MUFFAT, KUSSER, FISCHER
Florilegium
Danses baroques, orgue à 4 mains et percussions
In Jean Duron's opinion, « many arrangements of pieces for orchestras, airs by Lully went through all Europe from the end of the seventeenth century. » These are the extraordinary radiance of Lully, far beyond our borders, as well as the important presence in the German courts, of Huguenots who had fled France-consequence of the repeal of the Edit de Nantes (Nantes Act) by louis XIV »- which largely contributed to propel French music in many European courts and scenes. There a re many examples , like the Celle Dukedom that was a real small German Versailles, where the French Louis Gaudon was an organist and Philippe de la Vigne conductor of the orchestra of chamber; Johann Ernst Galliard, a famous oboe player was equally part of the Celle Orchestra. And Thomas de la Selle, Lully's brilliant pupil, was the Duke of Celles's musician and also dance teacherat the Ritterakademie in Lüneburg, in which Bach met some musicians.
Attracted by the royal pomp and the music of the superintendent of music, three German musicians? Muffat, Kusser and Fischer lived in Lully's wake for a few years.
In France, in the Royal Chapel, the choir was more often with five parts. And the orchestra with strings attached to the music of the King's chamber, the Great Band in which the twenty-four violins were also oraganized with five parts( the) . The works which were the object of these recordings , namely Sperantis Gaudia and Gratitudo descended fromFlorigelium Primum by Muffat, the Muses' banquetby Kusser and the Journal du Printemps (Journal of Spring) By Fischer which are series of dances written between 1695 and 1700 for strings with five parts. Then , this orchestra with strings is identical to the one used by Lully at the Royal Academy of music. Moreover, these series show all the fascination that the man from Florence could exert on our three German composers.
Bernard Coudurier transcribed these series for the organ at four hands in oranmentating it according to the customs of the end of the seventeenth century; the timpani and percussions by David Vatteville bring out the unique dances and colours of the organ Isnard in Saint- Maximin.
MUFFAT, KUSSER, FISCHER
Florilegium
Baroque dances organ for four hands and percussions
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