3. A Marriage of Much Convenience
Donald Macleod explores the circumstances that led to Lully鈥檚 marriage and a series of changes which happened at around this time, including an alteration to the composer's name.
Donald Macleod explores the circumstances that led to Lully鈥檚 marriage.
Jean-Baptiste Lully was the most influential French composer of the 17th century, a key figure in the court of Louis XIV. This week, Donald Macleod explores how Lully rose from humble origins in Italy to become the most powerful musician in France, a story of lies, ambition and intrigue.
In today's programme, Donald tells us how Lully came to marry and explores a series of important changes that happened at around this time, including an alteration to the composer鈥檚 name.
Armide, LWV 71 (End of Act II)
Le Concert Spirituel
Herve Niquet (conductor)
Ballet Naissance de Venus, LWV 27 (excerpt)
B茅n茅dicte Tauran (soprano)
Deborah Cachet (soprano)
Ambroisine Br茅 (mezzo soprano)
Cyril Auvity (tenor)
Les Talens Lyriques
Christophe Rousset (conductor)
Le Triomphe de l鈥檃mour, LWV 59 (excerpts)
V茅ronique Gens (soprano)
Ensemble Les Surprises
Louis-No毛l Bestion de Camboulas (conductor)
Miserere, LWV 25
Amel Brahim-Djelloul (soprano)
Damien Guillon (countertenor)
Howard Crook (tenor)
Herv茅 Lamy (tenor)
Arnaud Marzorati (baritone)
Les Pages et les Chantres
Les Symphonistes du Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles
Musica Florea
Olivier Schneebeli (conductor)
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Jean鈥怋aptiste Lully
Armide, LWV 71 (End of Act II)
Singer: V茅ronique Gens. Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel. Director: Herv茅 Niquet.- ALPHA : 973.
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Jean鈥怋aptiste Lully
Ballet Naissance de Venus, LWV 27 (excerpt)
Performer: Ambroisine Br茅. Singer: Cyril Auvity. Singer: Benedicte Tauran. Ensemble: Les Talens Lyriques. Conductor: Christophe Rousset.- APARTE : AP-255.
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Jean鈥怋aptiste Lully
Le Triomphe de l'amour, LWV 59 (excerpts)
Singer: V茅ronique Gens. Ensemble: Ensemble Les Surprises. Conductor: Louis-No毛l Bestion de Camboulas. -
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Jean鈥怋aptiste Lully
Miserere, LWV 25
Performer: Amel Brahim-Djelloul. Performer: Arnaud Marzorati. Performer: Arnaud Marzorati. Performer: Les Pages de la Chapelle. Performer: Les Pages de la Chapelle. Performer: Les Chantres de la Chapelle de Versailles. Performer: Les Chantres de la Chapelle de Versailles. Performer: Les Symphonistes du Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles. Performer: Les Symphonistes du Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles. Singer: Damien Guillon. Singer: Damien Guillon. Singer: Howard Crook. Singer: Howard Crook. Singer: Herv茅 Lamy. Singer: Herv茅 Lamy. Ensemble: Musica Florea. Ensemble: Musica Florea. Conductor: Olivier Schneebeli. Conductor: Olivier Schneebeli.- K617 : K617185.
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