Inner Chambers: Royal Court Music of Louis XIV Les Ordinaires & Allison Nyquist

• Jacques-Martin Hotteterre (1674 - 1763): L'Art de préluder, Op. 7:
• 1 L'Art de préluder, Op. 7: Prelude in D Major 04:20
• François Couperin (1668 - 1733): Concert royaux No. 1 in G Major:
• 2 Concert royaux No. 1 in G Major: I. Prélude 02:18
• 3 Concert royaux No. 1 in G Major: II. Allemande 01:59
• 4 Concert royaux No. 1 in G Major: III. Sarabande 02:29
• 5 Concert royaux No. 1 in G Major: IV. Gavotte 00:53
• 6 Concert royaux No. 1 in G Major: V. Gigue 01:57
• 7 Concert royaux No. 1 in G Major: VI. Menuet & Trio 01:27
• Jacques-Martin Hotteterre (1674 - 1763): Airs et brunettes:
• 8 Airs et brunettes: Rochers, je ne veux point 02:35
• Marin Marais (1656 - 1728): Pièces de viole, Book 3, Suite in G Major:
• 9 Pièces de viole, Book 3, Suite in G Major: I. Prélude 02:00
• 10 Pièces de viole, Book 3, Suite in G Major: V. Allemande le magnifique 02:32
• 11 Pièces de viole, Book 3, Suite in G Major: VII. Courante 01:51
• 12 Pièces de viole, Book 3, Suite in G Major: VIII. Sarabande grave 03:16
• 13 Pièces de viole, Book 3, Suite in G Major: XVI. La guitare 04:24
• Michel Pignolet de Montéclair (1667 - 1737): Brunètes anciènes et modernes, Suite No. 2:
• 14 Brunètes anciènes et modernes, Suite No. 2: II. Je sens naître en mon coeur 01:56
• Concert No. 2 for Flute & Continuo (1720):
• 15 Concert No. 2 for Flute & Continuo (1720): I. Prélude 01:41
• 16 Concert No. 2 for Flute & Continuo (1720): II. Allemande 01:49
• 17 Concert No. 2 for Flute & Continuo (1720): III. Courante à l'italienne 01:18
• 18 Concert No. 2 for Flute & Continuo (1720): IV. Rondeau tendrement 01:18
• 19 Concert No. 2 for Flute & Continuo (1720): V. Plainte 02:41
• 20 Concert No. 2 for Flute & Continuo (1720): VI. Sarabande 01:49
• 21 Concert No. 2 for Flute & Continuo (1720): VIII. Rondeau un peu légèrement 01:36
• 22 Concert No. 2 for Flute & Continuo (1720): VII. La rémouler 01:40
• 23 Concert No. 2 for Flute & Continuo (1720): X. Air 01:07
• Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632 - 1687): Trios pour le coucher du roi, LWV 35:
• 24 Trios pour le coucher du roi, LWV 35: Chaconne 03:38
• Total Runtime 52:34

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Musical life at the court of Louis XIV was elaborate and spectacular, but what kind of music did the Sun King enjoy on withdrawing from public gaze? This album reveals the intimate sound world inside the private chambers of the grand royal palaces, exploring the depths of human emotion that Baroque art sought to express. The softly expressive combination of traverso, viola da gamba and theorbo was known as the Royal Trio, called upon for such duties as the official retirement-to-bed ceremony. Lully’s Chaconne ‘pour le Coucher du Roi’ provides a fitting close to this rich and fascinating programme.

Les Ordinaires:
Leela Breithaupt, Traverso (on track 1, 8, 14, 24), director
Erica Rubis, viola da gamba
David Walker, theorbo
Allison Nyquist, baroque violin (track 24)

Allison Edberg Nyquist
violin playing has been described by The Chicago Sun Times as “impeccable, with unerring intonation and an austere beauty.” She is concertmaster of the Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra and a member of Ensemble Voltaire, The Vivaldi Project, and Baroque Band (Chicago). She performs frequently with Chatham Baroque and at the Indianapolis Early Music Festival. Her discography includes recordings for the Eclectra, Delos, and Centaur CD labels. Nyquist has served on the faculties of Indiana State University, DePauw University, Ohio State, the Interlochen Arts Camp, and Lawrence University. A Tennessee native, she is often headed south as the newly appointed Artistic Director of Music City Baroque, Nashville’s baroque orchestra, and adjunct professor of baroque violin at Vanderbilt’s Blair School of Music.

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