Jean-Baptiste Lully

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The next Jean-Baptiste Lully concert is scheduled for Friday, May 23, 2025 at Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ in Amsterdam, Netherlands. See all 1 upcoming concerts

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Listen to Psyché : "Chantons Les Plaisirs Charmants" [Chorus] by Les Arts Florissants, William Christie & Jean-Baptiste Lully, see lyrics, music video & more!

Psyché : "Chantons Les Plaisirs Charmants" [Chorus]Les Arts Florissants, William Christie & Jean-Baptiste Lully

Listen to Psyché : Prelude by Les Arts Florissants, William Christie & Jean-Baptiste Lully, see lyrics, music video & more!

Psyché : PreludeLes Arts Florissants, William Christie & Jean-Baptiste Lully

Listen to Armide : "Enfin Il Est en Ma Puissance" "Venez, Secondez Mes Désirs" [Armide] by Les Arts Florissants, Rinat Shaham, William Christie & Jean-Baptiste Lully, see lyrics, music video & more!

Armide : "Enfin Il Est en Ma Puissance" "Venez, Secondez Mes Désirs" [Armide]Les Arts Florissants, Rinat Shaham, William Christie & Jean-Baptiste Lully

Listen to Isis : Prelude "L'hiver Qui Nous Tourmente" [Chorus] "Laizzez-moi, Cruelle Furie!" [Io, la Furie] "Ah! Quelle Peine de Trembler" [Chorus] by Les Arts Florissants, Paul Agnew, Sophie Daneman, William Christie & Jean-Baptiste Lully, see lyrics, music video & more!

Isis : Prelude "L'hiver Qui Nous Tourmente" [Chorus] "Laizzez-moi, Cruelle Furie!" [Io, la Furie] "Ah! Quelle Peine de Trembler" [Chorus]Les Arts Florissants, Paul Agnew, Sophie Daneman, William Christie & Jean-Baptiste Lully

Listen to Isis : "Que Le Feu Des Forges S'allume" [Chorus] "Quel Déluge de Feu" [Io, la Furie, Chorus] by Les Arts Florissants, Paul Agnew, Sophie Daneman, William Christie & Jean-Baptiste Lully, see lyrics, music video & more!

Isis : "Que Le Feu Des Forges S'allume" [Chorus] "Quel Déluge de Feu" [Io, la Furie, Chorus]Les Arts Florissants, Paul Agnew, Sophie Daneman, William Christie & Jean-Baptiste Lully

Listen to Isis : "Aimez, Profitez Du Temps" [Nymphs] by Les Arts Florissants, William Christie & Jean-Baptiste Lully, see lyrics, music video & more!

Isis : "Aimez, Profitez Du Temps" [Nymphs]Les Arts Florissants, William Christie & Jean-Baptiste Lully

Ballet Music for StringsJean-Baptiste Lully

Listen to Passacaille D' Armide by Svitlana Shabaltina, Eugenia Cherkazova & Jean-Baptiste Lully, see lyrics, music video & more!

Passacaille D' ArmideSvitlana Shabaltina, Eugenia Cherkazova & Jean-Baptiste Lully

Marche électro pour la Cérémonie des TurcsÇa Groove un Max & Jean-Baptiste Lully

Listen to Fanfares pour le carrousel – gigue by Jean-Baptiste Lully & Richard Harvey, see lyrics, music video & more!

Fanfares pour le carrousel – gigueJean-Baptiste Lully & Richard Harvey

Upcoming Concerts for Jean-Baptiste Lully

May
23
May 23, 2025
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
Amsterdam

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Listen to Rameau & Bailleux: Pigmalion by Camille Delaforge, Ensemble Il Caravaggio, Chœur de l'Opéra Royal, Mathias Vidal, Catherine Trottmann, Louise Bourgeat-Roulleau, Laura Jarrell & Apolline Raï-Westphal

ALBUMRameau & Bailleux: PigmalionCamille Delaforge, Ensemble Il Caravaggio, Chœur de l'Opéra Royal, Mathias Vidal, Catherine Trottmann, Louise Bourgeat-Roulleau, Laura Jarrell & Apolline Raï-Westphal

Listen to Lully: Alceste by Véronique Gens, Stéphane Fuget, Nathan Berg, Camille Poul, Léo Vermot-Desroches, Geoffroy Buffière, Claire Lefilliâtre, Juliette Mey, Cécile Achille, Chœur de l'Opéra Royal, Les Épopées, Cyril Auvity & Guilhem Worms

