Rousset,Christophe Le Manuscrit De Madame Theobon CD

This manuscript, from Christophe Rousset's private collection, was discovered by him in 2004. Dedicated to a Madame de Th?obon, it contains not only the essential French harpsichord pieces of the late seventeenth century, but also many transcriptions of compositions by Lully and several hitherto completely unknown preludes. Providing precious insight into the art of the harpsichordist and the musical practices of that time, these pieces are recorded here for the first time. With it's powerful but still austere sound, the Nicolas Dumont harpsichord of 1704 does them full justice.

1. Anonymous: Pr?lude in D minor 2. Champion de Chambonni?res: La Loureuse 3. Gaultier: Courante du vieux Gautier lÆImmortel 4. Anonymous: Branle des gueux 5. Gautier: Gigue in D minor 6. Anonymous: Le beau berger Tircis 7. Anonymous: Pr?lude in C major 8. Lully: Th?s?e, LWV 51 La Descente de Mars 9. Anonymous: Adieu panier vendanges sont faites 10. Lully: Acis et Galat?e, LWV 73 Rigaudons I/II 11. dÆAnglebert: Chaconne in C major 12. Anonymous: Menuets ; doubles in C major 13. Lully: La Grotte de Versailles, LWV 39 Ouverture 14. Lully: Atys, LWV 53 Les ?chos 15. Lully: Courante in G minor 16. Lully: La Grotte de Versailles, LWV 39 Go?tons bien les plaisirs 17. Lully: Ballet royal de la Naissance de V?nus, LWV 27 Dieu des Enfers 18. Rousseau: Gigue in G minor 19. Lully: Air in G minor 20. Lully: Armide, LWV 71 Le Sommeil dÆArmide 21. Lully: Armide, LWV 71 Passacaille 22. Lully: Atys, LWV 53 Les Songes agr?ables 23. Anonymous: Sarabande in G minor 24. Anonymous: Pr?lude in B flat major 25. Lully: Atys, LWV 53 Les Songes funestes 26. Lully: Atys, LWV 53 Deuxi?me air des Songes funestes 27. dÆAnglebert: Pr?lude in A minor 28. Lully: Allemande in A minor 29. Anonymous: JÆay pass? deux jours sans vous voir 30. Hardel: Gavotte ; double in A minor 31. Lully: Air de Joconde 32. Anonymous: Pr?lude in D minor 33. dÆAnglebert: Les Folies dÆEspagne 34. Anonymous: Dans nos vaisseaux, rigaudons I/II 35. Anonymous: No?l 36. Champion de Chambonni?res: ? beaux jardins (sarabande) 37. Anonymous: Gigue in F major 38. Champion de Chambonni?res: Sarabande in F major 39. Anonymous: Pr?lude in C major 40. dÆAnglebert: Allemande in C major 41. Champion de Chambonni?res: Courante Irisá? ; double in C major 42. Monnard: Sarabande in C major 43. Lully: Acis et Galat?e, LWV 73 Chaconne 44. Lully: Cadmus et Hermione, LWV 49 Marche 45. Leb?gue: Gavotte in C major 46. Anonymous: Canaris 47. Anonymous: Menuet in C major 48. Lully: Le Triomphe de lÆamour, LWV 59 Entr?e dÆApollon 49. Lully: Le Triomphe de lÆamour, LWV 59 Suite de lÆEntr?e dÆApollon 50. Gautier: Les Plaisirs 51. Anonymous: Rigaudons I/II in G 52. Lully: Isis, LWV 54 Pr?lude pour les Muses 53. Lully: Air en rondeau in G 54. Lully: Ballet des Muses, LWV 32 Air des Maures 55. Lully: Ballet des Muses, LWV 32 Second air des Maures 56. Lully: Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43 Chaconne dÆArlequin 57. Anonymous: Pr?lude in C major 58. Anonymous: Vaudeville in C major 59. Gautier: Gigue in C major 60. Anonymous: Menuet de Flore 61. Lully: Pha?ton, LWV 61 Pr?lude 62. Lully: Les Noces de village, LWV 19 La Mari?e de Roland 63. Lully: Roland, LWV 65 Second air de la Mari?e 64. Anonymous: La jeune Iris 65. Lully: Roland, LWV 65 Logistille 66. Lully: Pha?ton, LWV 61 Chaconne 67. Lully: Amadis, LWV 63 Menuet 68. Champion de Chambonni?res: Sarabande Jeunes z?phyrs 69. Lully: Ballet des Saisons, LWV 15 Ritournelle de Fontainebleau 70. Anonymous: Menuet in G 71. Anonymous: Sarabande in G