Francois Couperin: Les Nations

1. Les Nations, for 2 for treble instruments & continuo 1st Order: La Françoise
Composed by Francois Couperin
with Francois Fernandez , Robert Kohnen , Kuijken Ensemble , Sigiswald Kuijken , Wieland Kuijken

2. Les Nations, for 2 for treble instruments & continuo 2nd Order: L'Espagnole
Composed by Francois Couperin
with Francois Fernandez , Robert Kohnen , Kuijken Ensemble , Sigiswald Kuijken , Wieland Kuijken

3. Les Nations, for 2 for treble instruments & continuo 3rd Order: L'Impériale
Composed by Francois Couperin
with Francois Fernandez , Robert Kohnen , Kuijken Ensemble , Sigiswald Kuijken , Wieland Kuijken

4. Les Nations, for 2 for treble instruments & continuo 4th Order: La Piémontoise
Composed by Francois Couperin
with Francois Fernandez , Robert Kohnen , Kuijken Ensemble , Sigiswald Kuijken , Wieland Kuijken

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Average customer rating: Beware - this is NOT the right version! Disc one is great....disc two doesn't exist...beware Hauntingly Beautiful Vive Savall and M. Sainte Colombe French Baroque Performed by The Absolute Master of the Viola Da Gamba

Tous Les Matins du Monde/Dix Ans Apres Manufacturer: Alia Vox Spain ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Baroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music | Allemandes | Courantes | Gigue | Sarabande General | Couperin, François | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Lully | Lully, Jean-Baptiste | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Marais | Marais, Marin | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Soundtracks | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: All the Mornings of the World (Tous les matins du monde) Two-Disc Edition Marin Marais · Sainte-Colombe ~ The Greatest Masterworks / Spectre de la Rose La Folia, 1490-1701 Marin Marais: Pièces de Viole du Second Livre, 1701 Music In Europe 1550-1650 ASIN: B00005S0MD Release Date: 2002-03-12

Tracks:

1. Marche pour la ceremonie des Tures (Jean-Baptiste Lully)
2. Improvisations sur les folies d'Espagne (Marin Marais) - extraits
3. Prelude pour Mr. Vauquelin (Improvisation d'apres le Prelude en Sol mineur de Mr. de Sainte Colombe le fils)
4. Gavotte du Tendre (Mr. de Sainte Colombe)
5. Une jeune fillette (melodie populaire- arranged by Jordi Savall)
6. Les Pleurs (Mr. de Sainte Colombe) - solo version by Jordi Savall
7. Concert a deux violes " Le Retour" (Mr. de Sainte Colombe)
8. La Reveuse (Marin Marais) 4th book of Pieces de viole
9. Troisieme Lecon de Tenebres a 2 voix (Francois Couperin)
10. L'Arabesque (Marin Marais) 4th book of Pieces de viole
11. Fantaisie en Mi mineur (arranged by J. Savall d'apres Mr. de Sainte Colombe le fils)
12. Le Pleurs (Mr. de Sainte Colombe) version for 2 viols
13. Le Badinage (Marin Marais) 4th book of Pieces de viole
14. Tombeau pour Mr. de Sainte Colombe (Marin Marais)
15. Muzettes I-II (Marin Marais) 3rd book of Pieces de viole
16. Sonnerie de Ste. Genevieve du Mont-de- Paris (Marin Marais)

Album Details

The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to the Film by Jordi Savall.

Customer Reviews:

Beware - this is NOT the right version!.......2007-07-07

This is a fantastic CD and all, but as of July '07, what they're shipping is not the "10 Years After" (Dix Ans Apres) version, which includes a bonus disc and has all 33 pieces listed on this page. I got a single 16-song disc, the same one I bought 3 or 4 years ago. Buyer beware.

Disc one is great....disc two doesn't exist...beware.......2007-07-05

I have the original 16-track version of this recording and couldn't agree more with the glowing comments left by others. However, this listing is somewhat misleading as the reviews mention that it is a newer release with a bonus disc containing 17 extra tracks. Since other reviews and the Alia Vox website itself mention that such a thing exists, I went ahead and ordered it, only to receive the same single disc version I already had. Amazon tells me the double one isn't available, so beware.

It's still great music though.

