Episode 4
Donald Macleod focuses on how Louis XIV's death in 1715 brought changes for Michel Richard Delalande and Marin Marais.
The death of Louis XIV in 1715 marked the end of royal patronage for Marin Marais. It also saw him rise to new heights of creativity. Shortly after that he astonished the musical world by publishing his most ambitious book of viol music to date. It was a period of change for Delalande too, with a reduction in his duties at court and the mounting of a new stage work in which Louis XV took part. With Donald Macleod.
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Marin Marais
Viol book no 4 (Extract)
Performer:Jordi Savall (bass viol) Philippe Pierlot (bass viol) Philippe Hantaï (harpsichord)
- Alia Vox: AVSA 9851.
- 16.
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Marin Marais
Le Labyrinthe, IV.74
Performers: Jordi Savall (bass viol) Philippe Hantaï (bass viol) Xavier Díaz-Latorre (baroque guitar) Andrew Lawrence-King (harp) Philippe Pierlot (harpsichord)
- Alia Vox: AVSA 9851.
- 2.
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Michel‐Richard de Lalande
De Profundis Psalm 129
Performers: Ex Cathedra Chamber Choir and Baroque Orchestra Jeffrey Skidmore (director)
- ASV: ASV CD GAU 141.
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Marin Marais
La Gamme
Performers:Ingrid Seifert (violin) Charles Medlam (viola da gamba) William Hunt (viola da gamba) John Toll (harpsichord)
- Harmonia Mundi: HM901105.
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Michel‐Richard de Lalande
Le Bal - Les folies des Cardenio
Performers: Limoges Baroque Orchestra Christophe Coin (conductor)
- Laborie: LC01.
- 10.
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Marin Marais
Viol book no 4 (Extract)
Performer:Jordi Savall (bass viol) Philippe Pierlot (bass viol) Philippe Hantaï (harpsichord)
- Alia Vox: AVSA 9851.
- 16.
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Marin Marais
Le Labyrinthe, IV.74
Performers: Jordi Savall (bass viol) Philippe Hantaï (bass viol) Xavier Díaz-Latorre (baroque guitar) Andrew Lawrence-King (harp) Philippe Pierlot (harpsichord)
- Alia Vox: AVSA 9851.
- 2.
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Michel‐Richard de Lalande
De Profundis Psalm 129
Performers: Ex Cathedra Chamber Choir and Baroque Orchestra Jeffrey Skidmore (director)
- ASV: ASV CD GAU 141.
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Marin Marais
La Gamme
Performers:Ingrid Seifert (violin) Charles Medlam (viola da gamba) William Hunt (viola da gamba) John Toll (harpsichord)
- Harmonia Mundi: HM901105.
- 1.
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Michel‐Richard de Lalande
Le Bal - Les folies des Cardenio
Performers: Limoges Baroque Orchestra Christophe Coin (conductor)
- Laborie: LC01.
- 10.
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