Paolo Pandolfo, Amélie Chemin, Thomas Boysen, Markus Hünninger - Marais 1689: Pièces à une et à deux violes (2016) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Pièces de viole, Book 1, Suite in G Major for 2 Viols & Continuo: I. Prélude
02. Pièces de viole, Book 1, Suite in G Major for 2 Viols & Continuo: II. Allemande
03. Pièces de viole, Book 1, Suite in G Major for 2 Viols & Continuo: III. Courante
04. Pièces de viole, Book 1, Suite in G Major for 2 Viols & Continuo: IV. Sarabande
05. Pièces de viole, Book 1, Suite in G Major for 2 Viols & Continuo: V. Gigue
06. Pièces de viole, Book 1, Suite in G Major for 2 Viols & Continuo: VI. Gavotte en rondeau
07. Pièces de viole, Book 1, Suite in G Major for 2 Viols & Continuo: VII. Menuet
08. Pièces de viole, Book 1, Suite in G Major for 2 Viols & Continuo: VIII. Gavotte
09. Pièces de viole, Book 1, Suite in G Major for 2 Viols & Continuo: IX. Fantaisie en écho
10. Pièces de viole, Book 1, Suite in G Major for 2 Viols & Continuo: X. Chaconne
11. Pieces de viole, Book 1, Suite No. 1 in D Minor: I. Prélude
12. Pièces de viole, Book 1, Suite in D Minor for 2 Viols & Continuo: I. Prélude
13. Pièces de viole, Book 1, Suite in D Minor for 2 Viols & Continuo: II. Allemande
14. Pièces de viole, Book 1, Suite in D Minor for 2 Viols & Continuo: III. Courante
15. Pièces de viole, Book 1, Suite in D Minor for 2 Viols & Continuo: IV. Sarabande
16. Pièces de viole, Book 1, Suite in D Minor for 2 Viols & Continuo: V. Gigue
17. Pièces de viole, Book 1, Suite in D Minor for 2 Viols & Continuo: VI. Gavotte
18. Pièces de viole, Book 1, Suite in D Minor for 2 Viols & Continuo: VII. Menuet
19. Basses continües des pièces, avec une augmentation de plusieurs pièces particulières en partition: Sujet diversités
20. Basses continües des pièces, avec une augmentation de plusieurs pièces particulières en partition: Rondeau in G Minor
21. Pièces de viole, Book 1, Suite in G Major for 2 Viols & Continuo: XI. Tombeau de M. Meliton



The viola da gamba music of Marin Marais represents a treasure trove of expressive and technical possibilities for Paolo Pandolfo’s eagerly-awaited return for Glossa. Pandolfo’s style of playing is apt for this music: meticulous and sensitive, with a technical strength that allows him to demonstrate the instrument’s versatility with a rare freedom.

To follow a recent sequence of recordings which has seen him approach the music of Couperin and De Machy, but which also includes the 'Pièces de viole' by Marais’ teacher Sainte Colombe, Pandolfo now turns to the year 1689, when Marais (surrounded by constant arguments as to the true way of doing justice to the gamba) had published the continuo accompaniment for his earlier 'Pièces à une et à deux violes'. This was quite a revolutionary move on the young composer’s part. To reflect this transition effected by Marais – from the gamba being an instrument heard by itself to one operating within a chamber ensemble environment – Paolo Pandolfo has chosen from this 'First Book' works for one or two gambas, with or without continuo support, in the form of a pair of 'Suites' and various individual pieces, including the 'Tombeau de Mr Méliton' and the rarely recorded set of variations 'Sujet & Diversitez'.

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