Hauntingly Beautiful.......2006-06-11

I was introduced to this utterly, utterly gorgeous soundtrack via a "friend of a friend", to whom I am eternally grateful. I listened to this on cassette tape too many times to count. The music is hauntingly beautiful and atmospheric, dark and moody, tragic and deep. This is music from the Baroque period but nothing like Bach, or Purcell, or Handel.

Vive Savall and M. Sainte Colombe .......2006-04-27

I saw the film and was enthralled by the portrayals of Sainte Colombe and Marin Marais. (Depardu was superb as always.) Some reviewers thought the film dull or tedious. I suppose in today's film culture where there is so much action without much substance there are those who would concur. I thought is was an excellent study of the characters and the music, which is rarity even in films about musicians.

French Baroque Performed by The Absolute Master of the Viola Da Gamba.......2005-10-09

In addition to French Baroque being generally and wrongly relegated to secondary status compared to Italian or German Baroque, there are probably less than 200 professional players who specialize in the viola da gamba as an instrument which was used mostly by French Baroque composers. Out of those few 200 performers, Jordi Savall is the undisputed master of his craft not only in performing French Baroque but really any Baroque piece for the viola da gamba. This soundtrack is a fine example on the diversity and depth of not only the viola's range but on works of various composers during the French Baroque period: especially the works of Marais and Sainte-Colombe. This album is also a great sample of the simply exemplary talent of Jordi Savall as a violist.

The double album primarily contains solos or duets for viola da gamba by Marais and Sainte-Colombe but has pieces by other contemporaries such as Lully. This album is a great sample of the variety of works and composers of the unique French Baroque tradition that continued to use the viola while other musical styles in Europe had virtually abandoned it for the cello. The viola da gamba has a lot more range, depth, and resonance than the cello and so the music is moodier and more contemplative than cello works such as Bach's magnificent cello suites. Solo music for viola from the French Baroque also allows freer interpretation than conventional compositions for orchestra or other chamber pieces. The jewel in this album is Marais' haunting but divine Sonnerie de Ste-Genevieve in which the dynamics of the violas and violins are truly a spiritual voyage into one's soul; at points serenely docile to demonically ferocious as if phantasms both luring and forbidding the listener to follow. The intricate complexity and resonance of this exquisite piece makes it one of the most spiritually moving Baroque sonet variations I have ever heard and it's one of my personal favorites. Both Marais and Sainte-Colombe were probably the pinnacle of achievement in terms of expressive techniques for the viola da gamba during the French Baroque period while later contemporaries such as Forqueray and Couperin became more formulaic although no less accomplished.

Jordi Savall has many priceless performances apart from this soundtrack and he is really the only competent artist for both viola da gamba specifically and primarily all French Baroque interpretations. There are no other viola players who can even compare to Savall as they really sound as little else than amateurs in comparison to his applied skills and passion of playing. I strongly recommend for anyone looking for music for viola da gamba or really any French Baroque to buy Savall/Le Concert Des Nations' performances exclusively as there's simply nothing else to look for or find that's in his caliber. Apart from a few other performnances by groups such as Les Arts Florissants, I guarantee you that the performances of all others in this style will rise to no further than being mediocre at best such as Harncourt or even Koopman who often plays with Savall. Most other viola performers quickly descend to atrocious standards in comparison to those of Savall. Even though Savall's recordings tend to be on the more expensive side, he's worth every penny take my word for it: you won't regret it! What you will regret is having bought a mediocre viola peformance after you hear Savall's as the differences will be very significant.

Average customer rating: Pure enjoyment Good but not Great. Sublime Music In the service of the king Sublime Savall...

François Couperin: Les Concerts Royaux Manufacturer: Alia Vox Spain ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Couperin, François | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Vivaldi: La Viola da Gamba in Concerto Jean-Baptiste Lully: L'Orchestre du Roi Soleil Lully: Les Divertissements de Versailles J.S. Bach: Musikalisches Opfer Boccherini: Fandango, Sinfonie & La Musica Notturna di Madrid ASIN: B0007Y8A9W Release Date: 2005-04-12

Tracks:

