Ensemble Battistin - The Perfection of Music: Masterpieces of the French Baroque (2013)

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Artist: Ensemble Battistin, Fiona Campbell, Taryn Fiebig, Sara Macliver, Sophie Gent, Stewart Smith, Kate Clark, Paul Wright, Suzanne Wijsman, Noelene Wright
Title: The Perfection of Music: Masterpieces of the French Baroque
Year Of Release: 2013
Label: ABC Classic
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 4:44:46
Total Size: 1.3 GB
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

1. Ensemble Battistin & Fiona Campbell – La mort de Didon: "Je ne verrai donc plus Énée" (02:48)
2. Ensemble Battistin & Fiona Campbell – La mort de Didon: "O Toi, Déesse de Cithère, tendre Vénus" (04:17)
3. Ensemble Battistin & Fiona Campbell – La mort de Didon: "Infidèle, pourquoi quittez-vous ce rivage?" (00:42)
4. Ensemble Battistin & Fiona Campbell – La mort de Didon: "Tyrans de l'empire de l'onde" (01:52)
5. Ensemble Battistin & Fiona Campbell – La mort de Didon: "Non! Arrêtez!" (01:47)
6. Ensemble Battistin & Fiona Campbell – La mort de Didon: "Qu'il est dangereux de se rendre aux vœux" (01:39)
7. Ensemble Battistin & Taryn Fiebig – L'amant réconcilié: "Enfin de ma Phillis j'ai calmé le courroux" (00:35)
8. Ensemble Battistin & Taryn Fiebig – L'amant réconcilié: "L'objet de mes vœux me rend sa tendresse" (02:53)
9. Ensemble Battistin & Taryn Fiebig – L'amant réconcilié: "Que les soupçons jaloux qui troublaient nos amours" (00:52)
10. Ensemble Battistin & Taryn Fiebig – L'amant réconcilié: "La discorde en tous lieux" (01:22)
11. Ensemble Battistin & Taryn Fiebig – L'amant réconcilié: "Faisons retentir les airs des plus aimables concerts" (00:24)
12. Ensemble Battistin & Taryn Fiebig – L'amant réconcilié: "Vénus lui donna ses attraits" (02:19)
13. Ensemble Battistin & Taryn Fiebig – L'amant réconcilié: "Chantons, chantons les doux transports" (03:49)
14. Ensemble Battistin & Fiona Campbell – Ariane et Bachus: "Ariane adorait le volage Thésée" (01:02)
15. Ensemble Battistin & Fiona Campbell – Ariane et Bachus: "Plus cruel que le Minotaure" (03:36)
16. Ensemble Battistin & Fiona Campbell – Ariane et Bachus: "Ah! dans mon désespoir - Mais quel Dieu fait frémir les ondes?" (01:43)
17. Ensemble Battistin & Fiona Campbell – Ariane et Bachus: "Régnez adorable mortelle" (03:35)
18. Ensemble Battistin & Fiona Campbell – Ariane et Bachus: "L'Amour de la plus douce chaîne" (00:59)
19. Ensemble Battistin & Fiona Campbell – Ariane et Bachus: "Si vos amants brisent leurs chaînes" (03:46)
20. Ensemble Battistin & Taryn Fiebig – Céphale et Aurore: "La nuit d'un voile obscur courvrait encore les airs" (02:31)
21. Ensemble Battistin & Taryn Fiebig – Céphale et Aurore: "Vous qui parcourez cette plaine" (05:34)
22. Ensemble Battistin & Taryn Fiebig – Céphale et Aurore: "Mais que dis-je?" (00:45)
23. Ensemble Battistin & Taryn Fiebig – Céphale et Aurore: Il en est temps encore, Céphale, ouvre les yeux" (02:45)
24. Ensemble Battistin & Taryn Fiebig – Céphale et Aurore: "Elle dit, et le Dieu qui répand la lumière de son char argenté" (01:15)
25. Ensemble Battistin & Taryn Fiebig – Céphale et Aurore: "Ainsi l'Amour punit un calme trop coupable" (01:21)
26. Ensemble Battistin & Taryn Fiebig – Céphale et Aurore: "N'attendez jamais le jour" (03:03)
27. Ensemble Battistin & Sara Macliver – Ombre de mon amour (Shade of my Love) (08:07)
28. Ensemble Battistin & Sara Macliver – Vos mépris chaque jour (Your Disdain Every Day) (03:48)
29. Ensemble Battistin – Suite V in D Major: 1. Ouverture (04:57)
30. Ensemble Battistin – Suite V in D Major: 2. Air (01:59)
31. Ensemble Battistin – Suite V in D Major: 3. Gigue (01:45)
32. Ensemble Battistin – Suite V in D Major: 4. Les Echos (02:20)
33. Ensemble Battistin – Suite V in D Major: 6. Chaconne (06:31)
34. Ensemble Battistin – Suite V in D Major: 5. Bourrées I and II (01:43)
