Inner Chambers: Royal Court Music of Louis XIV Les Ordinaires & Allison Nyquist

• Jacques-Martin Hotteterre (1674 - 1763): L'Art de préluder, Op. 7:
• 1L'Art de préluder, Op. 7: Prelude in D Major04:20
• François Couperin (1668 - 1733): Concert royaux No. 1 in G Major:
• 2Concert royaux No. 1 in G Major: I. Prélude02:18
• 3Concert royaux No. 1 in G Major: II. Allemande01:59
• 4Concert royaux No. 1 in G Major: III. Sarabande02:29
• 5Concert royaux No. 1 in G Major: IV. Gavotte00:53
• 6Concert royaux No. 1 in G Major: V. Gigue01:57
• 7Concert royaux No. 1 in G Major: VI. Menuet & Trio01:27
• Jacques-Martin Hotteterre (1674 - 1763): Airs et brunettes:
• 8Airs et brunettes: Rochers, je ne veux point02:35
• Marin Marais (1656 - 1728): Pièces de viole, Book 3, Suite in G Major:
• 9Pièces de viole, Book 3, Suite in G Major: I. Prélude02:00
• 10Pièces de viole, Book 3, Suite in G Major: V. Allemande le magnifique02:32
• 11Pièces de viole, Book 3, Suite in G Major: VII. Courante01:51
• 12Pièces de viole, Book 3, Suite in G Major: VIII. Sarabande grave03:16
• 13Pièces de viole, Book 3, Suite in G Major: XVI. La guitare04:24
• Michel Pignolet de Montéclair (1667 - 1737): Brunètes anciènes et modernes, Suite No. 2:
• 14Brunètes anciènes et modernes, Suite No. 2: II. Je sens naître en mon coeur01:56
• Concert No. 2 for Flute & Continuo (1720):
• 15Concert No. 2 for Flute & Continuo (1720): I. Prélude01:41
• 16Concert No. 2 for Flute & Continuo (1720): II. Allemande01:49
• 17Concert No. 2 for Flute & Continuo (1720): III. Courante à l'italienne01:18
• 18Concert No. 2 for Flute & Continuo (1720): IV. Rondeau tendrement01:18
• 19Concert No. 2 for Flute & Continuo (1720): V. Plainte02:41
• 20Concert No. 2 for Flute & Continuo (1720): VI. Sarabande01:49
• 21Concert No. 2 for Flute & Continuo (1720): VIII. Rondeau un peu légèrement01:36
• 22Concert No. 2 for Flute & Continuo (1720): VII. La rémouler01:40
• 23Concert No. 2 for Flute & Continuo (1720): X. Air01:07
• Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632 - 1687): Trios pour le coucher du roi, LWV 35:
• 24Trios pour le coucher du roi, LWV 35: Chaconne03:38
• Total Runtime52:34

Info for Inner Chambers: Royal Court Music of Louis XIV

Musical life at the court of Louis XIV was elaborate and spectacular, but what kind of music did the Sun King enjoy on withdrawing from public gaze? This album reveals the intimate sound world inside the private chambers of the grand royal palaces, exploring the depths of human emotion that Baroque art sought to express. The softly expressive combination of traverso, viola da gamba and theorbo was known as the Royal Trio, called upon for such duties as the official retirement-to-bed ceremony. Lully’s Chaconne ‘pour le Coucher du Roi’ provides a fitting close to this rich and fascinating programme.

Les Ordinaires:
Leela Breithaupt, Traverso (on track 1, 8, 14, 24), director
Erica Rubis, viola da gamba
David Walker, theorbo
Allison Nyquist, baroque violin (track 24)

Allison Edberg Nyquist
violin playing has been described by The Chicago Sun Times as “impeccable, with unerring intonation and an austere beauty.” She is concertmaster of the Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra and a member of Ensemble Voltaire, The Vivaldi Project, and Baroque Band (Chicago). She performs frequently with Chatham Baroque and at the Indianapolis Early Music Festival. Her discography includes recordings for the Eclectra, Delos, and Centaur CD labels. Nyquist has served on the faculties of Indiana State University, DePauw University, Ohio State, the Interlochen Arts Camp, and Lawrence University. A Tennessee native, she is often headed south as the newly appointed Artistic Director of Music City Baroque, Nashville’s baroque orchestra, and adjunct professor of baroque violin at Vanderbilt’s Blair School of Music.

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