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The glitz and glamour of Versailles is on display on this week's show! We'll hear Marc-Antoine Charpentier's glorious Te Deum for soloists, chorus, orchestra, trumpets and tympani, in a performance by Les Arts Florissants, plus Lully's Divertissment Royale, performed by Les Concerts des Nations, directed by Jordi Savall. We'll also hear from royal organist François Couperin, played by Michel Chapuis.

  • Robert de Visée: Overture ‘La Grotte de Versailles’ de Lully. Performed by  Toyohiko Satoh, theorbo.
  • Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Te Deum, H. 146. Performed by  Les Arts Florissants.
  • Jean-Baptiste Lully: Divertissement Royale. Performed by  Le Concert des Nations.
  • Francois Couperin: Kyrie and Agnus from ‘Messe a l’usage des paroisses’. Performed by  Michel Chapuis, organ.
  • Jean-Baptiste Lully: Rondeau pour la Fete Marine (Alceste). Performed by Le Concert des Nations.
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