1. Prelude (Gravement)
2. Allemande (Legerement)
3. Sarabande (Mesure)
4. Gavotte (Notes Egales Et Coulees)
5. Gigue (Legerement)
6. Menuet En Trio
7. Prelude (Gracieusement)
8. Allemande Fuguee (Gayement)
9. Air Tendre
10. Air Contre Fugue (Vivement)
11. Echoes (Tendrement)
12. Prelude (Lentement)
13. Allemande (Legerement)
14. Courante
15. Sarabande (Grave)
16. Gavotte
17. Muzette (Naivement)
18. Chaconne Legere
19. Prelude (Gravement)
20. Allemande (Legerement)
21. Courante Francoise
22. Courante A L'Italiene
23. Sarabande (Tres Tendrement)
24. Riguadon (Legerement Et Marque)
25. Forlane. Rondeau (Gayement)

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Couperin composed these delectable works in 1714 and 1715 for the Louis XIV's Sunday chamber music concerts. When they were published in 1722, he specified the instruments employed in those concerts without indicating how they're used in each of the 25 movements in these four suites. Jordi Savall has taken his cue from Couperin's open-ended particulars to allot lead voices and parts to fit each movement's character, with marvelous results. The music ranges stylistically from lugubrious Preludes to court dances and folk-inspired tunes. Savall and his outstanding players make this graceful music irresistible, finding in it not only courtly elegance but also unexpected expressiveness, as in the melancholy opening Preludes and elsewhere. Everyone will have their own favorite tracks (movements) to return to as "encores" after the disc ends, but be warned: it's hard not to continue on to the next track, and then the next, till you've played the disc through again. This is one of those "don't-miss-this-one" discs. Enjoy! --Dan Davis

Customer Reviews:

Pure enjoyment.......2005-09-22

Listening to this excellent CD is just pure enjoyment.
This is french baroque at its best ( one would not expect less from Savall and his fantastic ensemble !).
You also get a great variety of top performances : oboe, flute,violin and viola da gamba as soloists.
If you like baroque music, just get this one .

Good but not Great........2005-08-08

While Savall has gathered some of the top players today to join him, the result is largely individualistic. Attention to fine details is lacking, as often ornaments are not played together in the same fashion, nor are phrases entirely similar. The orchestrations are clever and Savall and his collegues give us quite a number of rather touching movements. The overall result is good, and certainly better than some of the terribly square recordings existing on the market already (Robert Claire's bland offering comes to mind). I do find it a shame that given the potential for something quite spectacular with Savall, the end result is just 'good'.

Sublime Music.......2005-08-01

This is an absolutely lovely CD for anyone who appreciates Baroque period music. The music is beautifully performed.

In the service of the king.......2005-07-27

Imagine your charge: you are court composer to the most powerful man who has ever lived. The old king is dying, slowly, his faculties are gradually receding. He has his lucid moments, remembering this or that great triumph. He has his dreamy moments, his visions of beauty and pleasure. His majesty wishes to be entertained, surrounded by those he most highly esteems. The year is 1714, the place the Palais de Versailles: the King is Louis XIV.

You are Francois Couperin. Your music must not jar the king from his reveries, it must carry him, like a leaf, down a graceful French stream on a bright spring day. The birds must twitter, the breezes blow, and the sun! The sun must bounce off the waves as dazzling and blinding jewels of light. Your music must capture the king's melancholy, for he knows his life is ending, and he wants only the bittersweet relish of his life's sweet moments.

You have dazzled him for fifteen years with your own harpsichord music. You know others have greatly pleased him with their music as well: the great Lully, the sublime Marais, that cantakerous Ste Colombe.

So you create a series of entertainments. They must be short, for it is better to have the king ask for another than to have him fall asleep in the middle of a set. And they must be perfect, for you are in the service of the king.

These are four of those entertainments. They serve up all the styles of the old king's long life, they admit only of beauty and majesty.

This is not the music of our times, and it is not likely to be appreciated or enjoyed within the context of our times. If you permit, Sr Savall and his small band of players will take you back three hundred years, and give you those moments the old king had.

They are moments worth having.

Sublime Savall..........2005-04-13

once again Maestro Savall proves himself and his cosmopolitan band of collaborators to be without peer. Perfect for studying, dinner parties, or even fooling around ;) this disc is a must have.

Jordi Savall deserves our sincere thanks for restoring to the world the hithertoo forgotten gems of early music. From the music Charles V would've listened to to this luscious and sublime offering of Couperin's concerts for the Sun King, I am grateful this Catalan genius is continueing to share the fruits of his warmhearted detective work with the world at large.

Pick it up today, don't delay and check out ALL of Alia Vox's efforts too. In a world marred by violence allow Jordi Savall and his team to take you back to a time that seems more civilized, more tolerant and can still help us remember that music knows neither creed nor boundary and can make us all rejoice.

