Episode 1
Donald Macleod meets baroque specialist Olivier Baumont at the Palace of Versailles. Together they walk through the landscaped elegance of the gardens, famous for their spectacular water features, where three of Louis XIV's biggest outdoor extravaganzas took place.
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Jean-Baptiste Morin
La Chasse du Cerf (excerpt)
Performer: Le Rallye Louvats, Orchestre de Chamber Performer: Jean-François Paillard, Conductor: Jean-François Paillard (conductor)
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Jean-Baptiste Lully - Air d'Apollon
Arranger: Arr. d’Anglebert Performer: Olivier Baumont (harpsichord)
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Jean-Baptiste Lully - Prologue to Alceste (excerpt)
Performer: Miriam Ruggeri Osoprano), Performer: Sophie Marin-Degor (soprano), Performer: Ensemble Vocal Sagittarius, Performer: La Grande Écurie et La Chambre du Roy, Director: Jean-Claude Malgoire (director)
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Jean-Baptiste Lully - Menuet from the Airs for Trumpets, Kettledrums and Oboe for the Caro
Performer: La Simphonie du Marais, Director: Hugo Reyne (director)
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Jean-Baptiste Lully - Plaisirs de l'ile enchantée (excerpts)
Performer: La Simphonie du Marais, Director: Hugo Reyne (director)
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Michel-Richard de Lalande
Concerts de trompettes (excerpt)
Performer: La Simphonie du Marais, Director: Hugo Reyne (director)
- Harmonia Mundi.
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Marc‐Antoine Charpentier
Le malade imaginaire (excerpt)
Performer: Les Musiciens du Louvre, Director: Marc Minkowski (director)
- Musifrance.
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Jean-Baptiste Lully - La Grotte de Versailles, Eglogue en Musique
Performer: Iris Julie Hassler (soprano), Performer: Raphaële Kennedy (soprano), Performer: Françoise Masset, Jean-Louis Georgel (baritone), Performer: Philippe Roche (bass), Performer: La Simphonie du Marais, Director: Hugo Reyne (director)
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