ALBUMLully: AlcesteVéronique Gens, Stéphane Fuget, Nathan Berg, Camille Poul, Léo Vermot-Desroches, Geoffroy Buffière, Claire Lefilliâtre, Juliette Mey, Cécile Achille, Chœur de l'Opéra Royal, Les Épopées, Cyril Auvity & Guilhem Worms

Listen to Harpsichord Music from the Reign of Louis XIV by Sophie Yates

ALBUMHarpsichord Music from the Reign of Louis XIVSophie Yates

ALBUMLes Musiques de MolièreLes Arts Florissants & William Christie

Listen to Piano Historica, Vols. 1 & 2 by Nanako Sugiura

ALBUMPiano Historica, Vols. 1 & 2Nanako Sugiura

Listen to ...A Passo Di Danza, Organ Music on Dance Themes and Variations (Gaetano Callido Organ (1797-99) - Candide Di Cadore) by Christian Tarabbia

ALBUM...A Passo Di Danza, Organ Music on Dance Themes and Variations (Gaetano Callido Organ (1797-99) - Candide Di Cadore)Christian Tarabbia

Listen to Lully: Armide by Le Poème Harmonique, Vincent Dumestre, Tomislav Lavoie, Marie Perbost, Eva Zaïcik, Timothée Varon, David Tricou, Virgile Ancely, Jeanne Lefort, Anouk Defontenay, Stéphanie d'Oustrac & Cyril Auvity

ALBUMLully: ArmideLe Poème Harmonique, Vincent Dumestre, Tomislav Lavoie, Marie Perbost, Eva Zaïcik, Timothée Varon, David Tricou, Virgile Ancely, Jeanne Lefort, Anouk Defontenay, Stéphanie d'Oustrac & Cyril Auvity

Listen to Robert de Visée: Theorbo Solos by Jakob Lindberg

ALBUMRobert de Visée: Theorbo SolosJakob Lindberg

Listen to Doux silence by Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien, François Lazarevitch, Julie Roset & Lucile Richardot

ALBUMDoux silenceLes Musiciens de Saint-Julien, François Lazarevitch, Julie Roset & Lucile Richardot

Listen to The King's Playlist by Ensemble Molière

ALBUMThe King's PlaylistEnsemble Molière

Listen to Suzuki Viola Book 2 Piano Accompaniments Part II: The Two Grenadiers to Boccherini Minuet by SN Music Education

ALBUMSuzuki Viola Book 2 Piano Accompaniments Part II: The Two Grenadiers to Boccherini MinuetSN Music Education

Listen to Lully: Te Deum by Stéphane Fuget, Les Épopées & Les Pages & les Chantres du Centre de musique baroque de Versailles

ALBUMLully: Te DeumStéphane Fuget, Les Épopées & Les Pages & les Chantres du Centre de musique baroque de Versailles

Listen to Les Hautbois à la Chambre du Roi by Syntagma Amici & Romain Bockler

ALBUMLes Hautbois à la Chambre du RoiSyntagma Amici & Romain Bockler

Listen to Suzuki Cello Book 3 Piano Accompaniments Part I: Berceuse to Minuet in G by SN Music Education

ALBUMSuzuki Cello Book 3 Piano Accompaniments Part I: Berceuse to Minuet in GSN Music Education

Listen to Corbetta: La Guitarre Royalle by Simone Vallerotonda, I Bassifondi & Bor Zuljan

ALBUMCorbetta: La Guitarre RoyalleSimone Vallerotonda, I Bassifondi & Bor Zuljan

Listen to Lully: Atys by Reinoud Van Mechelen, Marie Lys, Les Talens Lyriques & Christophe Rousset

ALBUMLully: AtysReinoud Van Mechelen, Marie Lys, Les Talens Lyriques & Christophe Rousset

Listen to Lully: à l'orgue de La Chaise-Dieu by Frédéric Deschamps

ALBUMLully: à l'orgue de La Chaise-DieuFrédéric Deschamps

Listen to Baroque Colours by Martin Stadtfeld

ALBUMBaroque ColoursMartin Stadtfeld

ALBUMLully: ThéséeLes Talens Lyriques & Christophe Rousset

ALBUMChange: piano transcriptionsMario Sollazzo

Listen to Lully: Benedictus by Les Épopées & Stéphane Fuget

ALBUMLully: BenedictusLes Épopées & Stéphane Fuget

Listen to Miniatures by Hugues Borsarello, Orchestre National de Bretagne & Adrien Perruchon

