Galanterie - An Evening with Wilhelmine (2016)

Tracklist

CD2
01. Opera nuova, Concerto for Lute & Flute in E Major, Op. 3 No. 1 (Adam Falckenhagen): I. Andante
02. Opera nuova, Concerto for Lute & Flute in E Major, Op. 3 No. 1 (Adam Falckenhagen): II. Allegretto
03. Opera nuova, Concerto for Lute & Flute in E Major, Op. 3 No. 1 (Adam Falckenhagen): III. Tempo di Polonese
04. Opera nuova, Concerto for Lute & Flute in E Major, Op. 3 No. 1 (Adam Falckenhagen): IV. Minuetto alternativamente
05. Opera nuova, Concerto for Lute & Flute in A Major, Op. 3 No. 2 (Adam Falckenhagen): I. Larghetto
06. Opera nuova, Concerto for Lute & Flute in A Major, Op. 3 No. 2 (Adam Falckenhagen): II. Un poco allegro
07. Opera nuova, Concerto for Lute & Flute in A Major, Op. 3 No. 2 (Adam Falckenhagen): III. Tempo di Polonese
08. Opera nuova, Concerto for Lute & Flute in A Major, Op. 3 No. 2 (Adam Falckenhagen): IV. Tempo di Minuetto
09. Opera nuova, Concerto for Lute & Flute in D Major, Op. 3 No. 3 (Adam Falckenhagen): I. Larghetto
10. Opera nuova, Concerto for Lute & Flute in D Major, Op. 3 No. 3 (Adam Falckenhagen): II. Allegro
11. Opera nuova, Concerto for Lute & Flute in D Major, Op. 3 No. 3 (Adam Falckenhagen): III. Tempo di Polonese
12. Opera nuova, Concerto for Lute & Flute in D Major, Op. 3 No. 3 (Adam Falckenhagen): IV. Tempo di Minuetto

CD1
01. Opera nuova, Concerto for Lute & Flute in G Major, Op. 3 No. 4 (Adam Falckenhagen): I. Largo
02. Opera nuova, Concerto for Lute & Flute in G Major, Op. 3 No. 4 (Adam Falckenhagen): II. Allegretto
03. Opera nuova, Concerto for Lute & Flute in G Major, Op. 3 No. 4 (Adam Falckenhagen): III. Tempo di Polonese
04. Opera nuova, Concerto for Lute & Flute in G Major, Op. 3 No. 4 (Adam Falckenhagen): IV. Variazioni
05. Opera nuova, Concerto for Lute & Flute in G Minor, Op. 3 No. 5 (Adam Falckenhagen): I. Largo
06. Opera nuova, Concerto for Lute & Flute in G Minor, Op. 3 No. 5 (Adam Falckenhagen): II. Allegro
07. Opera nuova, Concerto for Lute & Flute in G Minor, Op. 3 No. 5 (Adam Falckenhagen): III. Tempo di Polonese
08. Opera nuova, Concerto for Lute & Flute in G Minor, Op. 3 No. 5 (Adam Falckenhagen): IV. Tempo di Minuetto
09. Opera nuova, Concerto for Lute & Flute in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 6 (Adam Falckenhagen): I. Adagio
10. Opera nuova, Concerto for Lute & Flute in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 6 (Adam Falckenhagen): II. Allegretto
11. Opera nuova, Concerto for Lute & Flute in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 6 (Adam Falckenhagen): III. Tempo di Polonese
12. Opera nuova, Concerto for Lute & Flute in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 6 (Adam Falckenhagen): IV. Minuetto alternativamente


It is unfortunate that these six sonatas are the only ones remaining intact from the many Falckenhagen may have produced, for lute ensemble pieces of this quality are few and far between. Falckenhagen is attempting to combine the resources of two quite different melodic instruments, one of which also has harmonic capabilities, on an equal footing. He transcends the more primitive practice of some of his predecessors where the lute merely doubles the outer two lines. Here the flute and lute are treated as equal partners, the spotlight shifting from one to the other, although true dialogue between the two is rarely sustained. From his surviving solo lute music we know Falckenhagen to be continually exploring the resources of his instrument and seeking new textural possibilities. One recurring Falckenhagen hallmark in the Opera nuova appears to be the use of octave movement to mark cadences. Did he use it elsewhere?

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