5. Out of Favour
Donald MacLeod explores some of the drastic events that were caused by Lully's tendency to make enemies, and how he eventually fell out with King Louis XIV.
Donald Macleod reveals the drastic consequences that resulted from Lully's unfortunate tendency to make enemies.
Jean-Baptiste Lully was the most influential French composer of the 17th century, a key figure in the court of Louis XIV. This week, Donald Macleod explores how Lully rose from humble origins in Italy to become the most powerful musician in France, a story of lies, ambition and intrigue.
In this final programme, we see how Lully eventually fell out with Louis XIV and Donald also examines the tragic events which led to the composer’s death.
Te Deum, LWV 55 (Sinfonie and Te deum laudamus)
Choeur de Chambre de Namur
Millenium Orchestra
Leonardo García Alarcón (conductor)
Thesée, LWV 51 (end of Act V)
Howard Crook (tenor)
Olivier Laquerre (bass)
Laura Pudwell (soprano)
Harry van der Kamp (bass)
Suzie LeBlanc (soprano)
Marc Molomot (tenor)
Aaron Engebreth (baritone)
Ellen Hargis (soprano)
Mireille Lebel (mezzo-soprano)
Amanda Forsythe (soprano)
Marek Rzepka (bass)
Aaron Sheehan (tenor)
Yulia van Doren (soprano)
Teresa Wakim (soprano)
Boston Early Music Festival Chorus
Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra
Stephen Stubbs, Paul O'Dette (conductors)
La Bourgeois Gentilhomme, LWV 43 (La cérémonie turque)
La Petite Bande
Gustav Leonardt (conductor)
Armide, LWV 71, Overture
Le Concert Spiritual
Herve Niquet (conductor)
De Profundis, LWV 62 (Requiem aeternum)
Chœur de Chambre de Namur
Millenium Orchestra
Leonardo García Alarcón (conductor)
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Jean‐Baptiste Lully
Te Deum, LWV 55 (Sinfonie and Te deum laudamus)
Performer: Millenium Orchestra. Choir: Namur Chamber Choir. Conductor: Leonardo García Alarcón.- ALPHA : 444.
- ALPHA.
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Jean‐Baptiste Lully
Thesée, LWV 51 (end of Act V)
Orchestra: Boston Early Music Festival Opera Orchestra. Choir: Boston Early Music Festival Chorus. Conductor: Paul O’Dette.- CPO 7772402.
- CPO.
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Jean‐Baptiste Lully
La Bourgeois Gentilhomme, LWV 43 (La cérémonie turque)
Ensemble: La Petite Bande. Director: Gustav Leonhardt.- Deutsche HM : 88697576312.
- Deutsche HM.
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Jean‐Baptiste Lully
Armide, LWV 71, Overture
Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel. Director: Hervé Niquet.- ALPHA : 973.
- ALPHA.
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Jean‐Baptiste Lully
De Profundis, LWV 62 (Requiem aeternum)
Performer: Millenium Orchestra. Singer: Matthias Vidal. Singer: Cyril Auvity. Singer: Alain Buet. Singer: Judith van Wanroij. Singer: Sophie Junker. Ensemble: Cappella Mediterranea. Choir: Namur Chamber Choir. Conductor: Leonardo García Alarcón.- ALPHA : 444.
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