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Work: Symphonies pour les Soupers du Roy

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Composerde Lalande, Michel Richard (1657-1726)
PeriodBaroque
Work typeOrchestral
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BBC Proms Saturday Matinee 2: Les 24 Violons du Roy

The second in the Proms Saturday Matinee series featured French Baroque music from the period of Louis XIV, performed by Les 24 Violons du Roy and conducted by Roger Norrington. Interestingly, there was some common ground with the Concert Spirituel concert I reviewed earlier in the Proms season in that they were both projects attempting to recreate 18th-century orchestras.
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