The King's Playlist

Ensemble Moliere presents a luxuriant and varied selection of French Baroque music to accompany Louis XIV, the Sun King, in his daily life. What better way to wake up than to be serenaded by the Overture from Charpentier's Les Arts Florissants? The King's day continues with extracts from Lully's Phaeton as the sun rises, a little Couperin as the royal household's day unfolds, a Symphonie pour les soupers du Roy by Delalande to accompany supper, dance music from the Ballet Royal de la Nuit and a suite to accompany the setting sun from Marais' Trios pour le coucher du Roy. Louis XIV chose to portray himself as the Sun, the manifestation of the god Apollo on earth and the ultimate power which gives life to all things. This album reimagines a day in the life of one of the most magnificent royals of the Baroque era.

 Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704) , Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687) , Michel Richard Delalande (1657-1726) , Marin Marais (1656-1728) , Francois Couperin (1668-1733) , Jean de Cambefort (1605-1661)

• anon.: Ballet royal de la Nuit
• anon.: Ballet Royal de la Nuit: Le Roy représentant le Soleil levant
• Charpentier, M-A: Les Arts Florissants, H. 487: I. Ouverture
• Couperin, F: Concert No. 2 (Concert Royal) in D major
• Lully: Phaëton, LWV 61, Act IV Scene 2: Premier Air et Deuxième Air
• Marais, M: Pièces en trio 'Trios pour le coucher du Roy', Suite in G minor