MARAIS: ALCIONE - SUITES DES AIRS A JOUER - LE CONCERT DES NATIONS, SAVALL (Hybrid SACD)

Jordi Savall
LE CONCERT DES NATIONS
On 18 February 1706, the opera (or tragédie en musique), Alcyone was given its first performance at the Palais Royal in Paris. The public response was immediately enthusiastic. It was to be Marin Marais’s greatest triumph. The composer, aged fifty, was at the height of his career. He had just replaced André Campra as “conducteur” at the Paris Opera, beating time for the numerous performers who were called upon to play in the pit or appear on stage.

1 à 7 1ère SUITE
Airs pour les Driades & les Bergers

8 à 13 2ème SUITE
Airs pour les Eoliens & les Eoliennes

14 à 18 3ème SUITE
Airs pour les Prêtresses & les Magiciens

19 à 27 4ème SUITE
Airs pour les Matelots & les Triton