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Florilegium

Le Roi s'amuse

Music for a King's pleasure

Ashley Solomon (flute), Reiko Ichise (viola da gamba), Siobhan Armstrong (harp)
Le Roi s'amuse
Florilegium explore the intimate and elegant sound-world of France in the decades around 1700 and perform music by composers known to both Louis XIV and Louis XV, including works by some of the titans of this period in France – viol virtuoso Marin Marais and flute pioneer Jacques-Martin Hotteterre – as well as lesser-known names such as Jacques Morel, Jean-Baptiste Barriére and Michel de la Barre.

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Florilegium explore the intimate and elegant sound-world of France in the decades around 1700 and perform music by composers known to both Louis XIV and Louis XV, including works by some of the titans of this period in France – viol virtuoso Marin Marais and flute pioneer Jacques-Martin Hotteterre – as well as lesser-known names such as Jacques Morel, Jean-Baptiste Barriére and Michel de la Barre.

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National Centre for Early Music, York
Walmgate, York, YO1 9TL, United Kingdom


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