Average customer rating: Quality doesn't automatically equal enjoyable

Tous Les Matins De Monde Manufacturer: Valois ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Baroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music | Allemandes | Courantes | Gigue | Sarabande General | Couperin, François | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Lully | Lully, Jean-Baptiste | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Marais | Marais, Marin | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Marin Marais · Sainte-Colombe ~ The Greatest Masterworks / Spectre de la Rose Music for the Spanish Kings Codex Faenza: Instrumental Music of the Early 15th Century ASIN: B000025UFL Release Date: 1993-01-05

Tracks:

1. Marche Pour la Ceremonie des Turcs
2. Improvisation Sur Les Folies d'Espagne
3. Prelude Pour Mr. Vauquelin
4. Gavotte du Tendre
5. Jeune Fillette
6. Pieurs
7. Concert a Deux Violes "Le Retour"
8. Reveuse
9. Troisieme Lecon de Tenebres a 2 Voix
10. Arabesque
11. Fantaisie en Mi Mineur
12. Pleurs
13. Badinage
14. Tombeau Pour Mr de Sainte Colombe
15. Muzettes I-II
16. Sonnerie de Ste Genevieve du Mont-De-Paris

Customer Reviews:

Quality doesn't automatically equal enjoyable.......2007-07-18

I bought this CD based on the many glowing reviews at Amazon of Savall's mastery of the uncommon viola de gambola.
I agree with the reviews; the viola de gambola is much pleasanter to hear than a screeching violin, and Savall is very skilled at the instrument and its arrangement.

But this album, after several listens, ultimately is somber in tone and repetitively simple in composition compared to other albums of similar period or even subgenre which I've purchased.

The final cut, although still somber, is the redeeming reason to have this album, as its use of counterpoint is much more interesting than the thin orchestration of the other cuts, and notably more pleasant a version than those arrangements I've heard which rely on violin.

Average customer rating: A wonderful and ethereal work!

Tous les matins du monde [Bande Originale du Film] [Hybrid SACD] Manufacturer: Alia Vox Spain ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Baroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music | Allemandes | Courantes | Gigue | Sarabande General | Couperin, François | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Lully | Lully, Jean-Baptiste | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Marais | Marais, Marin | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Soundtracks | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: All the Mornings of the World (Tous les matins du monde) Two-Disc Edition La Folia, 1490-1701 Vivaldi: Four Seasons [Hybrid SACD] Brahms, Tchaikovsky: Violin Concertos [Hybrid SACD] Tous Les Matins du Monde/Dix Ans Apres ASIN: B00064X3KY Release Date: 2006-03-06

Tracks:

1. Marche Pour La Ceremonie Des Tures
2. Imorovisations Sur Les Folies D' Espagne
3. Prelude Pour Mr. Vauqelin
4. Gavotte Du Tendre
5. Une Jeune Fillette
6. Les Pleurs
7. Concert A Deux Violes "Le Retour"
8. Reveuse ( Marin Marais ) 4eme Livre De Pieces De Viole
9. Troisieme Lecon De Tenebres A Voix
10. L' Arabesque ( Marin Marais ) 4eme Livre De Pieces De Viole
11. Fantaisie En Mi Mineur
12. Les Pleurs ( Mr. De Sainte Colombe ) Version A 2 Violes
13. Le Badinage ( Marin Marais ) 4eme Livre De Pieces De Viole
14. Tombeau Pour Mr. De Sainte Colombe ( Marin Marais ) 2eme Livre De Pieces De Viole
15. Muzettes I-Ii ( Marin Marais ) 3eme Livre De Pieces De Viole
16. Sonnerie De Ste. Genevieve Du Mont-De-Paris ( Marin Marais )

Customer Reviews:

A wonderful and ethereal work!.......2005-03-30

THis album is as stunning and beautiful as the film. The operatic works and the pieces for Viol are absolutely some of the best. Jordi Savall is wonderful.

