AAM Live in Concert: 27 June

[doversoul1]

R3 Live in Concert on Wednesday 27th

To close their season, the Academy of Ancient Music is joined by their choir and directed by Richard Egarr at the organ in a programme of French Baroque music celebrating the golden age of music at the court of the 'Sun King', Louis XIV.

Four of Lully's profound church works are interspersed with instrumental pieces by his contemporaries, Charpentier and Marais.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01jz403

[jayne lee wilson]

Does look interesting, doesn't it - I'll do my best to attend virtually...

[JohnSkelton]

It does look good, and I'll be very interested to hear the Lully. Eggar's Louis Couperin recordings are excellent, so he's got a feel for what can be elusive music.

[doversoul1]

I don’t know about the opinions of the experts on the Forum but I thought it was a splendid concert. I tend to prefer Italian Baroque but I thoroughly enjoyed Lully et.al tonight. I also find the three-soprano motet (?) that Stephen Johnson played at the interval very beautiful (no information on the website.)

[Nick Armstrong]

I don’t know about the opinions of the experts on the Forum but I thought it was a splendid concert. I tend to prefer Italian Baroque but I thoroughly enjoyed Lully et.al tonight. I also find the three-soprano motet (?) that Stephen Johnson played at the interval very beautiful (no information on the website.)

[Flosshilde]

I concur with the above - a lovely concert.

I tend to prefer Italian Baroque but I thoroughly enjoyed Lully et.al tonight.

Doversoul, Lully was Italian, so perhaps an Italian influence in his music attracted you?