Estienne Moulinié – L’Humaine Comédie

‘Choc’ in Le Monde de la Musique
10 in Répertoire
5 in Diapason

Estienne Moulinié’s abundant musical output, dating from the mid-seventeenth century and including polyphonic songs for four voices, courtly airs accompanied by the lute, drinking songs, fantasies for viol ensemble, and songs written in Italian and Spanish, is of the highest quality. Sacred music and courtly airs both occupy a major place in his works which, along with those of his predecessors Guédron and Boesset, are among the most important to have been written in seventeenth-century France. They feature great musical savoir-faire and unusual eclecticism. Although he is still relatively unknown today, Moulinié was undoubtedly one of the greatest composers of the Grand Siècle.

Cast:
Claire Lefilliâtre soprano
Marc Pontus countertenor
Serge Goubioud tenor
Arnaud Marzorati bass
Sophie Watillon, Frederike Heumann treble viols
Sylvia Abramowicz tenor viol
Françoise Enock violone and bass viol
Nanja Breedijk double harp
Joël Grare percussion
Vincent Dumestre lute, theorbo, Baroque guitar; conductor

Programme:
Pieces by Estienne Moulinié: Concert de différents oyseaux,
Air de la Ridicule, Rompez les charmes du sommeil, Fantaisie première pour les violes, Dialogue: Espagnol, je te supplie, Ojos si quereis vivir, Por la verde orilla, Song in Occitan: L’auzel ques sul bouyssou, Non ha sotto il ciel, Seguir non più voglio, Tout se peint de verdure, Instrumental entrées for the ballet du Mariage de Pierre de Provence avec la Belle Maguelonne, Air du juif errant: Salamalec Ô Rocoha, Jalouse envie, Drinking song: Amis enivrons-nous, Le sort me fait souffrir
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