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Couperin: Les Nations, Vol. 2 Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Trios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Couperin, François | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Trio Sonatas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Couperin: Les Nations ASIN: B000IB0JRA Release Date: 2006-11-21

Tracks:

1. In D Minor
2. I. Gravement -
3. II. Vivement -
4. III. Gravement, Et Marque - Tres Lentement -
5. IV. Rondeau. Legerement -
6. V. Rondement -
7. VI. Vivement
8. VII. Allemande. Sans Lenteur
9. VIII. Courante
10. IX. Seconde Courante. Plus Marquee
11. X. Sarabande. Tendrement
12. XI. Bouree. Gayement
13. XII. Gigue. D'une Legerete Moderee
14. XIII. Rondeau. Gayement - Premier Couplet - Rondeau - Second Couplet - Rondeau - Troisieme Couplet - Rondeau
15. XIV. Chaconne. - Mineur - Gayement
16. XV. Menuet
17. I. Vivement
18. II. Air. Agreablement
19. III. Sarabande. Tendrement
20. IV Chaconne. Legere
21. In G Minor
22. I. Gravement -
23. II. Vivement
24. III. Gravement
25. IV. Vivement, Et marque - Lentement
26. V. Air Gracieusement
27. VI. Second Air
28. VII. Gravement Et Marque -
29. VIII. Legerement
30. IX. Allemande. Boblement, Et Sans Lenteur
31. X. Courante
32. XI. Seconde Courante. Un Peu Plus Gayement
33. XII. Sarabande. Tendrement
34. XIII. Rondeau. Gayement - Premier Couplet - Rondeau - Second Couplet - Rondeau - Troisieme Couplet - Rondeau
35. XIV. Gigue. Affectueusement, Quoy Que Legerement

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Couperin: Les Nations Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Trios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Couperin, François | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Trio Sonatas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Couperin: Les Nations, Vol. 2 ASIN: B0000669KR Release Date: 2002-06-25

Tracks:

1. Les Nations, Premier Ordre "La Francoise": Gravement-Gayement-Gravement-Gayement-Gravement-Vivament-Air. Gracieusement-Gayement
2. Les Nations, Premier Ordre "La Francoise": Allemande. Sans lenteur
3. Les Nations, Premier Ordre "La Francoise": Premiere Courante. Noblement
4. Les Nations, Premier Ordre "La Francoise": Seconde Courante. Un peu plus viste
5. Les Nations, Premier Ordre "La Francoise": Sarabande. Gravement
6. Les Nations, Premier Ordre "La Francoise": Gigue. Gayement
7. Les Nations, Premier Ordre "La Francoise": Chaconne ou Passacaille. Moderement-Vif et marque
8. Les Nations, Premier Ordre "La Francoise": Gavotte
9. Les Nations, Premier Ordre "La Francoise": Menuet
10. Douzieme Concert a deux Violes, ou autres instrumens a L'unisson: Pointe-coule
11. Douzieme Concert a deux Violes, ou autres instrumens a L'unisson: Badinage
12. Douzieme Concert a deux Violes, ou autres instrumens a L'unisson: Lentement, et patetiquement
13. Douzieme Concert a deux Violes, ou autres instrumens a L'unisson: Air. Gracieusement, et legerement
14. La Sultane: Gravement
15. La Sultane: Gayment
16. La Sultane: Air. Tendrement-Gravement
17. La Sultane: Legerement
18. Les Nations, Second Ordre "L'Espagnole": Gravement, et mesure-Tres lentement-Vivement-Affectueusement-Legerement-Gayement-Air tendre-Vivement, et marque
19. Les Nations, Second Ordre "L'Espagnole": Allemande. Gracieusement
20. Les Nations, Second Ordre "L'Espagnole": Courante, Noblement
21. Les Nations, Second Ordre "L'Espagnole": Seconde Courante. Un peu plus vivement
22. Les Nations, Second Ordre "L'Espagnole": Sarabande. Gravement
23. Les Nations, Second Ordre "L'Espagnole": Gigue louree. Moderement
24. Les Nations, Second Ordre "L'Espagnole": Gavote. Tendrement, sand lentuer
25. Les Nations, Second Ordre "L'Espagnole": Rondeau. Affectueusement
26. Les Nations, Second Ordre "L'Espagnole": Bouree. Gayement-Double de la Bouree precedente
27. Les Nations, Second Ordre "L'Espagnole": Passacaille. Noblement et marque-Vivement

Average customer rating: A Masterpiece of Music and Performance! Obra maestra From garden hut to royal palace This Soundtrack is wonderful Great selections ....Thanks Mr.Savall

