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French composer Robert de Visee (c. 1655 -1732) was known as a theorbo and guitar player. Around 1680, de Visee became a chamber musician for Louis XIV. The theorbo pieces for this recording are taken from the Saizenay manuscript compiled in 1699 by the French amateur lutenist Jean Etienne Vaudry, Seigneur de Saizenay. Featuring the playing of Esteban La Rotta (theorbo), Jivko Georgiev (cello), Margaret Little (viola), and Katelyn Clark (harpsichord).