Tormod Dalen, Maxine Eilander, Andrew Maginley, Stephen Taylor, Jonathan Talbott - Forgotten Virtuosi (2016) [DSD & Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Ruggiero
02. Nasce la pena mia
03. Anchor che col partire
04. A Prelude for the violin by Senr_ Balshar a Germaine
05. Snr Balshar's Division on a Ground
06. Praeludium (van den Konstryken Musicyn, J_ Schopen, 't Hamburgh)
07. Pavane d'Espagne
08. Fantasia
09. Sonata 1a
10. Coral del Sr Wilhelm Brad
11. Io son ferito
12. Sonata 2a
13. Bergamasca
14. Romanesca


Forgotten Virtuosi gives a glimpse into the world of the extraordinary solo violinists who lived in the first half of the 17th century. The composers represented on the disc, (Schop, Baltzar, Rognoni, Castello, Nau and Marini, among others,) though today mostly unknown, were the Paganinis and Kreislers of their time.

Courts and cities hired these superstars in order to have them astonish and awe their guests with their performances, and, indeed, the music is designed to amaze, drawing on the entire range of colors available to the violin.

The recording contains written down improvisations on popular melodies (bergamascas, pavaniglias and chorales,) sonatas and serious works for both church and court, and delightful arrangements of madrigals, all for violin with or without accompaniment by harp, lute, organ, guitar and bass violin.

The album also includes three world premiere recordings: pieces that have only recently resurfaced after having been forgotten for centuries.

'Talbott’s violin playing proved that the virtuoso was not just a 19th century phenomenon.” (Tubantia)

Jonathan Talbott, renaissance violin
Maxine Eilander, double harp
Andrew Maginley, theorbo and guitar
Tormod Dalen, bass violin
Stephen Taylor, organ

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