The Prime Musician of the World
Kate Molleson concludes Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre's story, as she writes airs for the theatre and musical thanks for a new young king; and still composing bold new music.
Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665-1729) was a pioneer in the history of music, one of the first to bring sonatas and cantatas into the French repertoire, and the first woman in France to compose a performed opera. She explored and pushed further the possibilities of musical composition, as well as writing some of the most beautiful pieces of the Baroque era. She worked under the patronage of the most powerful figures of this Grand Si猫cle that saw the absolute reign of Louis XIV and the construction of his dreamed Versailles. And yet, there are still many elements of mystery and unknown in this composer's story. Kate Molleson invites you to (re)discover the extraordinary adventures of a gifted musician, with a soup莽on of French flair and lots of gorgeous music.
In this fifth episode, we conclude Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre's story, as she writes airs for the theatre and musical thanks for a new young king; and is still composing bold new music.
Harpsichord Suite (No. 5) in D minor
from Pi猫ces de Clavecin qui peuvent se jouer sur le Violon (1707)
IX. Rigaudon
X. Rigaudon II
XI. Charconne
Frances Conover Fitch, harpsichord
Le Sommeil d鈥橴lysse ["Ulysses' Sleep"] (excerpts)
from Cantates Fran莽aises (1715)
Isabelle Desrochers, soprano
Les Voix Humaines
Christine Payeux, viola da gamba/director
Le Raccomodement Comique de Pierrot et de Nicole ["Pierrot and Nicole's Comical Reconciliation"] (1715)
Isabelle Poulenard, soprano
Michel Verschaeve, baritone
Fran莽oise Bloch, viol
Georges Guillard, harpsichord
Trio Sonata in G minor
from Sonates en Trio et pour Violon Seul et Basse Continue (1695)
Ensemble Diderot
Johannes Pramsohler, baroque violin/director
Air 脿 boire La Proven莽ale: 'Entre nous mes chers amis' ["Drinking Song La Proven莽ale: 'Between us, dear friends'"]
from Recueil d'Airs S茅rieux et 脿 Boire de Diff茅rents Auteurs (1724)
Anne Az茅ma, soprano
Harpsichord Suite No. 6 in G major
from Pi猫ces de Clavecin qui peuvent se jouer sur le Violon (1707)
III. Sarabande
Elizabeth Farr, harpsichord
Sonata in A minor
from Sonates en Trio et pour Violon Seul et Basse Continue (1695)
Sophie de Bardonn猫che, violin
Lucile Boulanger, viola da gamba
Justin Taylor, harpsichord
C茅phale et Procris ["Cephalus and Procris"]
Prologue (excerpts)
Reinoud van Mechelen, tenor/haute-contre (C茅phale)
Lore Binon, soprano (Flore)
Lisandro Abadie, bass-baritone (Pan)
Gwendoline Blondeel, soprano (Nymphe)
Wei Lian Huang, soprano (Nymphe)
Namur Chamber Choir
a nocte temporis
Reinoud van Mechelen, director
Team of the week
Presenter: Kate Molleson
Producer: Julien Rosa
Production Coordinator: Ellie Phillips
Mixing: Jonathan Thomas
Composer of the Week is a 蜜芽传媒 Audio Wales production for 蜜芽传媒 Radio 3
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脡lisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre
Harpsichord Suite in D minor (excerpt)
Performer: Frances Conover Fitch.- CENTAUR CRC2781-82.
- CENTAUR.
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脡lisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre
Le Sommeil d'Ulisse
Singer: Isabelle Desrochers. Ensemble: Les Voix humaines. Director: Christine Payeux.- ALPHA : ALPHA-006.
- ALPHA.
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脡lisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre
Pierrot and Nicole's Comical Reconciliation'
Performer: Georges Guillard. Performer: Francoise Bloch. Singer: Isabelle Poulenard. Singer: Michel Verschaeve.- Arion : ARN 268012.
- Arion.
- 17.
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脡lisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre
Trio Sonata in G minor
Orchestra: Ensemble Diderot.- The Paris Albun.
- Audax Records.
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脡lisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre
Drinking Song La Proven莽ale "Between us, dear friends"
Singer: Anne Az茅ma.- CENTAUR.
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脡lisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre
Harpsichord Suite in G major (Sarabande)
Performer: Elizabeth Farr.- Naxos: 8557654.
- Naxos.
- 22.
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脡lisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre
Sonata in A minor
Performer: Sophie de Bardonn猫che. Performer: Lucile Boulanger. Performer: Justin Taylor.- ALPHA.
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脡lisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre
Cephale et Procris (Prologue)
Singer: Reinoud Van Mechelen. Singer: Lore Binon. Singer: Gwendoline Blondeel. Singer: Wei-Lian Huang. Choir: Namur Chamber Choir. Ensemble: A Nocte Temporis.- CH脗TEAU DE VERSAILLES SPECTACLES : CVS119.
- CH脗TEAU DE VERSAILLES SPECTACLES.
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