ALBUMMiniaturesHugues Borsarello, Orchestre National de Bretagne & Adrien Perruchon

Listen to Le roi danse: Musiche alla corte del re sole, Vol. 1 by Flavio Nati

ALBUMLe roi danse: Musiche alla corte del re sole, Vol. 1Flavio Nati

Listen to Héroïnes. Cantates françaises by Ensemble Il Caravaggio & Camille Delaforge

ALBUMHéroïnes. Cantates françaisesEnsemble Il Caravaggio & Camille Delaforge

Listen to Nymphes by Béatrice Martin, Virginie Thomas & Emmanuel Resche-Caserta

ALBUMNymphesBéatrice Martin, Virginie Thomas & Emmanuel Resche-Caserta

Listen to Lully: Psyché by Christophe Rousset, Bénédicte Tauran, Deborah Cachet, Eugénie Lefebvre, Les Talens Lyriques & Ambroisine Bré

ALBUMLully: PsychéChristophe Rousset, Bénédicte Tauran, Deborah Cachet, Eugénie Lefebvre, Les Talens Lyriques & Ambroisine Bré

ALBUMLully: Acis et GalatéeLes Talens Lyriques & Christophe Rousset

ALBUMLocke: PsycheEnsemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé

ALBUM50-50Le Concert de l'Hostel Dieu, Franck-Emmanuel Comte & Axelle Verner

Listen to Les noces royales de Louis XIV by Vincent Dumestre & Le Poème Harmonique

ALBUMLes noces royales de Louis XIVVincent Dumestre & Le Poème Harmonique

Listen to Les caractères de la danse. Du Bourgeois gentilhomme à Orphée by Reinhard Goebel & Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal

ALBUMLes caractères de la danse. Du Bourgeois gentilhomme à OrphéeReinhard Goebel & Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal

Listen to Lully: Miserere by Les Épopées & Stéphane Fuget

ALBUMLully: MiserereLes Épopées & Stéphane Fuget

Listen to Versailles Westminster by Constance Taillard

ALBUMVersailles WestminsterConstance Taillard

ALBUMPrima Registrazione Mondiale: Viaggio in Italia da Pasquini a Morandi, organo Carlo Silvestro Velatta 1780, Chiesa di S. Pietro in Vincoli, Andrate (TO)Walter Savant-Levet

Listen to Lully: Le bourgeois gentilhomme by Le Poème Harmonique, Vincent Dumestre, Eva Zaïcik, Cyril Auvity & Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian

ALBUMLully: Le bourgeois gentilhommeLe Poème Harmonique, Vincent Dumestre, Eva Zaïcik, Cyril Auvity & Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian

Listen to Lully, Charpentier & Desmarets: Passion by Véronique Gens, Ensemble les Surprises & Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas

ALBUMLully, Charpentier & Desmarets: PassionVéronique Gens, Ensemble les Surprises & Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas

ALBUMLully: Ballet royal de la Naissance de VénusChœur de Chambre de Namur, Les Talens Lyriques & Christophe Rousset

Listen to Lully: Cadmus & Hermione by Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique, Adèle Charvet & Eva Zaïcik

ALBUMLully: Cadmus & HermioneVincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique, Adèle Charvet & Eva Zaïcik

Listen to Romantique - Yeonsun Joo, Cello by Yeonsun Joo & Jay JungJae Moon

ALBUMRomantique - Yeonsun Joo, CelloYeonsun Joo & Jay JungJae Moon

Listen to Lully: Dies Irae by Les Épopées & Stéphane Fuget

ALBUMLully: Dies IraeLes Épopées & Stéphane Fuget

Listen to Lully: Aliter cogitant universum by Orchestre Baroque d’Avignon & Lois de Crilhon

ALBUMLully: Aliter cogitant universumOrchestre Baroque d’Avignon & Lois de Crilhon

ALBUMLes Années (16)80 : Lully enflamme les passions à Paris et à VersaillesLe Concert Tribuot & Laurent Beyhurst

Listen to George Dandin: La Grotte de Versailles by Gaétan Jarry & Marguerite Louise

ALBUMGeorge Dandin: La Grotte de VersaillesGaétan Jarry & Marguerite Louise

Listen to Le Grand Jeu. French Baroque Organ Favourites by Gaétan Jarry

ALBUMLe Grand Jeu. French Baroque Organ FavouritesGaétan Jarry

ALBUMLully: Vivamus in Libero Quod Liber AdhæsitOrchestre d’Astarac

Listen to Lully: Aliter cogitant mundi by Orchestre Baroque d’Avignon & Lois de Crilhon

