Muzyka pisana na zespół dwóch lutni była bardzo popularna w Europie w XV wieku. Niniejsza płyta zawiera najstarsze drukowane utwory takich kompozytorów jak Francesco Spinacino, Joan Ambrosio Dalza i Johannes Tinctoris. Wykonawcy to Grace Newcombe - śpiew oraz Paul Kieffer i Marc Lewon - lutnie.
Tracklista: 1. Suite for solo cello No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007 2. Suite for solo cello No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009 3. Suite for solo cello No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011 4. Suite for solo cello No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008 5. Suite for solo cello No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010 6. Suite for solo cello No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012
Composer Giuseppe Tartini (1692-1770) was a man who was always perfectionistic about himself. The old master was in possession of two qualities which never abandoned him: the sharp and questioning attitude of the scientist and the unfathomable emotion of the artist. The head and the heart coming together in beautiful music!Giuseppe Tartini was a Legend in his lifetime, and one of the most influential figures in the golden age of the baroque era. Known as “Il maestro delle Nazioni” Tartini was, according to his contemporaries, a kind and affable man, and his respectable behaviour did not bear any trace of the intemperance he showed as a young man. It is of course possible that a mature man learns to keep his emotions under control, but in the case of a great artist one can say that he chose to wear a mask that hid all underlying passions. Through the performance of violinist Luigi De Filippi on this debut cd, we can catch a glimpse of Tartini’s real expression, the intense and intelligent face of a man who, albeit not exactly orientated towards the future, all the same moved decidedly away from the baroque era. Although Tartini made some msitakes in his life as a young man, this made himto reflect upon himself and on music as well. He for instance delves into the “secret” of music, of its cathartic faculties, of what in music goes straight to the heart and what barely scratches the surface of emotions; he notices that folk music has an eloquence denied to learned music. Of the music of the folk, that he describes as “natural” music, he distills the essence, and employs the fundaments in his Sonatas and concertos.
1 - Allemande (Suite in E minor - Pieces de clavecin)2 - Courante3 - Gigue en rondeau I4 - Gigue en rondeau II5 - Le rappel des oiseaux6 - Rigaudons I and II7 - Museete edn rondeau8 - Tambourin9 - La villageoise10 - Les tricotets (Suite in G minor-nouvelles suites de pieces de clavecin)11 - L'indifferente12 - Menuets I and II13 - la poule14 - Les triolets15 - Les sauvages16 - L'enharmonique17 - L'egiptienne18 - Allemande (Suite in A minor - Nouvelles suites de pieces de clavecin)19 - Courante20 - Sarabande21 - Les trios mains22 - Fanfarinette23 - La triomphante24 - Gavote25 - Double 126 - Double 227 - Double 328 - Double 429 - Double 530 - Double 6
Płyta z serii Alpha Collection, która zawiera reedycje najlepszych nagrań z katalogów firm Alpha i Zig Zag Territioires. Na płycie mamy utwory instrumentalne barokowego kompozytora Nicoli Matteisa w wykonaniu zespołu Gli Incogniti pod dyrekcją skrzypaczki Amandine Beyer.
Muzyka z wysp brytyjskich z XVI i XVII wieku w wykonaniu zespołu z kręgu wykonastwa muzyki dawnej Les Witches oraz Siobhán Armstrong - harfa irlandzka. Na płycie nagrana jest muzyka taneczna z dawnych wieków.
Tracklista: 1. In nomine a4 2. In nomine "Trust" 3. In nomine "Rachel's weeping" 4. Dum transisset Sabbatum I 5. Laudes Deo 6. In nomine "Free from all" 7. In nomine "Round" 8. In nomine "Weep no more, Rachel" 9. In nomine "Say so" 10. In nomine "Follow me" 11. Christus resurgens 12. In nomine "Cry" 13. Rubum quem 14. In nomine "Hold fast" 15. In nomine "Seldom seen" 16. In nomine "Re la re" 17. Dum transisset Sabbatum III 18. Sit fast (prima et secunda pars) 19. In nomine "Surrexit non est hic" 20. In nomine "Believe me" 21. In nomine "Report" 22. In nomine a5 23. In nomine "I come" 24. Dum transisset Sabbatum II 25. O lux beata Trinitas 26. In nomine "My death bed" 27. In nomine "Blameless" 28. In nomine "Farewell my good one forever" 29. Dum transisset Sabbatum IV 30. Amavit eum Dominus 31. In nomine a6
Tracklista: 1. Partita in D Minor 2. Partita in C Major 3. Partita in C Minor
Album został wydany przez wytwórnię Arte Dell Arco (CCAD 027). Tracklista: 1. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat major K282 2. Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K310 3. Fantasia in C minor, K475 4. Piano Sonata No. 15 in F major, K533/494 5. Rondo in A minor, K511
This is The Brabant Ensemble’s third disc for Hyperion. Under their director, eminent musicologist Dr Stephen Rice, they continue to excavate jewels of the sixteenth-century choral repertoire which have until now remained under-performed and under-represented in music history. Their natural and instinctive performing style, which foregrounds the essential vocal qualities of this music, unlike the instrumental tone of other early music choirs, brings these beautiful and complex works abundantly to life. Gombert’s motets are the heart of his writing and this selection of them allows the range of his musical accomplishments to fully emerge. Often seen as written in penance for heinous crimes committed by the composer, many of them are settings of various texts of penitence, sorrow and yearning for deliverance from punishment. Images such as the ‘hellish lake’ in Tribulatio et angustia are dramatically explored. Also on this disc are motets for the adulation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which surprisingly demonstrate an especially intensified and dissonant musical style, showing the almost erotic level of devotion suggested in some of the greatest art of this period.GRAMOPHONE AWARDS SHORTLIST 2008; GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE 'It's one of very few discs of this repertoire I've been happy to play in its entirety, and then several times since. This is in part a tribute to Gombert … but also to The Brabant Ensemble and Stephen Rice … by encouraging an unusually individual and carefully balanced vocal response, he avoids the pitfalls of relentless consistency and arid elision … there is a welcome and (in this music) novel belief in the power of voices as voices … try the sopranos halfway through Hortus conclusus es for erotic Mariolatry at its most disconcertingly sensual. Arise, make haste, as they sing, and hear this music' (Gramophone)'… The sheer quality of his music. These 10 motets are notable for their richly glowing sonorities, their disciplined counterpoints, their intensity of expression and, most of all, their careful tailoring of music to text. There's the darkly erotic intensity of Hortus conclusus es, the angst-ridden, pentitential Tribulatio et angustia … The singing is meticulously balanced and blended, Stephen Rice shaping and pacing each work with exquisite judgement' (Sunday Times)'The Brabant Ensemble's exploration of the "forgotten generation" of composers between Josquin and Palestrina is reviving an abundance of unwarrantedly neglected sacred polyphony. Judging by this splendid selection of motets, Gombert's neglect is particularly flagrant. In penitential pieces, such as Aspice Domine and Tribulatio et angustia, his lavish use of dissonance within a smooth-flowing yet intricately imitative style creates an atmosphere of almost unbearably intense and bitter anguish, whether contemplating a city laid waste or beseeching rescue from a foetid quagmire … These shapely and well-paced performances do full justice to Gombert's outstanding talent' (The Daily Telegraph)