Whenever King Louis XIV traveled, his entire court traveled with him including musicians. Composer Francois Couperin earned a decent living, got to stay at Versailles and every Sunday, at the king's request, he performed the same four orchestral suites he had written because they were the king's favorite. We'll listen to those tunes which made life very comfortable for Couperin and his king.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Olivier Messiaen: Vocalise, from Concert a quatre
Catherine Cantin, flute, Heinz Holliger, oboe, Yvonne Loriod, piano, Mstislav Rostropovich, cello, Orchestre de l'Opera Bastille, Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
Peteris Vasks: Dolcissimo, from Gramata Cellam"
Sol Gabetta, cello and vocalist
Aspen Music Festival, Benedict Music Tent, Aspen, Colorado
Zivojin Glishik: Prelude and Pajduska
Simon Trpceski, piano
Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand
Olivier Messiaen: The Forgotten Offerings
Grand Teton Festival Orchestra, Donald Runnicles, conductor
Grand Teton Music Festival, Walk Festival Hall, Teton Village, Wyoming
Francois Couperin: Huitieme Concert dans le gout theatral
Masques Ensemble
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours, Montreal, Canada
Hour 2
Maurice Ravel: Sad birds
Marius Van Paassen, piano
Igor Stravinsky: Concerto in D Major
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Royce Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles, California
Maurice Ravel: A Boat on the Ocean, from Miroirs
Frederic Chiu, piano
College of Charleston, Memminger Auditorium, Charleston, South Carolina
Ludwig van Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69
Wendy Warner, cello; Irina Nuzova, piano
Bill and Marion Feighner Recording Studio, Columbus State University, Schwob School of Music, Columbus, South Carolina
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