Although Lully never held any post in the Chapelle du Roi, his influence on the development of the grand motet, so emblematic of the Grand SiÃ¨cle, was of decisive importance. He wrote imposing motets celebrating the glory of God and the King for the great ceremonies at court. Of the many royal funerals, that of Queen Marie-ThÃ©rÃ¨se in 1683 was among the most grandiose. Lully's Dies irÃ¦ and de profundis were sung there. But his most celebrated motet was undoubtedly his Te Deum, which rang out for the first time in 1677 and became the king's favorite. In 1687 Lully directed it once again, but struck his foot violently with the heavy walking stick he used to beat time. The wound became infected and the gangrene gradually spread, causing the surintendant's death on 22 March. Such was the tragic destiny of the man who was capable of conveying the most brilliant glory but also all the anguish of death in the same vein of grandeur. That theatrical grandeur is the characteristic of this version recorded in the Chapelle Royale of the ChÃ¢teau de Versailles. Lully is in the limelight again in 2019, on the occasion of the 350th anniversary of the AcadÃ©mie Royale de Musique (Paris OpÃ©ra), of which he was director from 1672 until his death.

Tracklist:

Dies IrÃ¦, LWV.64/1~Dies IrÃ¦ Dies Illa
Dies IrÃ¦, LWV.64/1~Tuba Mirum Spargens Sonum
Dies IrÃ¦, LWV.64/1~Mors Stupebit et Natura
Dies IrÃ¦, LWV.64/1~Liber Scriptus Proferetur
Dies IrÃ¦, LWV.64/1~Quid Sum Miser Tunc Dicturus
Dies IrÃ¦, LWV.64/1~Rex TremendÃ¦ Majestatis
Dies IrÃ¦, LWV.64/1~QuÃ¦rens Me, Sedisti Lassus
Dies IrÃ¦, LWV.64/1~Juste Judex Ultionis
Dies IrÃ¦, LWV.64/1~Ingemisco Tanquam Reus
Dies IrÃ¦, LWV.64/1~Confutatis Maledictis
Dies IrÃ¦, LWV.64/1~Oro Supplex et Acclinis
Dies IrÃ¦, LWV.64/1~Lacrymosa Dies Illa
Dies IrÃ¦, LWV.64/1~Pie Jesu Domine
De Profundis, LWV.62~De Profundis
De Profundis, LWV.62~Quia Apud Te
De Profundis, LWV.62~Requiem Ã†ternam
Te Deum, LWV.55~Te Deum Laudamus
Te Deum, LWV.55~Tibi Omnes Angeli
Te Deum, LWV.55~Pleni Sunt CÃ¦li et Terra
Te Deum, LWV.55~Patrem ImmensÃ¦ Majestatis
Te Deum, LWV.55~Tu Rex GloriÃ¦, Christe
Te Deum, LWV.55~Tu ad Dexteram Dei Sedes
Te Deum, LWV.55~Te Ergo QuÃ¦sumus, Tuis Famulis Subveni
Te Deum, LWV.55~Salvum Fac Populum Tuum, Domine
Te Deum, LWV.55~Dignare, Domine, Die Isto
Te Deum, LWV.55~In Te, Domine, Speravi

UPC: 3760014194443
Label: Alpha
Release Date: 8.23.19
Format: CD

Lully / Choeur De Chambre De Namur / Alarcon - Dies Irae & de Profundis (CD)