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The Early Music Show

Lully - The Bohemian Connection

Saturday 19 February 2005 13:00-14:00 (Radio 3)

Lucie Skeaping and Emma Murphy explore Lully's profound influence on music in Bohemia and composers such as George Muffat and Johann Caspar Gerdinand Fischer. We'll hear suites by both composers as well as music by Lully himself, all performed by Ensemble Tourbillon, directed by Petr Wagner.

Duration:

1 hour

Playlist


The music in this programme was recorded in Teresia Hall, Brevnov Convent, Prague.

Performers
Tourbillon Ensemble
Petr Wagner - director

FISCHER, Johann Caspar Ferdinand
Suite in A minor

MUFFAT, Georg
Suite in E minor

FISCHER, Johan Caspar Ferdinand
Suite in D minor

LULLY, Jean-Baptiste
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme:
Suite pour quatre danseurs
La Gavotte
Air
Marche pour le ceremonie des Turcs

LULLY, Jean-Baptiste
Persee - tragedie in a prologue and 5 acts:
Act 5 no.8; Passacaille



Extracts from the following CDs were also used during the programme:

LULLY, Jean-Baptiste
Le Divertissement royal
Jordi SAVALL - Conductor
Le CONCERT DES NATIONS - Foreign chamber orchestra
AV MUSIC 98 07

PURCELL, Henry
Dido and Aeneas - opera in 3 acts
Act 2, no.25a; Oft she visits this lone mountain [2nd woman]
The Scholars Baroque Ensemble
NAXOS 8.55310 8

LULLY, Jean-Baptiste
Alceste - tragedie lyrique in 5 acts
Act 3 sc.5; Pompe funebre
Jordi SAVALL - Conductor
Le CONCERT DES NATIONS
AV MUSIC AV 9807/25





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