Dancing with the Sun King new music for the recorder * Lively and fun series

* Lively and fun series of character pieces with some nice rhythmic twists

Seconde Partie (Plus legerement et coule)

Extensive introductory

Praludium (Adagio)

Country Dance (Schubert)

Dancing with the Sun King new music for the recorder * Lively and fun seriesLouis XIV (1638 1715) was the personal embodiment of France and he loved to dance. The king himself was a fine dancer and had many opportunities to demonstrate his skill at the multiple dance balls given at Versailles. Michel Pignolet de Montclairs Srnade en Concerts is a collection of dances probably written for one such occasion. The collection is exceptional because it contains all the music that was performed in one evening, divided into three