Marais: La Voix de la Viole

Online purchase or streaming: More Information: Social media: Brilliant Classics Facebook: Brilliant Classics Instagram: Spotify Playlists: Brilliant Classics Spotify: New Classical Releases: The Best of Liszt: The Best of Bach: Most Popular Piano Music: Beautiful Classical Music: Classical Music For Dinnertime: Composer: Marin Marais Artists: Ensemble la Bellemont Marin Marais was born in Paris in 1656 and died there in 1728. Displaying an early talent for music, an uncle enrolled him in the choir school of St-Germain l’Auxerrois. This school had an impressive educational regime, producing at the same time as Marais the composer Michel de Lalande. Marais’ instrument was the viol, and he was probably the greatest composer for the instrument, producing and publishing livres consisting of pieces for all levels of ability. Several times a week Marais would perform for, and play with Louis XIV, himself a gifted guitarist and dancer. One day Marais could be performing virtuoso compositions for the King, the next teaching simple works to wealthy beginners. A selection of his vast output is to be found on this CD. Perhaps the most remarkable is the set of 32 hypnotic variations of the popular Portuguese song La Folia. His variations appeared just a few months after Corelli’s version of the song in 1701. For those who have an interest in the early French baroque period and the music of Couperin, Lully and Rameau, this CD provides a superb introduction to one of their most respected and gifted contemporaries, as well as a snapshot of musical life at the French court at the time of Louis XIV. Tracklist 00:00:00 Marin Marais: Prelude 00:01:26 Marin Marais: Muzette 00:03:42 Marin Marais: Fantaisie 00:05:30 Marin Marais: Grand Ballet 00:10:31 Marin Marais: Plainte 00:14:12 Marin Marais: La Trompette. Menuet 00:15:37 Marin Marais: Rondeau 00:18:02 Marin Marais: Tombeau pour M. de Sainte Colombe 00:25:12 Marin Marais: Sarabande & Double 00:29:11 Marin Marais: Prelude en harpegement 00:31:31 Marin Marais: Bourasque 00:33:25 Marin Marais: Chaconne 00:37:34 Marin Marais: Folies d’Espagne 00:54:18 Marin Marais: La Rêveuse Thanks for watching! Feel free to subscribe and visit our channel for the best classical music from the greatest composers like: Bach, Satie, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Chopin, Haydn, Ravel, Debussy, Verdi, Vivaldi, Handel, Brahms, Liszt, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninoff, Wagner, Strauss, Handel, Dvorak, Schubert and many more! We upload complete albums, music for relaxing, working, studying, meditating, concentrating, instrumental music, opera, violin, classical piano music, sonatas and more! #BrilliantClassics #Music #Composer #Classical #Marin #Marais #Ensemble #la #Bellemont #Paris #France #French #Choir #Spanish #Michel #de #Lalande #17th #century #King #Louis #XIV