35. Ensemble Battistin & Taryn Fiebig – Les Bains de Toméry: I. Récitatif: Quel spectacle pompeux orne ce bord tranquille? (What stately spectacle adorns this tranquil strand?) (01:02)
36. Ensemble Battistin & Taryn Fiebig – Les Bains de Toméry: II. Air. Gracieusement: Venez voir votre Souveraine (Come and see your sovereign queen) (05:26)
37. Ensemble Battistin & Taryn Fiebig – Les Bains de Toméry: III. Récitatif: Nouvelle Déités qui flottez sur mes ondes (New Deities who float on my waves) (01:19)
38. Ensemble Battistin & Taryn Fiebig – Les Bains de Toméry: IV. Gayment: Vous qui rendez Flore immortelle (You who make Flora immortal) (03:10)
39. Ensemble Battistin & Taryn Fiebig – Les Bains de Toméry: V. Récitatif: Et vous, dont le pouvoir s’étend sur tout le monde (And you, whose power extends to the whole world) (00:59)
40. Ensemble Battistin & Taryn Fiebig – Les Bains de Toméry: VI. Air. Tendrement: Tendres Amours, accourez tous (Sweet Cupids, hasten all) (04:28)
41. Ensemble Battistin, Sara Macliver & Taryn Fiebig – Motet du très St Sacrement (Motet for Holy Communion): I. Duo: Ad dapes salutis venite dilecti (Come to the feast of salvation, you chosen ones) (04:07)
42. Ensemble Battistin & Taryn Fiebig – Motet du très St Sacrement (Motet for Holy Communion): II. Récitatif: In hoc sacramento mirabilis (In this marvellous sacrament) (01:13)
43. Ensemble Battistin & Sara Macliver – Motet du très St Sacrement (Motet for Holy Communion): III. Gracieusement: Hic est panis vita vitae (Here is the bread, the life of life) (02:50)
44. Ensemble Battistin, Sara Macliver & Taryn Fiebig – Motet du très St Sacrement (Motet for Holy Communion): IV. Gravement: O mysterium adorabile (O mystery to be worshipped) (02:49)
45. Ensemble Battistin & Sara Macliver – Motet du très St Sacrement (Motet for Holy Communion): V. Récitatif: In hac enim caelesti mensa (For in this celestial feast) (01:05)
46. Ensemble Battistin & Taryn Fiebig – Motet du très St Sacrement (Motet for Holy Communion): VI. Gracieusement: Tali pastus alimento (Fed on such food) (03:35)
47. Ensemble Battistin, Sara Macliver & Taryn Fiebig – Motet du très St Sacrement (Motet for Holy Communion): VII. Gayement: In voce exultationis et confessionis resonet caelum (May heaven resound in a voice of exultation and acclamation) (03:18)
48. Sophie Gent & Stewart Smith – Sonata for violin and continuo in E Minor, Op. 1, No. 3: I. Adagio (03:24)
49. Sophie Gent & Stewart Smith – Sonata for violin and continuo in E Minor, Op. 1, No. 3: II. Allemenda (Allegro) (02:03)
50. Sophie Gent & Stewart Smith – Sonata for violin and continuo in E Minor, Op. 1, No. 3: III. Corente (Vivace) (01:48)
51. Sophie Gent & Stewart Smith – Sonata for violin and continuo in E Minor, Op. 1, No. 3: IV. Ariette (Allegro) (01:30)
52. Sophie Gent & Stewart Smith – Sonata for violin and continuo in E Minor, Op. 1, No. 3: V. Giga (Allegro) (01:06)
53. Kate Clark & Paul Wright – Sonata for transverse flute and violin in A Major, Op. 51, No. 5: I. Largo (03:11)
54. Kate Clark & Paul Wright – Sonata for transverse flute and violin in A Major, Op. 51, No. 5: II. Allegro (01:55)
55. Kate Clark & Paul Wright – Sonata for transverse flute and violin in A Major, Op. 51, No. 5: III. Larghetto (01:22)
56. Kate Clark & Paul Wright – Sonata for transverse flute and violin in A Major, Op. 51, No. 5: IV. Allegro (02:01)
57. Kate Clark – Concerto for transverse flute and strings in E Minor: I. Allegro non molto (05:04)
58. Kate Clark – Concerto for transverse flute and strings in E Minor: II. Andante (04:24)
59. Kate Clark – Concerto for transverse flute and strings in E Minor: III. Vivace (04:35)
60. Sophie Gent – Sonata for transverse flute, violin, bass viol and basso continuo in B Minor, Op. 12, No. 2: I. Allegro (03:51)
61. Ensemble Battistin – Sonata for transverse flute, violin, bass viol and basso continuo in B Minor, Op. 12, No. 2: IIa. Aria (03:19)
62. Ensemble Battistin – Sonata for transverse flute, violin, bass viol and basso continuo in B Minor, Op. 12, No. 2: IIb. Altro (03:42)
