It took L’Achéron seven years and a good twenty albums to record Marin Marais’ voluminous oeuvre for the viol. The press was unanimous: with this new benchmark, François Joubert-Caillet and his group were setting the standard astronomically high. The portrait of this paragon of the French Baroque has been made so much richer: L’Achéron reveals how Marais’ imaginative powers coaxed his beloved instrument through terra incognita time and time again. Tonight, the musicians present the very best of the most beautiful in a whirlwind of affects, colours and contrasts that reveal a glimpse of the finesse and courage of the mythical master.
Program
M. Marais: Caprice | Gigue La Pagode | Rondeau Le Toilleur | Saillie du café | Cloches ou Carillon | Plainte | Le Labyrtinthe | Chaconne en Rondeau | Prélude en sol mineur etc. and other works
Performers
François Joubert-Caillet, Sarah van Oudenhove, bass viol | Yoann Moulin, harpsichord