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Anthology "Music for Lady Louise": rustick, soft, mourning arias and mad songs by Blow, Purcell, Locke, Lully Ensemble Leviathan, Lucile Tessier
1h17
1 CD
HMN916119
Louise de Penancoët de Keroualle (Lady Louise), a spy in the pay of Louis XIV, was the mistress of Charles II. Charged with keeping England under the influence of the Sun King, she forged close links between musicians on either side of the Channel. These political intentions generated a repertory as rich and brilliant as it was expressive. It is a genuine rediscovery that we owe to Ensemble Leviathan and Lucile Tessier.
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Artists
- Ensemble LeviathanEnsemble
- Lucile TessierConductor
- Eugénie LefèbvreVoice
- Davy CornillotVoice
- David WitczakVoice
Composers
- Matthew Locke
- Samuel Akeroyde
- John Eccles
- Anonymous