Ensemble MoliÃ¨re presents a luxuriant and varied selection of French Baroque music to accompany Louis XIV, the Sun King, in his daily life. What better way to wake up than to be serenaded by the Overture from Charpentier's Les Arts Florissants? The King's day continues with extracts from Lully's PhaÃ«ton as the sun rises, a little Couperin as the royal household's day unfolds, a Symphonie pour les soupers du Roy by Delalande to accompany supper, dance music from the Ballet Royal de la Nuit and a suite to accompany the setting sun from Marais' Trios pour le coucher du Roy. Louis XIV chose to portray himself as the Sun, the manifestation of the god Apollo on earth and the ultimate power which gives life to all things. This album reimagines a day in the life of one of the most magnificent royals of the Baroque era.

Tracklist:

Symphonies pour les soupers du Roy, PremiÃ¨re Suite~Air grave
Symphonies pour les soupers du Roy, PremiÃ¨re Suite~Trio
Symphonies pour les soupers du Roy, PremiÃ¨re Suite~Gigue
Symphonies pour les soupers du Roy, PremiÃ¨re Suite~Petit air
Symphonies pour les soupers du Roy, PremiÃ¨re Suite~Passacaille
PiÃ¨ces en trio 'Trios pour le coucher du Roy', Excerpts from Suite en sol mineur~Sarabande

UPC: 691062073820
Label: Linn Records
Release Date: 2.23.24
Format: CD

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