Ensemble Odyssee: Dancing With the Sun King: - Michel Pignolet de Monteclair [CD]

Louis XIV (1638-1715) was the personal embodiment of France and he loved to dance. The king himself was a fine dancer and had many opportunities to demonstrate his skill at the multiple dance balls given at Versailles. Michel Pignolet de Montéclair's 'Sérénade en Concerts' is a collection of dances probably written for one such occasion. The collection is exceptional because it contains all the music that was performed in one evening, divided into three parts: 'Airs de fanfares', 'Airs tendres' and 'Airs champêtres'. When Jean-Féry Rebel, one of the violin players of the Vingt-quatre violons, wrote 'Les caractères de la danse', he launched a new fashion. The piece was written for a solo female dancer who performed a rapid succession of different dances, completely changing character every few bars. The piece achieved great popularity.

Disc 1
1. I. March‚ Des Bergers (Michel Pignolet de Monteclair) - Ensemble Odyssee
2. II. Branle (Michel Pignolet de Monteclair) - Ensemble Odyssee
3. III. Gavotte (Michel Pignolet de Monteclair) - Ensemble Odyssee
4. IV. Pastourelles I & II (Michel Pignolet de Monteclair) - Ensemble Odyssee
5. V. Pantalonade En Rondeau (Michel Pignolet de Monteclair) - Ensemble Odyssee
6. VI. Chalumeaux Rondeau (Michel Pignolet de Monteclair) - Ensemble Odyssee
7. VII. Danse De Village (Michel Pignolet de Monteclair) - Ensemble Odyssee
8. VIII. Passe-pied (Michel Pignolet de Monteclair) - Ensemble Odyssee
9. Caprice (Jean-Fery Rebel) - Ensemble Odyssee
10. I. Sommeil (Michel Pignolet de Monteclair) - Ensemble Odyssee
11. II. Sarabande (Michel Pignolet de Monteclair) - Ensemble Odyssee
12. III. Gavotte (Michel Pignolet de Monteclair) - Ensemble Odyssee
13. IV. Sarabande (Michel Pignolet de Monteclair) - Ensemble Odyssee
14. V. Sommeil (Michel Pignolet de Monteclair) - Ensemble Odyssee
15. Boutade (Jean-Fery Rebel) - Ensemble Odyssee
16. I. Ouverture (Michel Pignolet de Monteclair) - Ensemble Odyssee
17. II. Trompettes (Michel Pignolet de Monteclair) - Ensemble Odyssee
18. III. Fantaisie (Michel Pignolet de Monteclair) - Ensemble Odyssee
19. IV. Passe-pieds I & II (Michel Pignolet de Monteclair) - Ensemble Odyssee
20. V. Courantes I & II (Michel Pignolet de Monteclair) - Ensemble Odyssee
21. VI. Rigaudons I & II (Michel Pignolet de Monteclair) - Ensemble Odyssee
22. VII. Menuets I & II (Michel Pignolet de Monteclair) - Ensemble Odyssee
23. Les CaractŠres De La Danse (Jean-Fery Rebel) - Ensemble Odyssee