François Francœur (1698 - 1787)
"Suite de simphonies pour le festin royal de Monseigneur le Comte d'Artois" [Music for the Wedding of the Count d'Artois] (1773) -
Suite in G minor: III. Air vif
La Simphonie du Marais, Hugo Reyne.
* Painting: "La Marchande de mode" (1746), François Boucher (1703-1770) .
** Superintendent of Music for the Kings Chamber and a noted violinist, François Francœur was one of the most high-profile French musicians of the XVIIIth century. Louis XV and his Court pampered this attractive virtuoso who devised the finest, most festive music for the Kings celebrations. In 1773, for the wedding of the Count of Artois, the future Charles X, with Marie-Thérèse of Savoy, he performed his Simphonies which contributed to the "great disorder" (i.e. feverish atmosphere) noted in his diary by the "Intendant des Menus Plaisirs", in charge of the festivities. Francœurs suites "à la française", by their modernity, paint a fascinating wordless portrait of a period in which revolution seems unthinkable, but in which the French spirit shows itself ready for profound transformation.
poche volte metto nei preferiti... musiche degli altri... è la prima volta che mi succede... grazie
RachelPortman 2 years ago
Oh grazie!! ;)
Harmonieuniverselle 2 years ago