Petit Trianon would come to the Petit Trianon not only to escape the formality of court life, but also to shake off the burden of her royal responsibilities. At Versailles, she was under considerable pressure and judgement from both her family and the court, and the Petit Trianon was her place of ease and leisure where she could rest from those trials. Since all was "de par la Reine" (by order of the Queen), none were permitted to enter the property without the Queen's express permission (not even, it was said, Louis XVI). Such exclusivity alienated the court nobility, which she did
Chateau Benares Chateau Benares Chateau Benares is an album by Sanjay Mishra, released in 2006. In "The Washington Post", Mike Joyce wrote, "Thanks in no small part to "Blue Incantation", a highly regarded collaboration with fellow guitarist Jerry Garcia released in 1995, Sanjay Mishra has developed a reputation for creating imaginative, cross-cultural soundscapes. "Chateau Benares", in which East again coalesces with West in ways that sometimes border on the hypnotic, follows suit... Whatever the album's commercial fate, Mishra's artistry and vision certainly deserve the exposure." All music composed and arranged by Sanjay Mishra, except "Oriental", composed by Enrique Granados (arranged by Mishra