5: L'Apotheose de Lully
In the book of bizarre musical deaths, Lully's sets a real challenge. Beating time with a large conducting staff, he struck his toe; infection set in, and he was dead within two months. If that grim event has proved to be his lasting memorial for students, composers have acknowledged his accomplishments with greater kindness. Today, Robert King charts the legacy of Lully.
Lully Te Deum Le Concert Spirituel, director Herve Niquet
Marin Marais Le Tombeau de M de
Lully Sarah Cunningham (viola da gamba), Mitzi Meyerson (harpsichord) Couperin L 'Apotheose de Lully William Christie and Christophe Rousset (harpsichords)
Strauss Das Menuett des Lully (Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, conductor Erich Leinsdorf
Lully La Marche des Combatans Le Concert des Nations, director Jordi Savall
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