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Donald Macleod focuses on how Louis XIV's death in 1715 brought changes for Michel Richard Delalande and Marin Marais.

The death of Louis XIV in 1715 marked the end of royal patronage for Marin Marais. It also saw him rise to new heights of creativity. Shortly after that he astonished the musical world by publishing his most ambitious book of viol music to date. It was a period of change for Delalande too, with a reduction in his duties at court and the mounting of a new stage work in which Louis XV took part. With Donald Macleod.

1 hour

Music Played

  • Marin Marais

    Viol book no 4 (Extract)

    Performer:Jordi Savall (bass viol) Philippe Pierlot (bass viol) Philippe Hanta茂 (harpsichord)

    • Alia Vox: AVSA 9851.
    • 16.
  • Marin Marais

    Le Labyrinthe, IV.74

    Performers: Jordi Savall (bass viol) Philippe Hanta茂 (bass viol) Xavier D铆az-Latorre (baroque guitar) Andrew Lawrence-King (harp) Philippe Pierlot (harpsichord)

    • Alia Vox: AVSA 9851.
    • 2.
  • Michel鈥怰ichard de Lalande

    De Profundis Psalm 129

    Performers: Ex Cathedra Chamber Choir and Baroque Orchestra Jeffrey Skidmore (director)

    • ASV: ASV CD GAU 141.
  • Marin Marais

    La Gamme

    Performers:Ingrid Seifert (violin) Charles Medlam (viola da gamba) William Hunt (viola da gamba) John Toll (harpsichord)

    • Harmonia Mundi: HM901105.
    • 1.
  • Michel鈥怰ichard de Lalande

    Le Bal - Les folies des Cardenio

    Performers: Limoges Baroque Orchestra Christophe Coin (conductor)

    • Laborie: LC01.
    • 10.
  • Marin Marais

    Viol book no 4 (Extract)

    Performer:Jordi Savall (bass viol) Philippe Pierlot (bass viol) Philippe Hanta茂 (harpsichord)

    • Alia Vox: AVSA 9851.
    • 16.
  • Marin Marais

    Le Labyrinthe, IV.74

    Performers: Jordi Savall (bass viol) Philippe Hanta茂 (bass viol) Xavier D铆az-Latorre (baroque guitar) Andrew Lawrence-King (harp) Philippe Pierlot (harpsichord)

    • Alia Vox: AVSA 9851.
    • 2.
  • Michel鈥怰ichard de Lalande

    De Profundis Psalm 129

    Performers: Ex Cathedra Chamber Choir and Baroque Orchestra Jeffrey Skidmore (director)

    • ASV: ASV CD GAU 141.
  • Marin Marais

    La Gamme

    Performers:Ingrid Seifert (violin) Charles Medlam (viola da gamba) William Hunt (viola da gamba) John Toll (harpsichord)

    • Harmonia Mundi: HM901105.
    • 1.
  • Michel鈥怰ichard de Lalande

    Le Bal - Les folies des Cardenio

    Performers: Limoges Baroque Orchestra Christophe Coin (conductor)

    • Laborie: LC01.
    • 10.

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  • Thu 13 Dec 2012 12:00
  • Thu 13 Dec 2012 18:30

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