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- 2026-01-27 Salle Cortot Paris 17 Batignolles-Monceau, FR
- 2024-10-18 Residenz, Schwarzer Saal München, DE
- 2024-04-04 SEINE MUSICALE - AUDITORIUM P.DEVEDJIAN Boulogne-Billancourt, FR
About Marin Marais
Marais was the preeminent bass viol player in turn-of-the-seventeenth century France. Although he composed four operas, he is primarily remembered for his some 600 compositions for various combinations of bass viols. These works were in the French tradition of collections of various pieces, rather than the Italian concertos and sonatas. The collections, ranging from seven to 41 pieces each, consist primarily of dances, fantasies, chaconnes, rondeaux, tombeaux, and pièces de caractère. These last are short, colorful works including descriptive titles such as Les voix humaines and Cloche ou c...
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