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Composer of the Week

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Episode 4

Duration:
1 hour
First broadcast:
Thursday 13 December 2012

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.

Music Played

10 items
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
  • 00:02
    Image for Marin Marais

    Marin Marais Viol book no 4 (Extract)

    Performer:Jordi Savall (bass viol) Philippe Pierlot (bass viol) Philippe Hantaï (harpsichord)

    Alia Vox: AVSA 9851, 16
  • 00:04
    Image for Marin Marais

    Marin Marais Le Labyrinthe, IV.74

    Performers: Jordi Savall (bass viol) Philippe Hantaï (bass viol) Xavier Díaz-Latorre (baroque guitar) Andrew Lawrence-King (harp) Philippe Pierlot (harpsichord)

    Alia Vox: AVSA 9851, 2
  • 00:18
    Image for Michel-Richard de Lalande

    Michel-Richard de Lalande De Profundis Psalm 129

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

    ASV: ASV CD GAU 141, 5-11
  • 00:35
    Image for Marin Marais

    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
  • 00:47
    Image for Michel-Richard de Lalande

    Michel-Richard de Lalande Le Bal - Les folies des Cardenio

    Performers: Limoges Baroque Orchestra Christophe Coin (conductor)

    Laborie: LC01, 10
  • 00:02
    Image for Marin Marais

    Marin Marais Viol book no 4 (Extract)

    Performer:Jordi Savall (bass viol) Philippe Pierlot (bass viol) Philippe Hantaï (harpsichord)

    Alia Vox: AVSA 9851, 16
  • 00:05
    Image for Marin Marais

    Marin Marais Le Labyrinthe, IV.74

    Performers: Jordi Savall (bass viol) Philippe Hantaï (bass viol) Xavier Díaz-Latorre (baroque guitar) Andrew Lawrence-King (harp) Philippe Pierlot (harpsichord)

    Alia Vox: AVSA 9851, 2
  • 00:18
    Image for Michel-Richard de Lalande

    Michel-Richard de Lalande De Profundis Psalm 129

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

    ASV: ASV CD GAU 141, 5-11
  • 00:36
    Image for Marin Marais

    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
  • 00:47
    Image for Michel-Richard de Lalande

    Michel-Richard de Lalande Le Bal - Les folies des Cardenio

    Performers: Limoges Baroque Orchestra Christophe Coin (conductor)

    Laborie: LC01, 10

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