Music for French Kings
Featured on BBC Radio 3’s The Early Music Show. Works by Borjon de Scellery, C Charpentier, E-P and N Chédeville, J Hotteterre, D Scarlatti. Amanda Babington (musette), Claire Babington (cello), David Smith (harpsichord). Deux-Elles DXL 1188 50:38 mins
“Amanda Babington is an accomplished virtuoso who is exploring its extensive repertoire. The Bourbon dynasty seem to have had a particular liking for the musette and this recording offers a conspectus of the sort of thing they enjoyed.” (BBC Music Magazine, December 2022)
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05 N Chédeville – v Le Chinois
09 E-P Chédeville – Sonatille Galant
13 J Hotteterre – ii Bourée
25 Anon – Suite No. 4, v Gay
33 D Scarlatti Op. 4 No. 6, iv Allegro
34 Les Amusements de Chambre
Music for Choirs
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Vivaldi
Gloria Quoniam tu solus sanctus
J.S. Bach
Von den Stricken
J.S. Bach
Ach, mein Sinn
J.S. Bach
Eilt
J.S. Bach
Es ist Vollbracht