Marais, Marin - Pieces inedites pour flute - Voix humaines - Lazarevitch, Francois

Although Marin Marais is best known for his works for the viola da gamba, he also composed for the flute. Michael Lynn's recent rediscovery of manuscripts containing pieces composed for flute and basso continuo, as well as duets, caught the attention of François Lazarevitch and Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien, who now present the first recordings of these works. "This uncharted territory did not reveal itself to me immediately, and only after more than a year of continuous exploration... It is fascinating that these pieces by Marais are unlike anything else in the existing flute repertoire; at that time, around 1700, the flute was still a very new instrument." To accompany the flute, François Lazarevitch has invited his long-time collaborators Éric Bellocq (lute) and Lucile Boulanger (viola da gamba), who also plays Les Voix humaines, one of the great masterpieces composed for her instrument, harmonizing with the previously heard version of Les Voix humaines composed for the flute!