The Court of Louis XIV The Chapel Royal
Louis XIV, ' Le Rol Soleil ', ascended the French throne in 1643 at the age of five. From then until his death in 1715, he remained king-enveloped in what has become an almost legendary grandeur. He collected around him a host of talented musicians, artists, writers and Intellectuals.
Among the musicians were Lully, Delalande and Couperin, and this week a programmes feature music by them and others.
Couperin Easter Motet: Victoria Christo resurgenti: JUDITH NELSON , EMMA KIRKBY (SOPS), JANE RYAN (viola da gamba), ChrisTOPHER HOGWOOD (organ)
1.11* Louis Marchand Dialogue sur les grands jeux MARIE-CLAIRE ALAIN (organ)
1.29* Delalande Motet: Regina Coeli: VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE Or LAUSANNE, conducted by MICHEL CORBOZ : records