by Marin Marais · CD · EAN 0730099408127
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«Pièces pour violes» (also known as «Viol Music for the Sun King») is the baroque music album by Marin Marais, released in 1995 by Naxos on CD.
The disc brings together pieces for viola da gamba by Marin Marais, representative of the French baroque. It alternates dances, variations and laments, and includes the «Sonate à la Marésienne», «Les Voix humaines» and «Couplets de folies», along with the suite in D major, the suite in C minor and the «Tombeau de M. Meliton».
DDD recording with catalogue number 8.553081, recorded in January 1994 in the chapel of University College of Ripon and York St. John. Total duration: 68 minutes and 53 seconds.
For listeners interested in the French baroque and in chamber music for viola da gamba.