ALBUMLully: Aliter cogitant mundiOrchestre Baroque d’Avignon & Lois de Crilhon

Listen to Lully: Armide 1778 by Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet, Véronique Gens & Reinoud Van Mechelen

ALBUMLully: Armide 1778Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet, Véronique Gens & Reinoud Van Mechelen

Listen to Lully: Postero Ostium by Orchestre André Campra & Clovis St-Jacques

ALBUMLully: Postero OstiumOrchestre André Campra & Clovis St-Jacques

Listen to Lully: Isis by Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset, Cyril Auvity, Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Bénédicte Tauran, Eve-Maud Hubeaux, Ambroisine Bré & Philippe Estèphe

ALBUMLully: IsisLes Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset, Cyril Auvity, Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Bénédicte Tauran, Eve-Maud Hubeaux, Ambroisine Bré & Philippe Estèphe

Listen to Lully: Dies Irae, De Profundis, Te Deum by Chœur de Chambre de Namur, Leonardo García Alarcón & Millenium Orchestra

ALBUMLully: Dies Irae, De Profundis, Te DeumChœur de Chambre de Namur, Leonardo García Alarcón & Millenium Orchestra

Listen to Messe du Roi Soleil: Lully, Couperin & Delalande by Marguerite Louise & Gaétan Jarry

ALBUMMesse du Roi Soleil: Lully, Couperin & DelalandeMarguerite Louise & Gaétan Jarry

Listen to Baroque. Opera. Dance by Formosa Baroque, Marc Mauillon & Pierre Hantaï

ALBUMBaroque. Opera. DanceFormosa Baroque, Marc Mauillon & Pierre Hantaï

Listen to Night Music by Dorothee Oberlinger & I Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca

ALBUMNight MusicDorothee Oberlinger & I Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca

ALBUMSuite No. 1 in G MajorSayura Takoshima

Listen to The Versailles Revolution by Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra & Barthold Kuijken

ALBUMThe Versailles RevolutionIndianapolis Baroque Orchestra & Barthold Kuijken

Listen to Lorenzani: Nicandro e Fileno by Le Nouvel Opéra, Les Boreades de Montreal & Francis Colpron

ALBUMLorenzani: Nicandro e FilenoLe Nouvel Opéra, Les Boreades de Montreal & Francis Colpron

Listen to The Lully Effect by Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra & Barthold Kuijken

ALBUMThe Lully EffectIndianapolis Baroque Orchestra & Barthold Kuijken

Listen to Navas: Alado Cisne de Nieve - Art Songs by Musica Ficta, Regina Albanez, Leonardo Cabo, Johanna Calderón, Andrés Silva & Sebastian Vega

ALBUMNavas: Alado Cisne de Nieve - Art SongsMusica Ficta, Regina Albanez, Leonardo Cabo, Johanna Calderón, Andrés Silva & Sebastian Vega

Listen to Le Petit Tour by Les Passagères

ALBUMLe Petit TourLes Passagères

ALBUMAmadis at Mandolin, LWV. 63Mark Delisle

Listen to Not in My Backyard by Bastard Barock

ALBUMNot in My BackyardBastard Barock

Listen to Sounds of Transformation by David Greilsammer

ALBUMSounds of TransformationDavid Greilsammer

Listen to Lully/Strauss: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme by Norwegian Chamber Orchestra & Terje Tonnesen

ALBUMLully/Strauss: Le Bourgeois GentilhommeNorwegian Chamber Orchestra & Terje Tonnesen

Listen to Lully: Alceste by Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques, Judith Van Wanroij, Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Emiliano Gonzales Toro, Bre Williams, Etienne Bazola, Bénédicte Tauran, Lucía Martín-Cartón, Enguerrand de Hys & Chœur de chambre Namur

ALBUMLully: AlcesteChristophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques, Judith Van Wanroij, Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Emiliano Gonzales Toro, Bre Williams, Etienne Bazola, Bénédicte Tauran, Lucía Martín-Cartón, Enguerrand de Hys & Chœur de chambre Namur

