Up next is a collection of Noels from France (via Canada). I'm not entirely sure what that means, but I know Noel means Christmas, so it's got to be Christmas related. It might be a little different to the other stuff I normally share, but that doesn't mean you won't enjoy it. I don't speak French so I can't tell you exactly who or what is going on here, I just hope I got the names and titles correct. So for this fine Sunday, here is
Jean-Luc, Frère de Taizé-
Les Noëls De Daquin (Select (Canada) SSP-24.238, Stereo). Well, I do know that all the music was written by a guy named
Daquin a long time ago, that's not nothing.
1. Noël 10: Grand Jeu Et Duo
2. Noël 7: En Trio Et En Dialogue
3. Noël Suisse: Grand Jeu Et Duo
4. Noël 5: En Duo
5. Noël 9: Sur Les Flûtes
6. Noël 4: En Duo Sur Les Jeux d'Anches
7. Noël 11: En Récit Et En Taille
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Wiki: "The Taizé Community (French: Communauté de Taizé) is an ecumenical Christian monastic community in Taizé, Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy, France." Jean-Luc was a brother there.
ReplyDeleteLouis-Claude Daquin (1694 – 1772) was a French composer, writing in the Baroque and Galant styles. He was a virtuoso organist and harpsichordist.
Oh, so he's an organ-playing monk. Now it all makes sense. Thanks, Buster!
DeleteWhen I saw the heading for this post, I thought it was for a Jean-Luc Ponty Christmas album!
ReplyDeleteNope, but that's a fair guess. Did he make a Christmas album? I don't know much more than the name, but I don't think I've seen anything from him in a Christmas vein.
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