Miserere, Quare fremuerunt gentes, Jubilate Deo... here are three grand motets by Lully that are clearly influenced by the key events of their time! Performed sublimely by Les Epopées, under the direction of Stéphane Fuget, they take us to the heart of events and moments of the court's life.
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Quare fremuerunt gentes
Jubilate Deo
Grands Motets Vol. 2
Les Epopées
Stéphane Fuget, conductor
Here are assembled three Grands Motets by Lully, associated with key moments in the reign of Louis XIV. In 1660, the Jubilate Deo celebrating the Traité des Pyrénées, [Treaty of the Pyrenees] and the king's wedding, erupts in unheard proportions, that no other composer in France had produced before, and with breathtaking modernity. The music is triumphant, with a French-style overture worthy of future operas, grand theatrical narratives and choruses alternating between plenitude and exaltation: the celebratory motet was thus born with dazzling panache. The Quare fremuerunt gentes, even more dramatic, celebrated la Paix de Ratisbonne (the Peace of Regensburg) in 1685 with powerful operatic accents. Finally, the Miserere (1664) is the most famous French motet of the 17th century. Played in 1672 for the funeral service of Chancellor Séguier, it brought tears to Madame de Sévigné's eyes: "I don't believe there is any other music in heaven." Stéphane Fuget and his ensemble Les Epopées pursue their
grace-filled cycle.
Recorded 6-8 Mars 2021 at the Chapelle Royale of Versailles
You may find the booklet, available in French and English, by clicking here
You may find this recording on our online shop by clicking here
Available on all streaming platforms here!
Quare fremuerunt gentes
Jubilate Deo
Grands Motets Vol. 2
Les Epopées
Stéphane Fuget, conductor
Here are assembled three Grands Motets by Lully, associated with key moments in the reign of Louis XIV. In 1660, the Jubilate Deo celebrating the Traité des Pyrénées, [Treaty of the Pyrenees] and the king's wedding, erupts in unheard proportions, that no other composer in France had produced before, and with breathtaking modernity. The music is triumphant, with a French-style overture worthy of future operas, grand theatrical narratives and choruses alternating between plenitude and exaltation: the celebratory motet was thus born with dazzling panache. The Quare fremuerunt gentes, even more dramatic, celebrated la Paix de Ratisbonne (the Peace of Regensburg) in 1685 with powerful operatic accents. Finally, the Miserere (1664) is the most famous French motet of the 17th century. Played in 1672 for the funeral service of Chancellor Séguier, it brought tears to Madame de Sévigné's eyes: "I don't believe there is any other music in heaven." Stéphane Fuget and his ensemble Les Epopées pursue their
grace-filled cycle.
Recorded 6-8 Mars 2021 at the Chapelle Royale of Versailles
You may find the booklet, available in French and English, by clicking here
You may find this recording on our online shop by clicking here
Teaser Lully Miserere
Lully - Miserere - Version Intégrale HD
01 - Lully - Miserere - Miserere mei Deus
02 - Lully - Miserere - Amplius lava me
03 - Lully - Miserere - Tibi soli peccavi
04 - Lully - Miserere - Ecce enim in iniquita...
05 - Lully - Miserere - Asperges me hysopo
06 - Lully - Miserere - Auditui meo dabis gau...
07 - Lully - Miserere - Cor mundum crea in me...
08 - Lully - Miserere - Redde mihi lætitiam
09 - Lully - Miserere - Docebo iniquos vias tuas
10 - Lully - Miserere - Libera me de sanguinibus
11 - Lully - Miserere - Sacrificium Deo
12 - Lully - Miserere - Ut ædificentur
13 - Lully - Quare fremuerunt gentes - Quare ...
14 - Lully - Quare fremuerunt gentes - Dirump...
15 - Lully - Quare fremuerunt gentes - Qui ha...
16 - Lully - Quare fremuerunt gentes - Ego au...
17 - Lully - Quare fremuerunt gentes - Reges ...
18 - Lully - Quare fremuerunt gentes - Et nun...
19 - Lully - Quare fremuerunt gentes - Appreh...
20 - Lully - Quare fremuerunt gentes - Beati ...
21 - Lully - Jubilate Deo - Jubilate Deo omni...
22 - Lully - Jubilate Deo - Reges terræ, et o...
22 - Lully - Jubilate Deo - Arcum conterit
24 - Lully - Jubilate Deo - Taliter non fecit...
25 - Lully - Jubilate Deo - Juravit et statuit
26 - Lully - Jubilate Deo - Jubilate in consp...
27 - Lully - Jubilate Deo - Orta est enim