Listen to Sarabande by Giovanni Monoscalco

ALBUMSarabandeGiovanni Monoscalco

Listen to Lully: Ouvertures - Chaumont: Pièces de Clavecin by Fernando De Luca

ALBUMLully: Ouvertures - Chaumont: Pièces de ClavecinFernando De Luca

Listen to Mysterious Barricades by Scott Tennant

ALBUMMysterious BarricadesScott Tennant

Listen to Lully: Persée, LWV 60 by Mathias Vidal, Hélène Guilmette, Katherine Watson, Tassis Christoyannis, Le Concert Spirituel & Hervé Niquet

ALBUMLully: Persée, LWV 60Mathias Vidal, Hélène Guilmette, Katherine Watson, Tassis Christoyannis, Le Concert Spirituel & Hervé Niquet

Listen to Baroque Splendour Volume 2 by Philharmonic Wind Orchestra & Marc Reift

ALBUMBaroque Splendour Volume 2Philharmonic Wind Orchestra & Marc Reift

Listen to Easy Contest Solos, Vol. 1: Trombone by Joshua Hauser & Paul Thurmond

ALBUMEasy Contest Solos, Vol. 1: TromboneJoshua Hauser & Paul Thurmond

Listen to Molière à l'opéra by Paladins, Les & Jérôme Correas

ALBUMMolière à l'opéraPaladins, Les & Jérôme Correas

Listen to Music for Trumpets, Strings & Organ from Before 1700 by Kentucky Baroque Trumpets

ALBUMMusic for Trumpets, Strings & Organ from Before 1700Kentucky Baroque Trumpets

Listen to Lully: Grands Motets by Les Pages, Chantres Jeunesse Protestante, Musica Florea & Olivier Schneebeli

ALBUMLully: Grands MotetsLes Pages, Chantres Jeunesse Protestante, Musica Florea & Olivier Schneebeli

Listen to Forestare Baroque by Forestare & Dave Pilon

ALBUMForestare BaroqueForestare & Dave Pilon

Listen to Carneval Oriental by Pera Ensemble, L'arte del mondo & Werner Ehrhardt

ALBUMCarneval OrientalPera Ensemble, L'arte del mondo & Werner Ehrhardt

ALBUMXxsilentSymbolic Orchestra & Terrafolk

Listen to Músicas y Danzas a Través de la Antigüedad by Ensamble de Música Antigua Corazón Con Manos

ALBUMMúsicas y Danzas a Través de la AntigüedadEnsamble de Música Antigua Corazón Con Manos

Listen to Majestic Marches 3 by Philharmonic Wind Orchestra, Marc Reift & Marc Reift Philharmonic Wind Orchestra

ALBUMMajestic Marches 3Philharmonic Wind Orchestra, Marc Reift & Marc Reift Philharmonic Wind Orchestra

Listen to En sol: Musique pour le Roi-Soleil by Rebecca Maurer

ALBUMEn sol: Musique pour le Roi-SoleilRebecca Maurer

Listen to Thomas Kingo's Sacred Song Books by Phemius Consort

ALBUMThomas Kingo's Sacred Song BooksPhemius Consort

Listen to Amor Sacro Amor Profano by Il Giardino d'Amore & Stefan Plewniak

ALBUMAmor Sacro Amor ProfanoIl Giardino d'Amore & Stefan Plewniak

Listen to Renaissance Baroque by Taso Comanescu

ALBUMRenaissance BaroqueTaso Comanescu

Listen to Comédie et Tragédie, Vol. 1 by Tempesta di Mare

ALBUMComédie et Tragédie, Vol. 1Tempesta di Mare

Listen to Battaglie e tempeste by Carlo Lazzaroni, Marcello Scandelli & Riccardo Doni

ALBUMBattaglie e tempesteCarlo Lazzaroni, Marcello Scandelli & Riccardo Doni

ALBUM20 Great French Singers of the Twentieth CenturyLeon Escalais, Victol Maurel, Clothilde Blessler-Gianoli, Edmond Clement, Maurice Renaud, Pol Plancon, Blanche Arral Manon, Hippolite Belhomme, Charles Dalmoles, Jeanne Geirville-Reache, Ferdinand Anseau, Marcel Journet, Lucien Fugere, Jean-Emile Vanni-Marcoux, Cesare Vezzani, Emma Calve, Lucien Mulatore, Leon Rothier, Georges Thill & Paul Flanz

ALBUMMusic for the Royal Courts of Louis XIV and XVCollegium Musicum of Paris, M. André & P. Pierlot

Listen to Lully: Amadis by Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques, Chœur de Chambre de Namur, Cyril Auvity & Judith Van Wanroij