Tous les matins du monde / Jordi Savall (1991 film) Sainte Colombe , Marin Marais , Jordi Savall , François Couperin , Les Concert des Nations , Fabio Biondi , Rolf Lislevand , Montserrat Figueras , Maria-Cristina Kiehr , Jérôme Hantaï , Pierre Hantaï , Christophe Coin , and Jean-Baptiste Lully Manufacturer: Valois ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Baroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music | Allemandes | Courantes | Gigue | Sarabande General | Couperin, François | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Lully | Lully, Jean-Baptiste | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Marais | Marais, Marin | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: All the Mornings of the World (Tous les matins du monde) Two-Disc Edition Tous Les Matins du Monde/Dix Ans Apres ASIN: B000005WDQ Release Date: 1993-01-05

Tracks:

1. Tous Les Matins Du Monde: Marche pour la ceremonie des Turcs
2. Tous Les Matins Du Monde: Improvisation sur les Folies d'Espagne
3. Tous Les Matins Du Monde: Prelude pour Mr Vauquelin
4. Tous Les Matins Du Monde: Gavotte du Tendre
5. Tous Les Matins Du Monde: Une jeune fillette
6. Tous Les Matins Du Monde: Les Pleurs
7. Tous Les Matins Du Monde: Concert a deux violes < >
8. Tous Les Matins Du Monde: La Reveuse
9. Tous Les Matins Du Monde: Troisieme Lecon de Tenebres a 2 voix
10. Tous Les Matins Du Monde: L'Arabesque
11. Tous Les Matins Du Monde: Fantaisie en mi mineur
12. Tous Les Matins Du Monde: Les Pleurs
13. Tous Les Matins Du Monde: Le Badinage
14. Tous Les Matins Du Monde: Tombeau pour Mr de Sainte Colombe
15. Tous Les Matins Du Monde: Muzettes I - II
16. Tous Les Matins Du Monde: Sonnerie de Ste Genevieve du Mont-de-Paris

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Whether or not you saw the film Tous les matins du monde, you owe it to yourself to either discover or revisit its soundtrack, which features the music of two great figures of 17th-century France: Saint Colombe and his pupil Marin Marais. Saint Colombe, about whom little is known, was a great viol player who was acclaimed for his improvisations. Marais became a member of the famed court orchestra under Lully (some of whose music also appears on the disc) at a very young age. One of the joys of this recording is the sound of the bass viol, an instrument rarely played by itself, especially in such a virtuoso manner. Jordi Savall is the undisputed modern master of the instrument, and he shows us why on this program. As an added bonus, two outstanding vocal pieces are sung with endearing purity, flawless technique, and impeccable intonation by two perfectly matched sopranos. --David Vernier

Customer Reviews:

A Masterpiece of Music and Performance!.......2001-12-30

Easily the best recorded version of a personal favorite: Marin Marais' fabulous "Sonnerie de Ste Genvieve..." The imagery of the relentlessly ringing bells is so vivid that you imagine yourself directly under the bell tower!

The entire album is spiritual and rewarding in all aspects - performed with virtuosic furor blending into the most serene of moments in the most seamless manner.

I did not see the motion picture, but I truly wish I had. What joy this music brings!

Obra maestra.......2001-08-10

Este CD y la película cambiaron mi vida. Es una obra maestra, el clima generado por el director y la viola de Jordi Savall hacen una fiesta para el oído de todo el que escuche. Es un CD que no hay que dejar de oir ni una película para dejar de ver.

From garden hut to royal palace.......2001-01-23

Once there was a website titled: "Jordi Savall is God!". The site has disappeared, but it's hard not to have sympathy with that viewpoint. Introduced to Savall through this CD, it made me an immediate fan. A strained budget fails to cease the slow but steady accumulation of his music. Still, it is this CD which is brought off the shelf most often, to be enjoyed without reservation.

There has been more than a little grizzling among viola da gamba buffs over Jordi's role in arranging the music for this film. Most of it seems to be pure envy at Savall's scholarship and performing abilities. If nothing else, owning this CD will lead you to a world of beautiful music. That world might even prompt you to listen to others performing the same pieces, each presenting it in their own way.

For those who know the story, the film and the music pivot around the life of Monsieur de Sainte Colombe. A figure of historical mystery, still unidentified, what is known of his life comes from a journal kept by Marais. Grieving for his lost wife, he retired to a hut at the bottom of his garden. Rumour had it he was visited by his wife's ghost, who critiqued his compositions. Sainte Colombe added a new string to the viola, drastically changing the character of the instrument, extending its range and depth. Sainte Colombe was a master composer for the instrument. And Jordi Savall unmatched in his performance of the music.

