GALLOT, DE VISÉE, MOUTON, COUPERIN - Musique pour le Roi (Joachim Held - loutna)
It is written that every night, Louis XIV called upon his "maître de guitare du Roy", Robert de Viseé to perform an hour music for his enjoyment. That makes clear, how important at that time Lute music was: During the 17th century, the Lute reached the heigth of its popularity in France. The composers of the time created a unique aesthetic that would have far-reaching stylistic influences even outside of France. This CD presents representative masterpieces of the French Lute School in works of Robert de Viseé, Charles Mouton, Jacques Gallot and "Vieux" Gaultier in exemplary interpretations.
01 Suite in F Sharp Minor / fis-Moll Prélude
02 Suite in F Sharp Minor / fis-Moll Allemande - La belle Lucrèce
03 Suite in F Sharp Minor / fis-Moll Courante - La Nonpareille
04 Suite in F Sharp Minor / fis-Moll Sarabande - La Divine
05 Suite in F Sharp Minor / fis-Moll Gavotte - La Dauphine
06 Suite in F Sharp Minor / fis-Moll Menuet - La cigale
07 Suite in F Sharp Minor / fis-Moll Gigue - La grande virago
08 Suite in F Sharp Minor / fis-Moll Chaconne - Le doge de Venise
09 Suite in G Major Prélude
10 Suite in G Major Allemande
11 Suite in G Major Courante
12 Suite in G Major Gigue
13 Suite in G Major Chaconne
14 Suite in A Minor Prélude
15 Suite in A Minor Tombeau de Gogo
16 Suite in A Minor Courante
18 Suite in A Minor La belle homicide - Courante de Mr. Gaultier
19 Suite in A Minor Double de la belle himicide (Mouton)
20 Suite in A Minor Sarabande
21 Suite in A Minor Gavotte
22 Suite in A Minor Canarie
23 Les Silvaines for Theorbo
24 Suite in D Minor Prélude
25 Suite in D Minor Allemande
26 Suite in D Minor Courante
27 Suite in D Minor Tombeau de Mesangeau
28 Suite in D Minor Gigue - Testament de Mesangeau
29 Suite in D Minor Chaconne ou Cascade de Mr. des Launay
30 Suite in D Minor Canaries