Le Berger Poète, Suites et Sonates pour flûte et musette

Couperin, François;
Rebel, Jean-Féry;
Hotteterre, Jacques-Martin;
Boismortier, Joseph Bodin de;
Chédeville, Nicolas;
Philidor, Pierre Duncan

Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien;
Lazarevitch, François

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Instruments such as musette (a kind of bagpipes) and hurdy-gurdy also contributed to the pastoral flair of the pastoral games of the French aristocracy in the 18th century. The rustic sound of the instruments took leisure shepherds from the pomp and ceremonial coercion of the court into an idealised, perfect world of shepherds.
The composers quickly met the demand for the right music to turn the dream of rural happiness into sound. François Lazarevitch and his ensemble Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien have already gained a lot of experience in musical shepherd playing with their album A l'ombre d'un ormeau - brunettes et contredanses and now present an album with pastoral instrumental music.
These are specifically flute chamber music by French composers such as Philidor, Boismortier and Chédeville, some of whom have arranged their works for accompaniment or performance with musette and hurdy-gurdy. The uncomplicated music actually seems to possess the naivety and innocence of a young shepherd ..

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25-05-2017

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