An educational programme featuring early music. Les Danses Baroque Français: because of our French week, Documento is in ‘la douce France’ today, but dancing.
Because of our French week Documento is in la douce France today. We will take a tour through a variation of French regions, where we will listen to 17th and 18th century folk music.
We will hear about some of the dances from this folk music ended up in the ‘official’ composed music.
Thoinot Arbeau (1520 – 1595)
from Orchésographie:
2 Branle des lavandières et branle des pois
3 Branle couppé de la guerre
4 Branle de la montarde
Claude Gervaise (active ca. 1550)
5 Branles de Champagne
Compagnie Maître Guillaume conducted by Sophie Rousseau
(Arion, 1995)
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier
From Fragmens mélodiques ou symphonies en trio, op. 65 (1737):
6 Passepieds 1 & 2
Le Concert Spirituel conducted by Hervé Niquet
(Naxos 8.554456, 2001)
Pierre Phalèse (ca 1510 – 1573)
7 Branle de Poitou
Compagnie Maître Guillaume conducted by Sophie Rousseau
(Arion PV797061, 1997)
Jean Baptiste Dupuits (active 1741 – 1757)
From Sonata no 1 op. 3:
8 Menuet
Matthias Loibner and Riccardo Delfino, hurdy-gurdy. Laurent Le Chenadec, bassoon. Thomas Wimmer, gamba. Norbert Zeilberger, harpsichord
(CPO 999 864-2, 2000)
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier
From Fragmens mélodiques ou symphonies en trio, op. 65:
9 Menuet
Le Concert Spirituel conducted by Hervé Niquet
(Naxos 8.554456, 2001)
Anonymous
10 Tambourin
Les Tambourins de Provence conducted by Gabriel André
(Arion ARN 60523, 2001)
Esprit Philippe Chédeville (1696 – 1762)
From Suite in G minor:
11 Tambourin
Matthew Spring, percussion. Martin Souter, harpsichord. Heather Birt, gamba
(The Gift of Music, 2003)
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier
From Fragments mélodiques ou symphonies en trio, op. 65:
12 Tambourins I & II
Le Concert Spirituel conducted by Hervé Niquet
(Naxos 8.554456, 2001)
Anonymous (18th century)
Contredanses parisiennes:
13 Cotillon
14 La Babet
15 Le Poivre
16 La Pharaonne
17 Mississippi
18 Greensleeves
Ensemble Caprice conducted by Matthias Maute
(ATMA ACD2 2344, 2004)
Anonymous
19 Les sept sauts
Luc Charles-Dominique, violin
(Cinq Planetes CP 1781, 2000)
Anonymous
20 Les sept sauts
Ensemble Caprice conducted by Matthias Maute
(ATMA ACD2 2344, 2004)
Complement:
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier
From Première serenade ou symphonie françoise op. 39 (1732):
21 Chaconne
Le Concert Spirituel conducted by Hervé Niquet
(Naxos 8.554295, 2000)
