Te Deum - Festliche Musik am Hof von Versailles

Festive trumpet sounds at the court of the Sun King: in the Baroque era, Versailles was the epitome and indisputable centre of absolutist power in Europe. The court of Louis XIV brought the greatest composers and best musicians of the day together: splendid performances of music and dance, lavish and extravagant staged enactments, and musical accompaniments to the Ballets de cour formed a large part of the court’s image cultivation – and that meant music of brilliant sonority and profligate splendour.