Ensemble Molière
The King's Playlist
Music to accompany Louis XIV in his daily life
Kate Conway viola da gamba; Alice Earll violin; Satoko Doi-Luck harpsichord; Flavia Hirte flute; Catriona McDermid bassoon
What better way to wake up than the Ouverture from Charpentier’s Les Arts Florissants? Extracts from Lully’s Phaëton as the sun rises, a little Couperin as one goes about daily business, a Simphonie pour les soupers du Roy by Delalande to accompany supper, dance music from the Ballet Royal de la Nuit and a suite to dream to from Marais’ Trios pour le coucher du Roy.
The Georgian Concert Society
Sat 22 February 2025
New Town Church, Edinburgh
7:30pm
£25 (Concessions £23, Students/Unwaged £10)- ➕1 other performance
Full Event Details
Ensemble Molière, the first ever BBC Radio 3 New Generation Baroque Ensemble, presents a rich and varied soundtrack of music dedicated to every moment of the Sun King’s day, by some of the leading French Baroque composers of the time.
What better way to wake up than the Ouverture from Charpentier’s Les Arts Florissants? Extracts from Lully’s Phaëton as the sun rises, a little Couperin as one goes about daily business, a Simphonie pour les soupers du Roy by Delalande to accompany supper, dance music from the Ballet Royal de la Nuit and a suite to dream to from Marais’ Trios pour le coucher du Roy.
Venue Details & Map
Location
New Town Church, Edinburgh
13 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2PA
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