Credits:

Christina Pluhar, Philip Jaroussky, La Rondinella.

Description:

Larpeggiata, led by Christina Pluhar, and countertenor Philippe Jaroussky, a collection of music for the salons and plaisirs of the French court and nobility in the early 17th centuryAn album highlighting works composed for the salons of the French court and nobility in the early 17th century. Reflecting France's musical and intellectual fascination with its southern European neighbors, it often expresses an obsessive love, not only in French, but also in Spanish and Italian, of the salons plaisirs, the cosmopolitan places of the turbulent early 17th century (the upper social circles of the 17th century French kingdom). It was attended by aristocrats, civil servants, judges, literary figures, artists, and others who gathered to forget political and military tensions and to practice the art of refined, polite, and cosmopolitan discourse. L'Arpeggiata, led by Christina Pluhar, and countertenor Philippe Jaroussky, these Robert de Vizier, Antoine Boese, Etienne Moulinet, Michel Lambert, and many others were made popular in the 17th century by a wonderful program of French The program features the refined songs of the "Court Songs," with their fine singing and performances that express subtle emotions.Only imported CDs handled by Warner Music Japan include a Japanese-language commentary and lyrics translation. The Japanese-language commentary includes a newly written commentary by Junshin Kishi, a Japanese translation of the work commentary by Alessio Ruffatti, Professor of Music History at the Conservatory of Music in Parma, and a Japanese translation of the lyrics. Warner Music Japan