Composer: Jean-Baptiste Lully
Orchestra: Les Épopées
Conductor: Stephane Fuget
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Château de Versailles Spectacles
Catalogue: CVS087
Release: 2023
Size: 1.36 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Plaude laetare Gallia
02. Sacro Delphinus fonte lavatur
03. O Jesu, vita credentium
04. Vivat, regnet Princeps fidelis
05. Magnificat anima mea Dominus
06. Quia respexit humilitatem
07. Et misericordia
08. Fecit potentiam in brachio suo
09. Deposuit potentes de sede
10. Sicut locutus est ad patres nostros
11. Gloria Patri
12. Sicut erat in principio
13. Benedictus
14. Sicut locutus est per os sanctuorum
15. Salutem ex inimicis nostris
16. Jusjuradum quod juravit
17. Ut sine timore
18. In sanctitate et justitia coram ipso
19. Ad dandam scientiam salutis plebi ejus
20. Per viscera misericordiæ Dei nostri
21. Ad dirigendos pedes nostros
22. Domine salvum fac regem
23. Et exaudi nos in die qua invocaverimus te
24. Notus in Judæa Deus
25. Ibi confregit potentias arcuum
26. Dormierunt somnum suum
27. De cælo auditum fecisti judicium
28. Cum exsurgeret in judicium Deus
29. Terribili, et ei qui aufert spiritum principum
Here, four exceptional Grands Motets composed by Lully to the greatest glory of Louis XIV have been brought together: Plaude Laetare Gallia was performed in 1668 as a jubilant celebration of the birth of his first son, the Grand Dauphin; Benedictus is a piece of extraordinary architecture that transcends the sacred drama; Notus in Judea Deus, composed in 1685 shortly before Lully’s death, is a true victory song celebrating the glory of God; finally, Domine Salvum fac Regem, an energetic “God save the King”, was systematically sung in honour of the sovereign. The sublime Magnificat by Henry Du Mont, who was in charge of the Music of the King’s Chapel until 1683, adds yet more splendour. Stephane Fuget has brought together the best performers, a veritable “army of generals” with a vast choir composed of exceptional singers, to bring these legendary pieces back to life amid the magnificence of Versailles.