The Concert events royaux are a set of 4 chamber music suites, composed in 1714 by François Couperin (1668-1733) for the courtroom of Louis XIV.
An exuberant Forlane closes the ultimate suite. Launched to France in 1697, the Forlane originated as a speedy Italian people dance in 6/8 time. Maurice Ravel might have had this music in thoughts when he composed the Forlane for the 1917 suite, Le Tombeau de Couperin, a dreamy reflection on Couperin and French music of the distant previous.
This efficiency options flutist Stefanie Kessler and the Gottesauer Ensemble:
Featured Picture: “View of the Château de Versailles and the gardens from the Avenue de Paris in 1668,” Pierre Patel
