About this title: This is a collection of viola da gamba pieces with continuo (theorbo or guitar and harpsichord) by Marin Marais, student of Lully and the elusive M. de Sainte-Colombe. Of his five books of viol music, the fourth, from the later and more experimental part of his career, furnishes most of the music on the disc. Actually "experimental" is not quite the right word; Marais was a conservative composer who burrowed into established techniques and found their hidden secrets. The fourth book is entitled "Suite dans un goût étranger," which given the titles of some of the pieces ("Marche Tartare") ...
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