François Couperin
Couperin: Apotheoses (жанры:classical, baroque, french)
- I. Corelli at the foot of Mount Parnassus asks the Muses to welcome him amongst them.
- II. Corelli, enchanted by his favourable reception at Mount Parnassus, expresses his joy. He proceeds with his followers.
- III. Corelli drinks at the well of Hypocrene. His followers proceed.
- IV. Corelli's exaltation at drinking at the waters of Hypocrene.
- V. After his exaltation, Corelli now falls asleep; his followers attend with some very quiet music.
- VI. The Muses wake Corelli and place him next to Apollo.
- VII. Corelli gives thanks.
- I. Lully in the Elysian Fields making music with the spirits of the underworld.
- II. Air for the same.
- III. Mercury flies to the Elysian Fields to warn of Apollo's impending arrival there.
- IV. Descent of Apollo, who comes to offer his violin to Lully and a place on Parnassus.
- V. Subterranean rumblings caused by Lully's contemporaries.
- VI. Lamentations of the same for flutes or very muted violins.
- VII. Lully is elevated to Parnassus.
- VIII. The welcome given to Lully by Corelli and the Italian Muses.
- IX. Lully's thanks to Apollo.
- X. Apollo persuades Lully and Corelli that ... French and Italian styles would make perfection in Music: Essay in the form of an overture.
- XI. Lully plays the subject and Corelli accompanies it
- XIII. The Peace of Parnasus
- XV. The Peace of Parnasus : IV. Vivement
- — - — - Air tendrement - — - Legerement - Vivement
- Gayement - Lentement - Gravement - Legerement - Mouvement de Fanfares - Lentement - Gravement - Gayement