Les Grands Motets de Lully

Lully: Große Motetten

Three Motets by Lully

Los "Grands Motets" de Lully

Jean-Baptiste Lully

Jean-Baptiste Lully: "Grands Motets"

Jean-Baptiste Lully is synonymous with the Versailles of Louis XIV with his music composed for and accompanying the grand occasions of the court. Three of the composer’s motets are performed from the royal chapel of Versailles.
 Programme :
Jean-Baptiste Lully - Dies Irae Jean-Baptiste Lully - O Lachrymae fideles Jean-Baptiste Lully - De Profundis

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