 Pièces à trois violes  Les Voix Humaines (Susie Napper & Margaret Little), Wieland Kuijken violas da gamba | violes de gambe Nigel North, theorbo | théorbe Eric Milnes, harpsichord | clavecin ACD2 2374 Marais published five books of pieces for viol and continuo. The most exceptional volume was the fourth, which appeared in 1717. It contains these two Pièces à trois s violes. Marais noted that such pieces, with three independent parts, had never before been written in France. Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe, to whom the elegy in the second volume was dedicated, was a renowned teacher of a number of prominent viol players, including Marais. Marais's elegy for Lully, with whom he had studied composition, also appeared in the same volume. Wieland Kuijken is the guest of the viola da gamba duo Les Voix humaines, who celebrate their twentieth anniversary this year. He returned to Quebec to participate in the Festival Montréal Baroque, which was held in Old Montreal from June 22-25, 2006.
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