Lully, J-B - Grands Motets - Herreweghe, Philippe (conductor)

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The large motet 'à la française' is a quite distinctive affair that has nothing in common with the more traditional notion that a composer like Bach, for instance, had of the genre. If a comparison must be made, we will find that the French motet is more like an extended cantata consisting of a succession of choruses and arias accompanied by the orchestra, with the absence of recitative constituting an important difference.

La Chapelle Royale/Philippe Herreweghe


Jean-Baptiste Lully
1 Dies Irae
2 Miserere

Henry Dumont
3 Memorare