Constance Taillard - Versailles - Westminster (2022) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. The Fairy Queen: Entry Dance
02. The Fairy Queen: Dance For The Followers Of The Night
03. The Fairy Queen: Ground
04. Suite du cinquième ton: Prélude
05. Suite du cinquième ton: Diminution De La Basse
06. Suite du cinquième ton: Fugue En Basse De Voix Humaine
07. Suite du cinquième ton: Duo
08. Suite du cinquième ton: Récit De Cromhorne
09. Suite du cinquième ton: Cornet
10. Suite du cinquième ton: Grand Jeu
11. Suite du cinquième ton: Plein Jeu
12. Cadmus & Hermione: Ouverture
13. The Fairy Queen: Dance For The Green Man
14. The Fairy Queen: Jig
15. The Fairy Queen: Dance For The Fairies
16. The Fairy Queen: Voluntary In G Major
17. The Fairy Queen: Fantaisie
18. The Fairy Queen: Duo
19. Atys: Acte III - Scene 4 - Les Songes Agreables
20. Armide: Acte V - Scène 2 - Passacaille
21. Armide: Voluntary In D Minor For Double Organ
22. Suite De Premier Ton: Prélude
23. Suite De Premier Ton: Duo
24. Suite De Premier Ton: Cromhorne En Taille
25. Suite De Premier Ton: Basse De Trompette
26. Suite De Premier Ton: Trio Atrois Claviers
27. Suite De Premier Ton: Tierce En Taille
28. Suite De Premier Ton: Dialogue
29. Harpsichord Suite N°4 In A Minor: Prélude
30. Harpsichord Suite N°4 In A Minor: Almand
31. Harpsichord Suite N°4 In A Minor: Corante
32. Harpsichord Suite N°4 In A Minor: Saraband
33. Harpsichord Suite N°4 In A Minor: Fugue Sur Le Chromorne
34. Harpsichord Suite N°4 In A Minor: Cornet Voluntary In A Minor
35. King Arthur: Acte IV - How Happy The Lover



France and England had strong musical links during the reign of Louis XIV, with two English sovereigns exiled to France, Francophiles and Francophones, Catholics and allies, linked by blood to their cousin, the Greatest King in the World. After the beheading of his father in 1649, Charles II sought refuge in France before regaining his throne in 1660 and imposing a musical style marked by the French example, in particular with the creation of the 24 King's Violins, and the Royal Academy of Music directed by the Frenchman Cambert! Then from 1689 to 1701, it was James II who lived in exile in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. English composers, pushed to the breadline by the Puritans, were given a new lease of life by the compositions of Lully and the French keyboard masters: during these decades, Blow and Purcell succeeded each other as organists of Westminster, while Nivers and Lebegue held the organ of the Royal Chapel of Versailles. All of these Royals find themselves at the harpsichord and the organ in Constance Taillard's witty settings, as she plays the historic instruments of the Palace of Versailles with an oh-so British and Si Français style.

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