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Madin: Te Deum pour les victoires de Louis XV (Live Recording at La Chapelle Royale du Château de Versailles)

4/15/2016, 20 Tracks, 1:09:08

Featuring

  • Daniel Cuiller
  • Anne Magouët
  • Michiko Takahashi
  • Robert Getchell
  • Alain Buet
  • Stradivaria
  • Les Cris de Paris
  • Henry Madin

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Composer Biography

Madin held the most coveted musical post in France: sous-maître de la Musique de la Chapelle du Roi (Deputy Master of Music for the King's Chapel).

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This recording was made in the Chapelle Royale of the Château de Versailles, the very place where Madin served Louis XV.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Madin's Te Deum, the longest ever composed during the Ancien Régime, is closely linked to the War of the Austrian Succession.

Source: Booklet

Instruments

The harpsichord used in this recording is a Franco-Flemish instrument, created in 2014 for Château de Versailles Spectacles, based on a Ruckers-Taskin model from the Musée de la Musique.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Henry Madin, the composer, was born in Verdun in 1698, the son of an Irish soldier, and grew up in extreme poverty after his father's death.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

The Te Deum was performed to celebrate military victories, such as the capture of Freiburg in 1744 and Tournai in 1745, and even the King's first public appearance after an assassination attempt.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

The Te Deum was a powerful political tool, with a specific plainchant formula (ut-re-mi-fa-mi-re) used to represent the monarch.

Source: Booklet

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