Savall, of course, has virtually resurrected Monsieur Sainte Colombe's music from the obscurity of the specialist's interest. Now, his melodious renditions are to be found in any classical store shelf. Savall's interpretations, however, remain the pinnacle all other performers aspire to match. This CD has set a standard for 17th Century music renditions. If you are the least interested in the period, the music and/or the range of qualities Sainte Colombe introduced when he added that seventh string to the instrument, this CD is a mandatory beginning. Just be aware that while Jordi Savall may not be [g]od, his music is divine. It will take you to a blissful paradise of sound that you can enjoy again and again. You will never regret buying this disk.

This Soundtrack is wonderful.......2000-05-14

There is absolutley beautiful music on this soundtrack. I loved the film also. I'm so happy I got this CD. It has such great viol da gamba music on it. It's extremely relaxing to listen to.I really recommend this CD if you like viol da gamba music or you liked the movie.

Great selections ....Thanks Mr.Savall.......1999-12-03

Mr. Savall is one of my favorites early music conductor/performer He is well at home with any piece of music from hte medieval to the classical period.Mr. Savall follows strictly the practices and performances procedures of early music.my favorite tracks in this recording are the openning march and the improvisation on "La folia de Espagne".This is a great gift for anyone who loves early music this holyday season... Gracias Sr.Savall !

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F Couperin: Les Concerts Royaux, 1722 /Le Concert des Nations * Savall Manufacturer: Alia Vox Spain ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Couperin, François | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0006FNF38 Release Date: 2005-06-14

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Couperin: Les Nations, 1726 Manufacturer: Astree ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Trios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Couperin, François | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Trio Sonatas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000501B9 Release Date: 2001-02-13

Tracks:

1. Premier Ordre: La Francoise: I. Son (Gravement - Gayement - Gravement - Gayement - Vivement...)
2. Premier Ordre: La Francoise: II. Allemande
3. Premier Ordre: La Francoise: III. Premiere Courante
4. Premier Ordre: La Francoise: IV. Seconde Courante
5. Premier Ordre: La Francoise: V. Sarabande
6. Premier Ordre: La Francoise: VI. Gigue
7. Premier Ordre: La Francoise: VII. Chaconne Ou Passacaille
8. Premier Ordre: La Francoise: VIII. Gavotte
9. Premier Ordre: La Francoise: IX. Menuet
10. Second Ordre: L'espagnole: I. Son (Gravement, Et Mesure - Vivement - Air - Affectueusement...)
11. Second Ordre: L'espagnole: II. Allemande
12. Second Ordre: L'espagnole: III. Courante
13. Second Ordre: L'espagnole: IV. Second Courante
14. Second Ordre: L'espagnole: V. Sarabande
15. Second Ordre: L'espagnole: VI. Gigue Louree
16. Second Ordre: L'espagnole: VII. Gavotte
17. Second Ordre: L'espagnole: VIII. Rondeau
18. Second Ordre: L'espagnole: IX. Bouree. Double De La Bouree Precedente
19. Second Ordre: L'espagnole: X. Passacaille

Tracks:

1. Troisieme Ordre: L'imperiale: I. Son (Gravement - Vivement - Gravement, Et Marque - Legerement...)
2. Troisieme Ordre: L'imperiale: II. Allemande
3. Troisieme Ordre: L'imperiale: III. Courante
4. Troisieme Ordre: L'imperiale: IV. Seconde Courante
5. Troisieme Ordre: L'imperiale: V. Sarabande
6. Troisieme Ordre: L'imperiale: VI. Bouree
7. Troisieme Ordre: L'imperiale: VII. Gigue
8. Troisieme Ordre: L'imperiale: VIII. Rondeau
9. Troisieme Ordre: L'imperiale: IX. Chaconne
10. Troisieme Ordre: L'imperiale: X. Menuet
11. Quatrieme Ordre: La Piemontoise: I. Son (Gravement - Vivement - Gravement - Vivement Et Marque...)
12. Quatrieme Ordre: La Piemontoise: II. Allemande
13. Quatrieme Ordre: La Piemontoise: III. Courante
14. Quatrieme Ordre: La Piemontoise: IV. Seconde Courante
15. Quatrieme Ordre: La Piemontoise: V. Sarabande
16. Quatrieme Ordre: La Piemontoise: VI. Rondeau
17. Quatrieme Ordre: La Piemontoise: VII. Gigue

