Le Triomphe de l'amour Prélude de la nuit (Lully)

Piece from the movie: Le Roi Danse (The King is Dancing)

[0:08] Charpentier, Le malade Imaganaire
[0:45] Le Triomphe de l'amour Prélude de la nuit (Lully)

Some Info:
Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687)
Italian-born composer (French nationality from 1681). Entered service of Louis XIV 1653, composed instrumental music for the court ballets. From 1664 collaborated with Molière in series of comedy-ballets which were forerunners of French opera, the last and most famous being Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, in which Lully danced role of the Mufti.

Having assimilated both Italian and French styles and tastes, from 1673 he turned to opera composition and obtained from the King exclusive rights to arrange operatic performances in Paris.

His death was caused by a gangrenous abscess which formed in his foot after he struck it with the long staff he used for beating time on the floor while conducting a Te Deum to celebrate Louis XIV's recovery from illness.

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[AuroraOnVenice]

Della grazia, della violenza, della passione. Come non amare la musica barocca?

[western42]

what moliere says is "a new symptom". during this point in his life, moliere, was suffering for severe tb and he continued to have caughing fits. In real life during one of the performances of this play Moliere actually had a caughing fit on stage much lik ein the clip, and shortly after the performance died. He literally caughed up a lung. what a bad way to go right?

[Lubbercus]

Incomparably stronger essences are seen in this film than in Corbiau's other one, Farinelli. This is not said to diminish the merits of the last one, wich are mostly "only" estetic.

[mossplace1]

My favourite sequence of the whole film! What power and what cinematic elegance tinged with great pathos, for both Moliere as well as Lully. The scene where Moliere, obviously terminally ill and aware of his own mortality being taunted by the dancing skeletal characters makes the hair on the back of ones neck stand on end!...But as a fellow contributor points out (western42) the reality of Moliere's passing was equally horrifiic and powerless to resist his visit from of Death.

[Darrigrande]

Qué escena más dura! En toda comedia, se esconde una tragedia! Si bién Moliére no murió en el proscenio, su muerte fué más o ménos lo que describe esta maravillosa escena de Corbieux: Una escena llena de dramatismo y poesía a la vez!.

[MsOal]

but historically speaking this movie is pretty bad since Lully, luis 14 and molier continued to have a close realción, luis 14 loved Molier comedies as well as operas and ballets of Lully and Lully never take the copyright''the bourgeois gentleman or Les Amants Magnifiques historical facts should maintain

[dxf323]

A licentous, incestous kiddy fiddling, unscrupulous, selfish man. Who manages to express the beauty and love of mankind through his music, part of me thinks that everything that was good in lully was expressed through his music, it shows that even some of the worst people have much soul and heart, brought a tear to my eye

[Princesseperuvienne]

(mode théâtreuse) Molière n'est pas mort sur scène bandes d'ignares!(plus en mode théâtreuse) en tout cas, mon petit Molière adoré- :)) - il meurt sur scène, devant plusieures personnes qui le regardent mourir en direct et qui font rien pour le sauver. Et il y a cet @#$%¥&£€* de Lully de malheur qui à était lui piquer ses chefs d'oeuvres!

[Ursuppenpater]

@toujoursmanana

yes i agree absolutely, i had the same feelings towards the death of an comedian and the symptons like you, unfortunately the movie is not available in Germany anymore, it is a very perfect image of an tragic towards our cultural history. Greetings from Germany

[toujoursmanana]

This... This has to be one of the most beautiful scenes ever shot on film. I've watched and watched again and could watch it for all eternity as it so wonderfully conjugates a brilliant piece of music with such delightful choreography. I sincerely thank the director for giving me the chance to see such beauty.

[lxmoya11]

Perhaps it is the best way to die.

[chrisbreizh29]

@gipcambero Apparemment il était très souvent malade des poumons jusqu'à ce qu'on le croit mort plusieurs fois. Ca a finis en hémorragie après plusieurs années et il est mort tout de même en dehors de la scène.