La Suave Melodia - Johannes Schenck: Il Giardino Armonico, 12 Trio Sonatas Opus III (2007)

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Artist: La Suave Melodia
Title: Johannes Schenck: Il Giardino Armonico, 12 Trio Sonatas Opus III
Year Of Release: 2007
Label: Et'cetera
Genre: Classical
Quality: WavPack (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 01:18:56
Total Size: 464 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

01. Sonata Prima in D major (05:10)
Adagio - Allegro - Adagio - Allegro
02. Sonata Secunda in B-flat major (04:35)
Capriccio: Vivace - Adagio - Un poco allegro
03. Sonata Terza in G minor (11:13)
Adagio - Allegro
Violino 2 Solo: Adagio-Allegro - Adagio
Violino 1 solo: Adagio-Aria: Allegro
[Gigue] - Adagio
Allegro
04. Sonata Quarta in D minor (07:31)
Adagio - Allegro - Adagio con affetto -
Presto-Adagio-Presto-Adagio
05. Sonata Quinta in С minor (05:47)
Adagio - Allegro-Adagio - Presto-Adagio
06. Sonata Sexta in E major (03:56)
Vivace - Allegro - Adagio - Allegro
07. Sonata Settima in F major (05:25)
Adagio - Presto - Adagio - Allegro
08. Sonata Ottava in С major (09:29)
Adagio-Presto-Adagio-Presto-Adagio
Aria Violino I solo: Adagio-Allegro
Viola da gamba solo: Adagio
Allegro [Battaglia] - Violino 2 solo: Adagio
Prestissimo - Adagio - Allegro
09. Sonata Nona in A major (05:56)
Adagio - Allegro - Adagio - Allegro
10. Sonata Decima in В minor (05:27)
Adagio - Allegro - Adagio - Vivace
11. Sonata Undecima in A minor (05:31)
Adagio -Allegro - Adagio - Vivace [Gigue]
12. Sonata Duodecima in D minor (09:01)
Adagio - Allegro - Adagio tremolo
Violino 1 solo: Adagio-Allegro [Gigue] -
Adagio - Viola da gamba solo: Adagio
Adagio - Violino 2 solo: Adagio
Presto

Performers:
La Suave Melodia
Rachael Beesley - violin
Cassandra Luckhardt - viola da gamba
Regina Albanez - theorbo
Pieter Dirksen - harpsichord & organ

Dutch-born composer Johannes Schenck is another in a long line of Baroque composers whose works are only now being discovered and given their first modern performances. Thanks to the intrepid investigative work of harpsichordist Pieter Dirksen -- a member of the ensemble La Suave Melodia heard here -- a set of 12 trio sonatas of Schenck's Opus 3 that were thought to be lost have been unearthed. The works, which are each in a different key, show a mature composer's total command of form, character of different keys, and abilities of each instrument for which he is composing. Apart from the tremendous service of simply rediscovering these works, La Suave Melodia goes one step further and provides listeners with an immaculate, deeply satisfying performance of the 12 trio sonatas. The recorded sound is wonderfully clean and simple and the balance between the instruments allows the violin to easily carry the melody throughout while still letting listeners enjoy the intricate harmonies and rhythmically varied accompanimental patterns in the rest of the ensemble. Intonation, articulation, and ornamentation match flawlessly from the first note of the CD to the last. Fans of early music have found a treasure not only in the works of Johannes Schenck, but in the sensitive, informed performances of La Suave Melodia.

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