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The King's Playlist / Ensemble Molière
Linn Records

The King's Playlist / Ensemble Molière

$20.99

Details

Composer
Anonymous, Jean de Cambefort, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Francois Couperin, Michel-Richard de Lalande
Artist
Ensemble Moliere
Format
CD
Label
Linn Records
Released
Mar 22, 2024
Catalog #
CKD738
UPC
691062073820

About

Ensemble Molière presents a luxuriant and varied selection of French Baroque music to accompany Louis XIV, the Sun King, in his daily life. What better way to wake up than to be serenaded by the Overture from Charpentier’s Les Arts Florissants? The King’s day continues with extracts from Lully’s Phaëton as the sun rises, a little Couperin as the royal household’s day unfolds, a Symphonie pour les soupers du Roy by Delalande to accompany supper, dance music from the Ballet Royal de la Nuit and a suite to accompany the setting sun from Marais’ Trios pour le coucher du Roy. Louis XIV chose to portray himself as the Sun, the manifestation of the god Apollo on earth and the ultimate power which gives life to all things. This album reimagines a day in the life of one of the most magnificent royals of the Baroque era.

Tracklist 21 tracks

  1. 1 Les arts florissants, H. 487: Overture (arr. Satoko Doi-Luck for chamber ensemble) 02:05
    Track
    1
    Title
    Les arts florissants, H. 487: Overture (arr. Satoko Doi-Luck for chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Marc-Antoine Charpentier
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Molière
  2. 2 Phaëton, Act IV: Premier Air - Deuxième Air (arr. Satoko Doi-Luck for chamber ensemble) 02:22
    Track
    2
    Title
    Phaëton, Act IV: Premier Air - Deuxième Air (arr. Satoko Doi-Luck for chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Jean-Baptiste Lully
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Molière
  3. 3 I. Prélude 02:36
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Prélude
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Molière
  4. 4 II. Allemande - Fugue 02:02
    Track
    4
    Title
    II. Allemande - Fugue
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Molière
  5. 5 III. Air tendre 02:40
    Track
    5
    Title
    III. Air tendre
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Molière
  6. 6 IV. Air contre fugue 01:47
    Track
    6
    Title
    IV. Air contre fugue
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Molière
  7. 7 V. Échos 03:59
    Track
    7
    Title
    V. Échos
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Molière
  8. 8 I. Prelude 01:31
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Michel-Richard de Lalande
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Molière
  9. 9 II. Air grave 01:57
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Air grave
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Michel-Richard de Lalande
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Molière
  10. 10 III. Trio 01:35
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Trio
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Michel-Richard de Lalande
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Molière
  11. 11 IV. Gigue 01:12
    Track
    11
    Title
    IV. Gigue
    Duration
    01:12
    Composer
    Michel-Richard de Lalande
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Molière
  12. 12 V. Petit air 00:33
    Track
    12
    Title
    V. Petit air
    Duration
    00:33
    Composer
    Michel-Richard de Lalande
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Molière
  13. 13 VI. Passacaille 05:24
    Track
    13
    Title
    VI. Passacaille
    Duration
    05:24
    Composer
    Michel-Richard de Lalande
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Molière
  14. 14 Ballet Royal de la Nuit: Overture (arr. Satoko Doi-Luck for chamber ensemble) 02:20
    Track
    14
    Title
    Ballet Royal de la Nuit: Overture (arr. Satoko Doi-Luck for chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Molière
  15. 15 Ballet Royal de la Nuit: Récit de la Nuit: Languissante clarté, cachez-vous dessous l'onde (arr. Satoko Doi-Luck for chamber ensemble) 03:57
    Track
    15
    Title
    Ballet Royal de la Nuit: Récit de la Nuit: Languissante clarté, cachez-vous dessous l'onde (arr. Satoko Doi-Luck for chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Jean de Cambefort
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Molière
  16. 16 Ballet Royal de la Nuit: Le Roy représentant le Soleil levant (arr. Satoko Doi-Luck for chamber ensemble) 01:46
    Track
    16
    Title
    Ballet Royal de la Nuit: Le Roy représentant le Soleil levant (arr. Satoko Doi-Luck for chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Molière
  17. 17 I. Prelude 02:00
    Track
    17
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    Marin Marais
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Molière
  18. 18 II. Sarabande 01:54
    Track
    18
    Title
    II. Sarabande
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Marin Marais
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Molière
  19. 19 III. Rondeau 02:25
    Track
    19
    Title
    III. Rondeau
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Marin Marais
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Molière
  20. 20 IV. Plainte 02:50
    Track
    20
    Title
    IV. Plainte
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Marin Marais
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Molière
  21. 21 V. Menuet 02:05
    Track
    21
    Title
    V. Menuet
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Marin Marais
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Molière