The Dolci Show
A short program of live music played by Dolci, the oboe-piano duo of Viva Knight and Ted Rust, from their home in Los Angeles, California.
The Dolci Show
Dolci Show #30: Les folies d’Espagne, Part I
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Ted Rust, oboe d’amore, and Viva Knight, piano
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Season 1
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Episode 30
Marin Marais (1656-1728) was a composer and gamba player whose job was to provide bedtime music for King Louis XIV, Les folies d’Espagne was a popular song on which Marais composed a set of 31 variations for this purpose, and published as part of his second book of “Pieces de viole” in 1701. This version was arranged by Jennifer Paull.