Hopkinson Smith - Fasch, Haydn, Kohaut, Hagen: Concertos for Lute (1999)

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Artist: Hopkinson Smith
Title: Fasch, Haydn, Kohaut, Hagen: Concertos for Lute
Year Of Release: 1999
Label: Auvidis Astree
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 56:54
Total Size: 304 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688-1758):
01. Concerto en ré mineur pour luth, 2 violons, alto & bc - Allegro moderato [0:05:44.58]
02. Concerto en ré mineur pour luth, 2 violons, alto & bc - Andante [0:06:16.15]
03. Concerto en ré mineur pour luth, 2 violons, alto & bc - Un poco allegro [0:03:36.52]
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
04. Cassation en ut majeur Hob.III:6 pour luth obligé, violon & violoncelle (1762) - Presto [0:02:09.43]
05. Cassation en ut majeur Hob.III:6 pour luth obligé, violon & violoncelle (1762) - Minuetto - Trio [0:04:03.67]
06. Cassation en ut majeur Hob.III:6 pour luth obligé, violon & violoncelle (1762) - Adagio [0:04:30.65]
07. Cassation en ut majeur Hob.III:6 pour luth obligé, violon & violoncelle (1762) - Finale. Presto [0:02:35.48]
Karl Kohaut (1726-1784):
08. Concerto en fa majeur pour luth, 2 violons & violoncelle (1760) - Allegro [0:05:42.17]
09. Concerto en fa majeur pour luth, 2 violons & violoncelle (1760) - Adagio [0:04:40.68]
10. Concerto en fa majeur pour luth, 2 violons & violoncelle (1760) - Tempo di minuetto [0:03:56.00]
Bernhard Joachim Hagen (c.1720-1787):
11. Concerto en la majeur pour luth, 2 violons, alto & violoncelle (1759) - Allegro moderato [0:05:12.02]
12. Concerto en la majeur pour luth, 2 violons, alto & violoncelle (1759) - Largo [0:04:28.40]
13. Concerto en la majeur pour luth, 2 violons, alto & violoncelle (1759) - Allegro [0:04:01.15]

Personnel:
Hopkinson Smith - lute
Chiara Banchini - violin
David Plantier - violin
David Courvoisier - viola
Roel Dieltiens - violoncello piccolo

I've been blinded by greatness: the andante of J.F. Fasch's guitar concerto. This is simply one of the most beautfiul pieces of music I've heard in a long time. Fasch (1688-1758) was a contemporary of J.S. Bach and Telemann but also displays signs of the forthcoming classical style. The interplay of the instruments is fascinating and the texture of sound created by this group is so warm and enveloping that I've found myself listening to it over and over again. Chiara Banchini is quite possibly my favorite baroque violinist, and Hopkinson Smith (frequently heard on Jordi Savall's recordings) displays excellent technique and feeling as a soloist. Some day I hope to pay closer attention to the rest of this disc, but I'm still captivated by track 2. (Be warned: the Haydn work included is an anonymous arrangement of his string quartet Op. 1 No. 6).

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