The divertissements of the French court, renowned throughout Europe, were at their height during the reign of Louis XIV (1638-1715). Earlier genres, especially the air de cour and the air de ballet,...
The German composer Johann Adolf Hasse was born in Bergedorf on 25 March 1699 and died in Venice on 23 December 1783. He chose Italy as his adopted country: there he was nicknamed "the dear Saxon"...
Venus, irritated by the young mortal Psych? whose beauty radiates all across the world, dispatches Cupid to impose a thousand trials upon her, which the young victim triumphs over to the point of...
Lully / Ricci / Laurens / Simphonie Du Marais Lully: Amadis CD1. Prologue - Ouverture 2. Ah J'entends Un Bruit Qui Nous Presse de Nous Rassembler 3. Esprits, Empress??S a Nous Plaire 4. Premier Air 5...