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In late February 1653, just after the Fronde rebellion, the most influential spectacle of the early reign of Louis XIV was created at the Louvre: the Ballet Royal de la Nuit. Grandiose, and carefully elaborated at the highest levels of the state, the libretto by Bensérade called upon the finest artists of the time. Banishing the troubles of Night, Louis XIV danced in the Sun King costume that would henceforth be for ever associated with him. An indispensable world premiere recording!

Manifold Records present Summer Time Vol. 4. 22 excellent Chillout tracks and a continuous mix with mixing duties handled by DJ Maretimo.

Manifold Records present Best of Del Mar Vol. 3 - 50 Beautiful Chill Sounds. 50 excellent Chillout tracks and a continuous mix with mixing duties handled by DJ Maretimo.

Maretimo Records present Chill Sunset Maretimo Vol. 1 - The Premium Chillout Soundtrack. 30 excellent Chillout tracks and a continuous mix with mixing duties handled by DJ Maretimo.

Manifold Records present Ocean Chilled: The Wonderful Soundtrack of the Sea. 30 excellent Chillout tracks and a continuous mix with mixing duties handled by DJ Maretimo.

Lovingly hand selected by DJ Michael Maretimo to a beautiful "holiday-sound-cocktail". "Maretimo Chill Radio - Best Of Vol.1". includes the best ibiza chillout, lounge & chillhouse music pearls from the popular webradio. Enjoy pure positive summer vibes for: hotels, bars, clubs, stores, to work, to study, to sleep, for reading, for painting, for yoga, or just to relax at your home.

Little is known about one of the most productive of Italian musicians, Adriano Banchieri. Relegated to a marginal sector of Renaissance history, still defined by madrigals, Banchieri lived in the most extraordinary innovative period of Italian 'harmonic' music: we find clear signs of a new 17th-Century sensibility in adaptation, or rather in making the word serve representational needs, in the use of the basso concertante and in the extensive use of continuo. The two works presented on this CD represent the chronological heart of Banchieri’s most typical production and may be appreciated in modern recordings for the first time: this is an ambitious project to shed light on Italian 'minor' musical history of the end of the 16th century.