dances and fantasies by Caroubel, Le Jeune, Moulinie, Du Caurroy, Louis Couperin and Du Mont. Finally, the programme also includes three pieces for solo guitar by Francois Campion, performed by guest musician James Akers. These pieces remind us that the baroque guitar, depicted foreshadowingly in paintings by Vermeer and Watteau, was to replace the lute as the most widespread domestic musical instrument. A programme that emphasises elegance, refined melancholy, beautiful sound and a subtle dialogue between the different instruments.