Lully/ Tempesta Di Mare/ Philadelphia Baroque - V 1: Comedie Et TragedieThis is Volume 1 of Tempesta di Mare's two disc project of late 17th c. French instrumental music. 'These 'Suites' contain some of the most tuneful, appealing and striking music of the period, this volume offering works by Lully, Marais, and Rebel. As a favored associate of King Louis XIV, Jean Baptiste Lully was commissioned to compose a comedie ballet for the visit of the Turkish ambassador in 1669. He composed music for Molire's play Le Bourgeois

bearing already identifiable Vivaldian fingerprints while also drawing on a heritage of Italianate chamber music exemplified by the trio sonatas of Corelli

McCarthy (Sorcha Cusack

Madonna Of The Seven Moons and The Wicked Lady

alone in my room

then you can be sure he means a really phenomenal sound

Preferring the stark contrast of analog/digital

plus unreleased live material

Can Kiri stop this shear insanity and snip their distressing ambitions in the bud

It's strange that this album came together just as I was ready to release the newly mixed version of my FAXology album

backing tracks and guide vocals

Both performances are also documented here

Their first hit was Bert Kaempfert's Danke Schoen (featured here) and from that point there was no looking back