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François Couperin: Les Nations Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Trios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Couperin, François | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Trio Sonatas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000000SMF Release Date: 1994-06-07

Tracks:

1. Premier Ordre: La Francoise (La Pucelle): Gravement/Gayement/Gravement/Gayement/Gravement...
2. Premier Ordre: Allemande, Sans Lenteur
3. Premier Ordre: Premiere Courante, Noblement
4. Premier Ordre: Seconde Courante, Un Peu Plus Viste
5. Premier Ordre: Sarabande, Gravement
6. Premier Ordre: Gigue, Gayement
7. Premier Ordre: Chaconne Ou Passacaille, Moderement - Vif, Et Marque
8. Premier Ordre: Gavotte
9. Premier Ordre: Menuet
10. Second Ordre: L'Espagnole (La Visionnaire): Gravement, Et Mesure/Vivement/Air, Affectueusement - ...
11. Second Ordre: Allemande, Gracieusement
12. Second Ordre: Courante, Noblement
13. Second Ordre: Seconde Courante, Un Peu Plus Vivement
14. Second Ordre: Sarabande, Gravement
15. Second Ordre: Gigue Louree, Moderement
16. Second Ordre: Gavotte, Tendrement, Sans Lenteur
17. Second Ordre: Rondeau, Affectueusement
18. Second Ordre: Bouree, Gayement
19. Second Ordre: Double De La Bouree Precedente
20. Second Ordre: Passacaille, Noblement, Et Marque - Vivement, Et Fort

Tracks:

1. Troisieme Ordre: L'Imperiale: Gravement/Vivement/Gravement, Et Marque - Tres Lentement...
2. Troisieme Ordre: Allemande, Sans Lenteur
3. Troisieme Ordre: Courante
4. Troisieme Ordre: Seconde Courante, Plus Marque
5. Troisieme Ordre: Sarabande, Tendrement
6. Troisieme Ordre: Bouree, Gayement
7. Troisieme Ordre: Gigue, D'une Legerete Moderee
8. Troisieme Ordre: Rondeau, Gayement
9. Troisieme Ordre: Chaconne
10. Troisieme Ordre: Menuet
11. Quatrieme Ordre: La Piemontoise (L'Astree): Gravement/Vivement/Gravement/Vivement Et Marque - ...
12. Quatrieme Ordre: Allemande, Noblement, Et Sans Lenteur
13. Quatrieme Ordre: Courante
14. Quatrieme Ordre: Seconde Courante, Un Peu Plus Gayement
15. Quatrieme Ordre: Sarabande, Tendrement
16. Quatrieme Ordre: Rondeau, Gayement
17. Quatrieme Ordre: Gigue, Affectueusement, Quoy Que Legerement

Track Listings:

1. Frantisek Tuma: Miserere Mei Deus & Stabat Mater
2. French Cello Sonatas, Vol.2
3. French Sonatas for Violin and Piano
4. Froberger: Suite for harpsichord No18; Tombeau sur la mort de M. Blancheroche
5. Georg Philipp Telemann: Oboe (Suite in G Minor from "Getreue Music-Meister" / Sonata in B-Major from "Esserzicii Musici" / Partita II in G-Major from "Die Kleine Cammer-Music" / Sonata in G-Minor from "Musique de Table") - Paul D
6. Georg Philipp Telemann: Tafelmusik, Part III - Ensemble Il Fondamento
7. German Baroque Chamber Music
8. German Church Cantatas and Arias
9. Gossec: 6 Flute Quartets
10. Gounod: Harmonies Célestes

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Life in a Day [Import]

Puccini - Turandot / Casolla · Larin · Frittoli · Bottion · Colombara · Fardilha · Piccoli · Allemano · Vitelli · Mehta

Les Amants de Teruel [Import]

Music: Straight Ahead

Pointless Shoes [Enhanced]

Oh My God [CD-single]

Our Love Is Loud [Enhanced]

Otto Malling: Piano Concerto

Outlaw Family Band

Lo Mejor

Rush Hour Soul [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]

Nail File: The Platinum Collection [Original recording remastered] [Import]

Natural Formentera [Import]

The Sensual Guitar

Warm Your Heart