La Magnifique: Flute Music for the Court of Louis XIV

This programme portrays the 'birth' of the flute in France in the late 17th century and the following 40 years of its life as a new and fashionable instrument. A famous patron of the arts, King Louis XIV gathered elite composers and musicians to create the refinement, elegance and good taste that was demanded at his Paris Court. From the early petites pièces to more virtuoso suites and sonatas with their ornamented lyricism and grand dance rhythms, the mellow, robust and almost husky sounds of flutes from this period blend and weave around each other like the voices of two singers.

1: I. Prelude
2: II. Allegro
3: III. Adagio
4: IV. Sarabande
5: V. Gigue
6: VI. Allegro
7: Ritournelle Pour Diane
8: Vos Mépris Chaque Jour
9: On a Beau Feindre
10: No. 99. Menuet
11: III. Sarabande 'La Descosteaux'
12: IV. Sarabande
13: J'ecoûtois Autrefois - Je N'entens Qu'à Regret
14: VII. Sarabande. Grave Et Tendre
15: I. Prélude. Gravement
16: II. Courante. Légèrement
17: III. Grave
18: IV. Gigue. Vivement
19: I. ---/II. Vivement
20: III. Chaconne
21: I. Prélude. Vivement
22: II. Air. Agréablement
23: III. Sarabande. Tendrement
24: IV. Chaconne. Légère
25: I. Prélude
26: II. Fantaisie
27: IV. Sarabande II
28: VI. Gigue
29: IX. Menuet II
30: X. Plainte
31: XII. Petite Passacaille

Composer: Louis-Nicolas Clérambault, Jean-Baptiste Lully, François Couperin, Marin Marais, Robert de Visee, Michel de la Barre, Louis-Antoine Dornel, Jacques Hotteterre, Philbert Rébille, Michel Lambert

Number of Discs: 1

UK Delivery:

• Free delivery on all orders of £10 or more.
• £1.49 delivery fee on orders below £10.
• UK orders are shipped via Royal Mail 2nd Class.

International Delivery:

• Flat rate delivery charges vary by country.

Dispatch and Delivery Times:

• All orders are shipped from our warehouse in Northampton, UK within 48 hours of receipt during working hours.
• UK mainland orders typically arrive within 3-5 working days via Royal Mail 2nd Class.
• International estimated delivery times:
• Europe & Channel Islands: 7 to 10 working days
• USA: 7 to 15 working days
• Rest of the World: 9 to 21 working days

View our full delivery infomation here.