ALBUMLully: AmadisChristophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques, Chœur de Chambre de Namur, Cyril Auvity & Judith Van Wanroij

Listen to Bartók in the Desert: The Art of Irén Marik (1905-1986) by Irén Marik

ALBUMBartók in the Desert: The Art of Irén Marik (1905-1986)Irén Marik

ALBUMObras Selectas de la Música UniversalEnsamble de Música Antigua

Listen to Den Danske Degen Duo Divertissement by Den Danske Degen Duo

ALBUMDen Danske Degen Duo DivertissementDen Danske Degen Duo

Listen to Contentement passe richesse by Valencia, Johanna

ALBUMContentement passe richesseValencia, Johanna

Listen to Het Maassluise Hoekertje by Camerata Trajectina

ALBUMHet Maassluise HoekertjeCamerata Trajectina

ALBUMLes FacheuxDavid Rogers

Listen to La France par Choeur by Bruno Fontaine & Bruno Rastier

ALBUMLa France par ChoeurBruno Fontaine & Bruno Rastier

Listen to Lully - Capdevielle - Strauss by Manuel Rosenthal & Orchestre National de la RTF

ALBUMLully - Capdevielle - StraussManuel Rosenthal & Orchestre National de la RTF

Listen to Le quattro stagioni & Other Piano Works by Scipione Sangiovanni

ALBUMLe quattro stagioni & Other Piano WorksScipione Sangiovanni

Listen to Orgelkoraler - Chorale Fantasias by Per Günther & Inge Beck

ALBUMOrgelkoraler - Chorale FantasiasPer Günther & Inge Beck

Listen to Charpentier & Lully: Te Deum (Live Recording at La Chapelle Royale du Château de Versailles) by Le Poème Harmonique, Capella Cracoviensis & Vincent Dumestre

ALBUMCharpentier & Lully: Te Deum (Live Recording at La Chapelle Royale du Château de Versailles)Le Poème Harmonique, Capella Cracoviensis & Vincent Dumestre

Listen to The Memory the Art by Liling Chang

ALBUMThe Memory the ArtLiling Chang

Listen to Lully: Phaéton by Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques & Chœur de Chambre de Namur

ALBUMLully: PhaétonChristophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques & Chœur de Chambre de Namur

Jean-Baptiste Lully's Popular Music Videos

Lully: Le bourgeois gentilhomme: Overture

Oliver Zeffman & Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Lully: Alceste, LWV 50: Loure

Lodestar Trio

Lully: Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43: Marche pour la cérémonie des Turcs (Transc. Tharaud for Piano)

Alexandre Tharaud

Marсh For The Turkish Ceremony

Гранд барокко & Ольга Рыбакова

J.B. Lully “Marche du Régiment de Turenne” - Stefano Bigoni, piano

Stefano Bigoni

Jean-Baptiste Lully “Air Tendre” - Stefano Bigoni, piano (Live)

Stefano Bigoni

Jean-Baptiste Lully “Gigue in E minor” - Stefano Bigoni, piano

Stefano Bigoni

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A blockbuster star of Louis XIV's court, he invented French opera—and is still spellbinding.

About Jean-Baptiste Lully

Artist Biography

It is no small paradox that the man who most embodied the inflections and vocabulary of the 17th-century French musical Baroque was, in fact, an Italian. Born Giovanni Battista Lulli in Florence in 1632, Lully capitalized on his skills as a dancer and violinist following a move to Paris at the age of 14, proving himself an adroit careerist. Favored by King Louis XIV, he rose seamlessly through the ranks until he arrived at the top, eventually becoming one of the King’s secretaires, a position customarily reserved for members of the nobility. The king was an accomplished dancer, and Lully—together with the dramatist Molière, a close friend—pioneered the genre of Comédie-ballet, an exotic fusion of spoken word, dance, and music. A man of the theater to his fingertips, Lully also enthusiastically embraced opera, thereby paving the way for Rameau and Gluck. In works such as Alceste (1674), Atys (1675), and Psyché (1678), Lully invested mythological characters with an affecting human immediacy, adapting Italian models to distinctly French ends. The orchestra was reimagined, the distinction between aria and recitative blurred and the Gallic entente cordiale between gracefulness and statuesque monumentality reinforced. But the Royal Chapel wasn’t neglected, and a clutch of double-choir Grands Motets and a powerful funerary setting of the Miserere consummate Lully’s all-encompassing domination of French musical life.

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