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1. Brunettes Anciennes Et Modernes: Petitte Brunette Aux Yeux Doux (Arr. For 2 Flutes)

2. Suite For 2 Flutes No. 1 In G Major, Op. 1 No. 1: I. Tres Lentement

3. Suite For 2 Flutes No. 1 In G Major, Op. 1 No. 1: II. Rigaudon En Rondeau

4. Suite For 2 Flutes No. 1 In G Major, Op. 1 No. 1: III. Courante En Contrefaiseur

5. Suite For 2 Flutes No. 1 In G Major, Op. 1 No. 1: IV. Fugue

6. Brunettes Anciennes Et Modernes: Les Pres, Les Bois (Arr. For 2 Flutes)

7. Suite For 2 Flutes No. 2 In G Major, Op. 1 No. 2: I. Fugue

8. Suite For 2 Flutes No. 2 In G Major, Op. 1 No. 2: II. Air En Rondeau. Gayment

9. Suite For 2 Flutes No. 2 In G Major, Op. 1 No. 2: III. Sarabande

10. Suite For 2 Flutes No. 2 In G Major, Op. 1 No. 2: IV. Fugue

11. Brunettes Anciennes Et Modernes: J'ay Passe Deux Jours Sans Vous Voir (Arr. For 2 Flutes)

12. Suite For 2 Flutes No. 3 In D Major, Op. 1 No. 3: I. Lentement

13. Suite For 2 Flutes No. 3 In D Major, Op. 1 No. 3: II. Fugue

14. Suite For 2 Flutes No. 3 In D Major, Op. 1 No. 3: III. Rondeau

15. Suite For 2 Flutes No. 3 In D Major, Op. 1 No. 3: IV. Chaconne

16. Brunettes Anciennes Et Modernes: Lisette Aime Son Berger (Arr. For 2 Flutes)

17. Suite For 2 Flutes No. 7 In B Minor, Op. 2 No. 1: I. Sarabande. Tres Proprement

18. Suite For 2 Flutes No. 7 In B Minor, Op. 2 No. 1: II. Allemande. Lentement

19. Suite For 2 Flutes No. 7 In B Minor, Op. 2 No. 1: III. Gayment

20. Suite For 2 Flutes No. 7 In B Minor, Op. 2 No. 1: IV. Rondeau. Legerement Et Affectueusement

21. Brunettes Anciennes Et Modernes: Assis Sur L'herbette

22. Brunettes Anciennes Et Modernes: Iris Aux Bords De Seine

23. Brunettes Anciennes Et Modernes: Quelque Puisse Estre Un Amant

24. Brunettes Anciennes Et Modernes: La Bergere Annette

25. Suite For 2 Flutes No. 8 In A Major, Op. 2 No. 2: I. Affectueusement

26. Suite For 2 Flutes No. 8 In A Major, Op. 2 No. 2: II. Fugue. Gayment, Et Point Trop Viste

27. Suite For 2 Flutes No. 8 In A Major, Op. 2 No. 2: III. Lentement, Gracieusement & Pique

28. Suite For 2 Flutes No. 8 In A Major, Op. 2 No. 2: IV. Allemande

29. Brunettes Anciennes Et Modernes: L'amant Le Plus Fidele (Arr. For 2 Flutes)

30. Suite For 2 Flutes No. 11 In E Minor, Op. 3 No. 1: I. Rondeau En Contrefaiseurs. Lentement

31. Suite For 2 Flutes No. 11 In E Minor, Op. 3 No. 1: II. Allemande. Un Peu Gay

32. Suite For 2 Flutes No. 11 In E Minor, Op. 3 No. 1: III. Air En Sarabande. Tendrement

33. Suite For 2 Flutes No. 11 In E Minor, Op. 3 No. 1: IV. Gavotte

34. Suite For 2 Flutes No. 11 In E Minor, Op. 3 No. 1: V. Fugue. Pas Trop Viste

35. Brunettes Anciennes Et Modernes: Vous Estes Trop Inhumaine (Arr. For 2 Flutes)

More Info:

For this second recording devoted to French Baroque music for two solo transverse lutes, Marie-Céline Labbé and Marion Treupel-Franck perform the six suites by Pierre Danican Philidor (1681-1731), pieces taken from the three collections published by the composer in Paris in 1717 and 1718. Written in a highly original style in which one senses the spirit of freedom blowing over Versailles and France during the regency of the Duke dOrléans, these short suites, in addition to the principal dances in vogue at the court of Versailles in the early 18th century, each comprise a fugue. A few brunettes by Michel Pignolet de Montéclair (1667-1737) round out the program. The brunette, a little rustic song with an evocative title, was a musical genre quite popular in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The selection proposed here will enable the listener to discover another facet of the work of Montéclair, the composer who was the object of the two flautists first recording.