Sunday 20 July 2008

Louis XIV period marches

This album looks good - based on a Dumas theme it contains various period works of masters such as Lully.
A tribute to Alexandre Dumas, illustrated by authentic pieces of music written by Lully and Philipidor for the real Musketeers.
Various: Musiques pour les Mousquetaires - Jean-Denis Monory, narrator; Renaud Tripathi, counter-tenor; Benoît Porcherot, tenor; La Simphonie du Marais; Hugo Reyne, conductor
Label - Calliope
Cat. No. - CAL9527
Including DESROSIERS Assembling the musketeers; LULLY Marche du régiment du roi - Premier et second airs sur les Folies d'Espagne, Marche des mousquetaires - 6 airs, Trios for oboes of the Musketeers 1-9, Marche italienne, Bataille (Marche des mousquetaires & Marche italienne); CAMBERT O charmante bouteille! BABELON Marche de timbales; PHILIDOR La Descente des armes des mousquetaires; DUMAS TheThree Musketeers
A tribute to Alexandre Dumas, illustrated by authentic pieces of music written by Lully and Philipidor for the real Musketeers.
Trumpets and kettledrums, oboes and side-drums play the favourite marches and trios of the royal regiments in alternation with passages from the novelist's prose. A fascinating meeting between history and fiction Price: £13.99 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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