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CKD738
Originally recorded in 2023
Classical
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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.
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Reviews
“… The performers play this music with great care for the elegance of the French baroque style, and the arrangements are quite effective in transferring the orchestral idiom into chamber music…”
“… This is the ensemble’s first recording, and it is a promising debut. The name of the ensemble suggests that French music takes an important place in its activities, and the performances here demonstrate that they have a good feeling for the French style. They have understood that elegance and restraint were two important hallmarks of music performed at Louis’s court. This is an entertaining disc, but unfortunately a little short. I am curious to see how this ensemble is going to develop. It would be nice if it were to turn its attention to lesser-known repertoire. Just an example: Marais’s trios would be a good choice, as they are not unknown, but still not that often played. There is also quite a lot of music from the first half of the 18th century that is still unknown. This ensemble seems to have all the qualities to explore it successfully.”
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