Jeux de Dames Ensemble Amarillis

• Anne Danican Philidor (1681 - 1728): Sonata in D Minor:
• 1Philidor: Sonata in D Minor: I. Prélude (lentement)02:40
• 2Philidor: Sonata in D Minor: II. Fugue01:13
• 3Philidor: Sonata in D Minor: III. Courante01:18
• 4Philidor: Sonata in D Minor: IV. Gracieusement (les notes égales et détachez)01:22
• 5Philidor: Sonata in D Minor: V. Fugue01:36
• François Couperin (1668 - 1733): Pièces de clavecin, Livre II, 7e ordre:
• 6Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Livre II, 7e ordre: V. Les Amusemens03:36
• Gautier De Marseille: Les Plaisirs:
• 7Marseille: Les Plaisirs01:40
• François Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Livre I, 2e ordre:
• 8Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Livre I, 2e ordre: XVIII. Les Idées heureuses04:12
• Gautier De Marseille: Les Heures heureuses:
• 9Marseille: Les Heures heureuses01:20
• François Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Livre IV, 22e ordre:
• 10Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Livre IV, 22e ordre: VI. Les tours de passepasse03:21
• Robert de Visée (1655 - 1725): Chaconne in G Major:
• 11Visée: Chaconne in G Major: Chaconne in G major02:41
• François Couperin: Les goüts-réunis, ou Nouveaux Concerts, Concert No. 9 in E 'Ritratto dell'amore':
• 12Couperin: Les goüts-réunis, ou Nouveaux Concerts, Concert No. 9 in E 'Ritratto dell'amore': I. Le Charme01:20
• Pièces de clavecin, Livre IV, 25e ordre:
• 13Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Livre IV, 25e ordre: II. La Mistérieuse04:52
• Les goüts-réunis, ou Nouveaux Concerts, Concert No. 9 in E 'Ritratto dell'amore':
• 14Couperin: Les goüts-réunis, ou Nouveaux Concerts, Concert No. 9 in E 'Ritratto dell'amore': VII. La Douceur. Amoureusement02:39
• Pièces de clavecin, Livre I, 2e ordre:
• 15Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Livre I, 2e ordre: XXI. La Voluptueuse02:54
• Les goüts-réunis, ou Nouveaux Concerts, Concert No. 9 in E 'Ritratto dell'amore':
• 16Couperin: Les goüts-réunis, ou Nouveaux Concerts, Concert No. 9 in E 'Ritratto dell'amore': III. Les Grâces02:12
• Pièces de clavecin, Livre I, 1er ordre:
• 17Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Livre I, 1er ordre: XVI. L'Enchanteresse03:01
• Les goüts-réunis, ou Nouveaux Concerts, Concert No. 9 in E 'Ritratto dell'amore':
• 18Couperin: Les goüts-réunis, ou Nouveaux Concerts, Concert No. 9 in E 'Ritratto dell'amore': VI. La noble Fierté01:57
• Pièces de clavecin, Livre I, 3e ordre:
• 19Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Livre I, 3e ordre: XII. La Favorite04:36
• 20Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Livre I, 3e ordre: XIII. La Lutine02:15
• Les goüts-réunis, ou Nouveaux Concerts, Concert No. 9 in E 'Ritratto dell'amore':
• 21Couperin: Les goüts-réunis, ou Nouveaux Concerts, Concert No. 9 in E 'Ritratto dell'amore': IV. Le Je-ne-sçay-quoy02:06
• Les Grâces:
• 22Duphly: Les Grâces04:27
• Les goüts-réunis, ou Nouveaux Concerts, Concert No. 9 in E 'Ritratto dell'amore':
• 23Couperin: Les goüts-réunis, ou Nouveaux Concerts, Concert No. 9 in E 'Ritratto dell'amore': II. L'Enjoüement. Gayement03:12
• Pièces pour la flûte traversière, Livre 2, Suite No. 9 in G Major 'L'inconnüe':
• 24Barre: Pièces pour la flûte traversière, Livre 2, Suite No. 9 in G Major 'L'inconnüe': III. Chaconne04:42
• Total Runtime01:05:12

Info for Jeux de Dames

For exactly 30 years, Amarillis has been one of the best independent ensembles playing period instruments. Founded at the instigation of flautist and oboist Héloïse Gaillard, Amarillis has set itself the goal of exploring the lesser-known side of music, mostly baroque, with refinement and imagination.

With Jeux de Dames, Héloïse Gaillard and Jeanne Jourquin present this programme as portraits: that of the ladies - which simultaneously recalls the role they played in the Baroque era as performers or patrons of musical creation - and that of love. The two parts combine excerpts from Couperin's harpsichord pieces (La Mistérieuse, La Favorite, La Voluptueuse, Les Amusemens ...) as well as his famous concerto no. 9 "Ritratto dell'amore" (Portrait of Love), complemented by works by Anne Danican Philidor, Robert de Visée, Gautier de Marseille (Les Heures heureuses, Les Plaisirs ...) and Jacques Duphly (Les Grâces), with occasional contributions from Eleanor Lewis on the viola da gamba.

This new recording also owes its uniqueness to an exceptional guest, a harpsichord made by Jacques Braux in 1986. This fabulous instrument, played by some of the world's finest musicians, was inspired by Flemish harpsichords, the "ravalés" (which were enlarged and modernised by French harpsichord makers) and is given a unique sonority and suppleness by Jacques Braux's research. They are immortalised for the first time in this eloquent, sensitive and poetic album.

Ensemble Amarillis
Héloïse Gaillard, artistic director, recorders, baroque oboe
Jeanne Jourquin, harpsichord

Ensemble Amarillis
founded in 1994, has been acclaimed and has won international awards, with first prize in the York Early Music International Young Artists Competition (1995), first prize in the Ensemble Music Competition run by the FNAPEC [Conservatoire parents’ federation] (1997), and first prize plus the audience’s choice award in the Sinfonia Competition where the jury was chaired by Gustav Leonhardt. In France, Amarillis was selected as one of the “Classical Revelations” awarded by Adami (the French collecting society for performing artists). The Ensemble has released 13 recordings which have drawn praise from both national and international critics.

Amarillis gives regular performances in programmes at different festivals and events in France (e.g. Sablésur- Sarthe, Ambronay, Automne musical/Baroque Music Centre in Versailles, Auvers-sur-Oise, Scène nationale in Besançon, Grand Théâtre in Angers and the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris), in the United Kingdom (including the York Early Music Festival, Royal Academy of Music, RTZ and the Brighton Festival), and also in the Netherlands, Spain, Germany, Latin America, Canada, Senegal, India, Russia and Asia (with contributions from the Institut français to support the tours).

The Ensemble gives performances for radio and television programmes (e.g. France Musique, Radio Classique, the BBC, Mezzo and Arte), including recordings of a number of concerts. Amarillis has official recognition and support from national and local authorities in France (Préfet de la Région Pays de la Loire, DRAC [Direction Régionale des Affaires Culturelles], Pays de la Loire region, and the city of Angers.

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