Sous L'empire D'amour - French Songs For Mezzo-Soprano and Lute

Exquisite and rarely performed 17th century French songs for mezzo-soprano and lute. The first half of the seventeenth century marked the heyday of the air de cour at the French court. This was a monophonic luteaccompanied song that was generally on the subject of love. Sentimental songs of this kind soon found their way to other parts of Europe, including England, Germany and the Netherlands. With their exceptional programme, mezzo-soprano Marie-Claude Chappuis and lutenist Luca Pianca breathe new life into this courtly musical culture in all of its elegance and beauty, performing works by Jean-Baptiste
Lully, Étienne Moulinié, Michel Lambert, Gabriel Bataille and others.

Recorded by famous Swiss/French sound engineer Jean-Daniel Noir in high resolution format (24/176,4)

Sous l’Empire d’Amour:

Robert Ballard (1572-1650):
 Entrée
 Ballet
 Courante

Gabriel Bataille (1574-1630):
 Ma bergère non légère
 Un satyre cornu
 Qui veut chasser une migraine

Jacques Bittner (fluorished 1680):
 Prélude
 Courante
 Gavotte
 Chaconne

Antoine Boesset (1586-1643):
 Ils s’en vont ces Roys de ma vie

Michel Lambert (1610-1696):
 Goûtons un doux repos
 Ombre de mon amant
 Rochers, vous êtes sourds
 Ma bergère est tendre et fidèle
 Charmante nuit

Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687):
 Repands,charmante nuit
 Plainte italienne

Lully/Lambert:
  Récit de la Beauté

Etienne Moulinié (1599-1676):
 Amis,enivrons-nous

François Richard (1585-1650):
 Ruisseau qui cours après toi-même