Mika Suihkonen, Ballo della Battalia - La Gamba (2010)
Artist: Mika Suihkonen, Ballo della Battalia
Title: La Gamba
Year Of Release: 2010
Label: Alba Records
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 68:57
Total Size: 443 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist: Title: La Gamba
Year Of Release: 2010
Label: Alba Records
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 68:57
Total Size: 443 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Diego Ortiz (c.1510-1570)
[1] Recercada Primera
[2] Recerada Secunda
Christopher Simpson (c.1602-1669)
[3] Prelude in D major
[4] Ground in D major
[5] Prelude in A minor
[6] Ground in A minor
Diego Ortiz
[7] Recercada Quarta
[8] Recercada Ottava
Marin Marais (1656-1728)
[9] Folies d'espagne
Diego Ortiz
[10] Recercada Quinta
Christopher Simpson
[11] Prelude in G minor
[12] Ground in G major
[13] Prelude in E minor
[14] Ground in E minor
Diego Ortiz
[15] Quinta pars
[16] Recercada Tercera
Antoine Forqueray (с.1672-1745)
[17] Chaconne
Diego Ortiz
[18] Recercada Sesta
[19] Recercada Settima
Performers:
Mika Suihkonen, viola da gamba
Ballo della Battalia
This is a tremendously enjoyable disc of music for viola da gamba and continuo ensemble. It consists mainly of music by Diego Ortiz and Christopher Simpson, with one piece each from Marin Marais and Antoine Forqueray, so it spans the best part of two centuries from about 1550 to about 1750. It's a terrific programme and exceptionally well played.
The music is very fine, being composed by four of the great masters of the instrument. What makes this disc so enjoyable, though, is the performances. Mika Suihkonen is an excellent gamba player and his ensemble match him throughout for skill, zest and obvious love of the music. The fact that the great Andrew Lawrence-King plays harp and baroque guitar in the ensemble will give some idea of it's quality. There are vigorous ensemble pieces with some excellently judged percussion, some solo gamba movements and a wide variety of moods.
The music is very fine, being composed by four of the great masters of the instrument. What makes this disc so enjoyable, though, is the performances. Mika Suihkonen is an excellent gamba player and his ensemble match him throughout for skill, zest and obvious love of the music. The fact that the great Andrew Lawrence-King plays harp and baroque guitar in the ensemble will give some idea of it's quality. There are vigorous ensemble pieces with some excellently judged percussion, some solo gamba movements and a wide variety of moods.