Marin Marais Fantaisie

Performed by The Palladian Ensemble . THIS VIDEO BELONGS TO THE BBC. Marin Marais (16561728) was a French composer and viol player. He studied composition with JeanBaptiste Lully, often conducting his operas, and with master of the bass viol Monsieur de SainteColombe for 6 months. He was hired as a musician in 1676 to the royal court of Versailles. He did quite well as court musician, and in 1679 was appointed ordinaire de la chambre du roy pour la viole, a title he kept until 1725. Marais