LULLY – CAMPRA / FRENCH MUSIC AT THE COURT OF AUGUST II

EVENT AS PART OF THE FESTIVAL IN TEMPORE REGUM – Music of the Time of Kings

Music played a significant role at the royal court – for not only did it serve as entertainment, but it also increased prestige of the ruler and helped to shape their image. Augustus II, ruling both Poland and Saxony, became famous for his particular care for high standards of the artistic settings of royal parties. Apart from having the royal ensemble, the court also saw foreign music bands, including Louis Deschaliers’ French opera troupe, which was staying in Warsaw in the beginning years of the 18^th century.

It is very likely that this outstanding team’s Warsaw repertoire included Jeana-Baptiste Lully’s last and most remarkable piece – Armide, an opera in the genre of tragédie en musique, and André Campra’s L’Europe galante – an opéra-ballet. In both pieces, dancing plays a very significant role. In Grzegorz Markiewicz’s words: “While tragédie en musique’s role was to move and astonish, the opéra-ballet served more as an entertainer and enchanter, as its action was dominated over by dance and music”. It can be most notably heard in the instrumental fragments of both of the excellent compositions, which will be performed here by the Period Instruments Ensemble of the Polish Royal Opera Capella Regia Polona.

 Marta Dziewanowska-Pachowska

THE PROGRAMME

Andre Campra – Suite de l’Europa Galante
Ouverture – Prelude – Premier Air, pour les Plaisirs – Prelude, pour la Discorde – Loure, pour les Ris et les Plaisirs – Canaries – Marche en Rondeau – I Air – II Air, Gayment – I & II Rigaudon – I & II Passepied – Prélude, Lentement – I Air, pour les Espagnols – II Air en Rondeau, Gay – Sarabande – Marche pour les Masques – Air pour les Masques – I Chaconne en Rondeau – II Chaconne en Rondeau – La Forlana – Menuet – Passacaille

Jean-Baptiste Lully – Suite de Armide
Ouverture – Entrée – Menuet. Gavotte en Ronda –Entrée – Menuet I & II – Entrée (Marche) – Rondeau – Prelude – Prelude: Lentement – Airs I & II – Entrée – Entr’acte – Air – Entr’acte. Gavotte. Canaries – Passacaille

PERFORMERS

THE PERIOD INSTRUMENTS ENSEMBLE OF THE POLISH ROYAL OPERA CAPELLA REGIA POLONA

KRZYSZTOF GARSTKA CONDUCTOR

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