Episode 1
Donald Macleod meets baroque specialist Olivier Baumont at the Palace of Versailles. Together they walk through the landscaped elegance of the gardens, famous for their spectacular water features, where three of Louis XIV's biggest outdoor extravaganzas took place.
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Jean-Baptiste Morin
La Chasse du Cerf (excerpt)
Performer: Le Rallye Louvats, Orchestre de Chamber Performer: Jean-Fran莽ois Paillard, Conductor: Jean-Fran莽ois Paillard (conductor)
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Jean-Baptiste Lully - Air d'Apollon
Arranger: Arr. d鈥橝nglebert Performer: Olivier Baumont (harpsichord)
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Jean-Baptiste Lully - Prologue to Alceste (excerpt)
Performer: Miriam Ruggeri Osoprano), Performer: Sophie Marin-Degor (soprano), Performer: Ensemble Vocal Sagittarius, Performer: La Grande 脡curie et La Chambre du Roy, Director: Jean-Claude Malgoire (director)
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Jean-Baptiste Lully - Menuet from the Airs for Trumpets, Kettledrums and Oboe for the Caro
Performer: La Simphonie du Marais, Director: Hugo Reyne (director)
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Jean-Baptiste Lully - Plaisirs de l'ile enchant茅e (excerpts)
Performer: La Simphonie du Marais, Director: Hugo Reyne (director)
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Michel-Richard de Lalande
Concerts de trompettes (excerpt)
Performer: La Simphonie du Marais, Director: Hugo Reyne (director)
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Marc鈥怉ntoine Charpentier
Le malade imaginaire (excerpt)
Performer: Les Musiciens du Louvre, Director: Marc Minkowski (director)
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Jean-Baptiste Lully - La Grotte de Versailles, Eglogue en Musique
Performer: Iris Julie Hassler (soprano), Performer: Rapha毛le Kennedy (soprano), Performer: Fran莽oise Masset, Jean-Louis Georgel (baritone), Performer: Philippe Roche (bass), Performer: La Simphonie du Marais, Director: Hugo Reyne (director)
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