A Frenchman at King James's Court
Lucie Skeaping investigates the musical world of Huguenot composer Jean Servin and finds out what he was doing at the court of King James VI of Scotland in 1579.
Lucie Skeaping and Dr James Porter of Aberdeen University investigate the musical world of Huguenot composer Jean Servin, and find out what he was doing in 1579 at the Edinburgh court of King James VI of Scotland (later to be King James I of England), with lovingly bound copies of his Psalmi Davidis in his luggage. With music by Servin, Lassus, David Peebles, Andrew Blackhall and others in performances by Cappella Nova, Ensemble ClΓ©ment Janequin and Sang Scule.
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Jean Servin
La Fricassee des cris de Paris
Ensemble: Clement Janequin Ensemble. Director: Dominique Visse. -
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Jean Servin
Epitaphe de Goudimel
Choir: Cappella Nova. Director: Alan Tavener. -
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Loys Bourgeois
Psalm 110
Choir: Cappella Nova. Director: Alan Tavener. -
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Orlande de Lassus
Laetatus Sum For 3 Voices
Choir: Cappella Nova. Director: Alan Tavener. -
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Jean Servin
Felix ille animi
Choir: Sangschule. Director: James Hutchinson. -
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Andrew Blackhall
Judge and revenge my cause, O Lord (Psalm 43)
Choir: Sangschule. Director: James Hutchinson. -
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David Peebles
Now Israel may say (Psalm 124)
Choir: Cappella Nova. Director: Alan Tavener. -
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Statius Olthof
Insanientis gens sapientiae (Psalm 19)
Choir: Cappella Nova. Director: Alan Tavener. -
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Jean Servin
O rerum sator (Psalm 16)
Choir: Cappella Nova. Director: Alan Tavener.
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- Sun 11 Oct 2015 14:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
- Sun 22 Apr 2018 14:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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