Jean-François Dandrieu, a composer featured on this album, played the harpsichord for the Princess of the Palatinate at the court of Versailles at the age of five.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Dandrieu's trio sonatas are influenced by Arcangelo Corelli, a violin virtuoso and master of the trio sonata genre, showing a blend of French and Italian styles.
Compositional Technique
Arcangelo Corelli, a composer featured on this album, developed and popularized the trio sonata, dedicating his first four opuses to the trio with two violins, which became paramount in the Baroque era.
Composer Biography
Jean-François Dandrieu, a composer on this album, took holy orders and became organist of Saint-Merry in 1704, and later one of the four organists at the Chapelle Royale of Versailles.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in October 2018 at the Maladrerie Saint-Lazare in Beauvais, France, a 12th-13th century former leper hospital known for its exceptional acoustics.
Composition History
Jean-François Dandrieu's trio sonatas, published as his 'Opus 1' in 1705, were the first works he decided to commit to posterity, though he had composed harpsichord pieces earlier.
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