FLAC tracks | Classical | 01:22:36 | 1CD | 448 Mb‘Although Lully never held any post in the Chapelle du Roi, his influence on the development of the grand motet, so emblematic of the Grand Siècle, was of decisive importance. He wrote imposing motets celebrating the glory of God and the King for the great ceremonies at court. Of the many royal funerals, that of Queen Marie-Thérèse in 1683 was among the most grandiose. Lully’s Dies iræ and De profundis were sung there. But his most celebrated motet was undoubtedly his Te Deum, which rang out for the first time in 1677 and became the king’s favourite. In 1687 Lully directed it once again, but struck his foot violently with the heavy walking stick he used to beat time. The wound became infected and the gangrene gradually spread, causing the surintendant’s death on 22 March. Such was the tragic destiny of the man who was capable of conveying the most brilliant glory but also all the anguish of death in the same vein of grandeur.’*… That theatrical grandeur is the characteristic of this version recorded in the Chapelle Royale of the Château de Versailles. Lully is in the limelight again in 2019, on the occasion of the 350th anniversary of the Académie Royale de Musique (Paris Opéra), of which he was director from 1672 until his death. (*from an article by T. Leconte, CMBV)Tracklist:1. Dies irae, LWV 64/1: Dies irae dies illa2. Dies irae, LWV 64/1: Tuba mirum spargens sonum3. Dies irae, LWV 64/1: Mors stupebit et natura4. Dies irae, LWV 64/1: Liber scriptus proferetur5. Dies irae, LWV 64/1: Quid sum miser tunc dicturus6. Dies irae, LWV 64/1: Rex tremendae majestatis7. Dies irae, LWV 64/1: Quaerens me, sedisti lassus8. Dies irae, LWV 64/1: Juste judex ultionis9. Dies irae, LWV 64/1: Ingemisco tanquam reus10. Dies irae, LWV 64/1: Confutatis maledictis11. Dies irae, LWV 64/1: Oro supplex et acclinis12. Dies irae, LWV 64/1: Lacrymosa dies illa13. Dies irae, LWV 64/1: Pie Jesu domine14. De profundis, LWV 62: De profundis15. De profundis, LWV 62: Quia apud te16. De profundis, LWV 62: Requiem aeternam17. Te deum, LWV 55: Te deum laudamus18. Te deum, LWV 55: Tibi omnes angeli19. Te deum, LWV 55: Pleni sunt caeli et terra20. Te deum, LWV 55: Patrem immensae majestatis21. Te deum, LWV 55: Tu rex gloriae, christe22. Te deum, LWV 55: Tu ad dexteram dei sedes23. Te deum, LWV 55: Te ergo quaesumus, tuis famulis subveni24. Te deum, LWV 55: Salvum fac populum tuum, domine25. Te deum, LWV 55: Dignare, domine, die isto26. Te deum, LWV 55: In te, domine, speravi