2. Lully and the Sun King
Donald Macleod explores how Lully came to work for his chief patron, King Louis XIV, the dynamics of the relationship between the two men and the advantages this afforded to Lully.
Donald Macleod explores the relationship between Lully and his chief patron, King Louis XIV.
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.
Today, Donald explores how Lully came to work for France's monarch, Louis XIV, the Sun King. Lully鈥檚 own rise to fame in many ways mirrors Louis鈥檚 own rise to power, and Donald explores the dynamics of the relationship between the two men, and the advantages this afforded to Lully.
Atys, LWV 53, Overture
Capriccio Basel Baroque Orchestra
Anon
Les Nuits Ballet: Ouverture
Ensemble Correspondances
S茅bastien Dauc茅 (conductor)
Ballet royal de Flore, LWV 40 (excerpt)
La Simphonie du Marais
Hugo Reyne (conductor)
Ballet royal des amours d茅guis茅s, LWV 21 (Air 鈥淎h! Rinaldo, e dove sei?鈥�)
Ambroisine Br茅 (mezzo soprano)
Les Talens Lyriques
Christophe Rousset (conductor)
L鈥檃mour malade, LWV 8
Mary Enid Haines (soprano)
Sharla Nafziger (soprano)
Aradia Ensemble
Kevin Mallon (conductor)
Jubilate Deo - Motet de la paix, LWV 77/16
La Capella Reial de Catalunya
Le Concert des Nations
Jordi Savall (conductor)
Alcidiane, LWV 9, Ouverture
Musica Antiqua K枚ln
Reinhard Goebel (conductor)
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Jean鈥怋aptiste Lully
Atys, LWV 53, Overture
Orchestra: Basle Capriccio Baroque Orchestra.- TUDOR : 71-85.
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Anon
Les Nuits Ballet, Ouverture
Ensemble: Ensemble Correspondances. Conductor: S茅bastien Dauc茅.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Jean鈥怋aptiste Lully
Ballet royal de Flore, LWV 40 (excerpt)
Ensemble: La Simphonie du Marais. Director: Hugo Reyne.- ACCORD : 461 804-2.
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Jean鈥怋aptiste Lully
Ballet royal des amours d茅guis茅s, LWV 21 (Air "Ah! Rinaldo, e dove sei?")
Singer: Ambroisine Br茅. Ensemble: Les Talens Lyriques. Director: Christophe Rousset.- APARTE : AP-255.
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Jean鈥怋aptiste Lully
L'amour malade, LWV 8
Singer: Mary Enid Haines. Singer: Sharla Nafziger. Ensemble: Aradia Baroque Ensemble. Conductor: Kevin Mallon.- NAXOS : 8,-554003.
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Jean鈥怋aptiste Lully
Jubilate Deo - Motet de la paix, LWV 77/16
Choir: La Capella Reial de Catalunya. Orchestra: Le Concert des Nations. Director: Jordi Savall.- ALIA VOX : AVSA-9908.
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Jean鈥怋aptiste Lully
Alcidiane, LWV 9, Ouverture
Ensemble: Musica Antiqua K枚ln. Conductor: Reinhard Goebel.- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON : 463-446-2.
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