Lully / Tempesta Di Mare / Philadelphia Baroque- V 1: Comedie Et Tragedie
This is Volume 1 of Tempesta di Mare's two-disc project of late 17th c. French instrumental music. 'These 'Suites' contain some of the most tuneful, appealing and striking music of the period, this volume offering works by Lully, Marais, and Rebel. As a favored associate of King Louis XIV, Jean-Baptiste Lully was commissioned to compose a comedie-ballet for the visit of the Turkish ambassador in 1669. He composed music for Molière's play Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme; it's Turkish ceremony storyline occasioning music using colorful percussion and exotically flavored melodies. While Alcyone, a work of Lully pupil Marin Marais, is a tragic opera composed after Lully's death, Les elemens, by another Lully pupil, Jean-Fery Rebel, is a ballet, in which is portrayed each of the four elements during the chaotic, confusing creation of the world. Philadelphia's Tempesta di Mare was recently praised by Fanfare magazine for it's 'abundant energy, immaculate ensemble, impeccable intonation, and undeniable sense of purpose'.
Tracklist:
- Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite: Ouverture
- Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite: Maitre A Danseurs: [Ritournelle] - Sarabande - [Ritournelle] - Bouree - Galliarde
- Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite: Maitre A Danseurs: Canaries
- Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite: Ceremonie Des Turcs: Marche Pour La Ceremonie Des Turcs
- Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite: Ceremonie Des Turcs: Deuxieme Air
- Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite: Ceremonie Des Turcs: Troisieme Air
- Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite: Ceremonie Des Turcs: Quatrieme Air
- Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite: Ballet Des Nations: Entree De Trois Importuns
- Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite: Ballet Des Nations: Premier Air Des Espagnols
- Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite: Ballet Des Nations: Deuxieme Air Des Espagnols
- Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite: Ballet Des Nations: Entree Des Scaramouches, Trivelins Et Arlequin
- Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite: Ballet Des Nations: Chaconne Des Scaramouches, Trivelins Et Arlequin
- Les Elemens, "Simphonie Nouvelle": I. Le Cahos
- Les Elemens, "Simphonie Nouvelle": II. Loure, "La Terre Et L'eau" - III. Chaconne, "Le Feu"
- Les Elemens, "Simphonie Nouvelle": IV. Ramage, "L'air" - V. Rossignols
- Les Elemens, "Simphonie Nouvelle": VI. Loure, "La Chasse"
- Les Elemens, "Simphonie Nouvelle": VII. Tambourin I-II
- Les Elemens, "Simphonie Nouvelle": VIII. Sicilienne
- Les Elemens, "Simphonie Nouvelle": IX. Rondeau, "Air Pour L'amour"
- Les Elemens, "Simphonie Nouvelle": X. Caprice
- Alcyone Suite: Prologue: Ouverture
- Alcyone Suite: Prologue: Air Pour Les Faunes Et Les Driades
- Alcyone Suite: Act I: Premier Air Pour Les Eoliens: Gravement Et Pique
- Alcyone Suite: Act I: Deuxieme Air: Sarabande Pour Les Memes
- Alcyone Suite: Act I: Gigue Pour Les Memes
- Alcyone Suite: Act II: Premier Air Pour Les Magiciens
- Alcyone Suite: Act II: Deuxieme Air Pour Les Magiciens
- Alcyone Suite: Act III: Marche Pour Les Matelots
- Alcyone Suite: Act III: Deuxieme Air Pour Les Memes
- Alcyone Suite: Act III: Troisieme Air: Tambourin Pour Les Memes
- Alcyone Suite: Act IV: Deuxieme Air Pour Les Pretresses De Junon
- Alcyone Suite: Act IV: Tempete
- Alcyone Suite: Act V: Chaconne Pour Les Tritons Et Les Nereides
UPC > 095115080528
Format > New CD
Label > Chandos
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This is Volume 1 of Tempesta di Mare's two-disc project of late 17th c. French instrumental music. 'These 'Suites' contain some of the most tuneful, appealing and striking music of the period, this volume offering works by Lully, Marais, and Rebel. As a favored associate of King Louis XIV, Jean-Baptiste Lully was commissioned to compose a comedie-ballet for the visit of the Turkish ambassador in 1669. He composed music for Molière's play Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme; it's Turkish ceremony storyline occasioning music using colorful percussion and exotically flavored melodies. While Alcyone, a work of Lully pupil Marin Marais, is a tragic opera composed after Lully's death, Les elemens, by another Lully pupil, Jean-Fery Rebel, is a ballet, in which is portrayed each of the four elements during the chaotic, confusing creation of the world. Philadelphia's Tempesta di Mare was recently praised by Fanfare magazine for it's 'abundant energy, immaculate ensemble, impeccable intonation, and undeniable sense of purpose'.
Tracklist:
- Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite: Ouverture
- Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite: Maitre A Danseurs: [Ritournelle] - Sarabande - [Ritournelle] - Bouree - Galliarde
- Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite: Maitre A Danseurs: Canaries
- Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite: Ceremonie Des Turcs: Marche Pour La Ceremonie Des Turcs
- Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite: Ceremonie Des Turcs: Deuxieme Air
- Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite: Ceremonie Des Turcs: Troisieme Air
- Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite: Ceremonie Des Turcs: Quatrieme Air
- Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite: Ballet Des Nations: Entree De Trois Importuns
- Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite: Ballet Des Nations: Premier Air Des Espagnols
- Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite: Ballet Des Nations: Deuxieme Air Des Espagnols
- Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite: Ballet Des Nations: Entree Des Scaramouches, Trivelins Et Arlequin
- Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite: Ballet Des Nations: Chaconne Des Scaramouches, Trivelins Et Arlequin
- Les Elemens, "Simphonie Nouvelle": I. Le Cahos
- Les Elemens, "Simphonie Nouvelle": II. Loure, "La Terre Et L'eau" - III. Chaconne, "Le Feu"
- Les Elemens, "Simphonie Nouvelle": IV. Ramage, "L'air" - V. Rossignols
- Les Elemens, "Simphonie Nouvelle": VI. Loure, "La Chasse"
- Les Elemens, "Simphonie Nouvelle": VII. Tambourin I-II
- Les Elemens, "Simphonie Nouvelle": VIII. Sicilienne
- Les Elemens, "Simphonie Nouvelle": IX. Rondeau, "Air Pour L'amour"
- Les Elemens, "Simphonie Nouvelle": X. Caprice
- Alcyone Suite: Prologue: Ouverture
- Alcyone Suite: Prologue: Air Pour Les Faunes Et Les Driades
- Alcyone Suite: Act I: Premier Air Pour Les Eoliens: Gravement Et Pique
- Alcyone Suite: Act I: Deuxieme Air: Sarabande Pour Les Memes
- Alcyone Suite: Act I: Gigue Pour Les Memes
- Alcyone Suite: Act II: Premier Air Pour Les Magiciens
- Alcyone Suite: Act II: Deuxieme Air Pour Les Magiciens
- Alcyone Suite: Act III: Marche Pour Les Matelots
- Alcyone Suite: Act III: Deuxieme Air Pour Les Memes
- Alcyone Suite: Act III: Troisieme Air: Tambourin Pour Les Memes
- Alcyone Suite: Act IV: Deuxieme Air Pour Les Pretresses De Junon
- Alcyone Suite: Act IV: Tempete
- Alcyone Suite: Act V: Chaconne Pour Les Tritons Et Les Nereides
UPC > 095115080528
Format > New CD
Label > Chandos
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