HHT: A Tribute to King Louis

 

Marie van Rhijn explores music by Marin Marais and works written during Louis XIV’s reign until 1715.

Description

Musicians
Marie van Rhijn (harpsichord)
Johan Lovfing (theorbo)

Marais’ collaboration with Louis Lully created some sumptuous pieces originally composed for viol and continuo that Marie van Rhijn has transcribed for harpsichord and theorbo. She will be joined by Johan Lovfing for these moments.

Marie is a Handel House Talent http://www.handelhouse.org/about-us/handel-house-talent recipient.

Programme

Marin Marais (1656-1728)
Alcide in Euritus Gardens
Pièces de clavecin tirées d’Alcide (1693) Harpsichord pieces from opera Alcide

Prologue:
Ouverture
Air de Trompette
Marche
Air
Air de hautbois
Passe pied
Marche pour les Pastres
Rigodon

First Act:
Air
Sarabande
Menuet

(from a collection by Charles Babel, Recueil de pièces choisies pour le clavecin, 1702)
Courante
La Polonnoise

Second Act:
Air
Caprice

Third Act:
Air
Air « Pesamment »

Air de M. Marais (d’après la collection de Charles Babel, Recueil de pièces choisies pour le clavecin, 1702)

Sarabande de Marais (published with works by Jean Henri d’Anglebert)

Fourth Act:
Marche Gay
Air doucement
Air doucement
Air Gay

Fifth Act:
Air doucement
Rondeau (gavotte)

Suite in B minor from Second Livre (1701)
Prélude,
petite fantaisie
allemande
courante
sarabandes
gigue
Tombeau pour Monsieur de Lully