63. Ensemble Battistin – Sonata for transverse flute, violin, bass viol and basso continuo in B Minor, Op. 12, No. 2: III. Allegro (03:07)
64. Sara Macliver – Usquequo Domine (How Long, O Lord): Motet for soprano, two violins and continuo (10:18)
65. Ensemble Battistin – Selections from Livre d'airs et de simphonies meslés de quelques fragmens d'opéra (Book of airs and symphonies with some operatic excerpts): Marche (00:53)
66. Ensemble Battistin – Selections from Livre d'airs et de simphonies meslés de quelques fragmens d'opéra (Book of airs and symphonies with some operatic excerpts): Air de Violon (01:38)
67. Ensemble Battistin & Sara Macliver – Selections from Livre d'airs et de simphonies meslés de quelques fragmens d'opéra (Book of airs and symphonies with some operatic excerpts): Petits Oiseaux (01:27)
68. Ensemble Battistin – Selections from Livre d'airs et de simphonies meslés de quelques fragmens d'opéra (Book of airs and symphonies with some operatic excerpts): Bourrée (00:31)
69. Ensemble Battistin – Selections from Livre d'airs et de simphonies meslés de quelques fragmens d'opéra (Book of airs and symphonies with some operatic excerpts): Air de Violon en Rondeau (02:21)
70. Ensemble Battistin & Sara Macliver – Selections from Livre d'airs et de simphonies meslés de quelques fragmens d'opéra (Book of airs and symphonies with some operatic excerpts): Prelude - Sombres Déserts (02:25)
71. Ensemble Battistin & Sara Macliver – Selections from Livre d'airs et de simphonies meslés de quelques fragmens d'opéra (Book of airs and symphonies with some operatic excerpts): Récit de l’Amour (03:51)
72. Ensemble Battistin – Air de Mr. le duc d'Orléans (01:44)
73. Ensemble Battistin – Sonata for violin and cello continuo in F Major, Op. 1, No. 1: 1. Adagio (02:26)
74. Ensemble Battistin – Sonata for violin and cello continuo in F Major, Op. 1, No. 1: 2. Allegro (01:55)
75. Ensemble Battistin – Sonata for violin and cello continuo in F Major, Op. 1, No. 1: 3. Allegro (01:05)
76. Ensemble Battistin – Sonata for violin and cello continuo in F Major, Op. 1, No. 1: 4. Adagio (02:39)
77. Ensemble Battistin – Sonata for violin and cello continuo in F Major, Op. 1, No. 1: 5. Allegro assai - Adagio (02:38)
78. Ensemble Battistin – Sonata for two violins, cello and basso continuo in A Minor, Op. 1, No. 8: I. Un poco Andante (02:00)
79. Ensemble Battistin – Sonata for two violins, cello and basso continuo in A Minor, Op. 1, No. 8: II. Allegro (02:22)
80. Ensemble Battistin – Sonata for two violins, cello and basso continuo in A Minor, Op. 1, No. 8: III. Adagio (02:18)
81. Ensemble Battistin – Sonata for two violins, cello and basso continuo in A Minor, Op. 1, No. 8: IV. Allegro (02:03)
82. Ensemble Battistin – Cantata: Le Caffé: 1. Prélude (01:38)
83. Ensemble Battistin & Sara Macliver – Cantata; Le Caffé: 2. Récitatif: "Agréable café" (00:43)
84. Ensemble Battistin & Sara Macliver – Cantata: Le Caffé: 3. Air gracieux: "Favorable liqueur dont mon âme est ravie" (04:48)
85. Ensemble Battistin & Sara Macliver – Cantata: Le Caffé: 4. "L’Astre dont chaque nuit la clarté douce et pure" (00:56)
86. Ensemble Battistin & Sara Macliver – Cantata: Le Caffé: 5. Air gai: "Café, du jus de la bouteille" (04:17)
87. Ensemble Battistin & Sara Macliver – Cantata: Le Caffé: 6. Récitatif: "Quand une habille main t’apprête" (00:34)
88. Ensemble Battistin & Sara Macliver – Cantata: Le caffé: 7. Air gai: "Ô toi, liqueur que j’aime" (06:32)
89. Ensemble Battistin – Suite for flute, violin and continuo in G Major: I. Marche. Rondeau (01:43)
90. Ensemble Battistin – Suite for flute, violin and continuo in G Major: II. Gigue (01:24)
91. Ensemble Battistin – Suite for flute, violin and continuo in G Major: III. Air (01:54)
92. Ensemble Battistin – Suite for flute, violin and continuo in G Major: IV. Passepieds I & II (02:12)
93. Ensemble Battistin – Suite for flute, violin and continuo in G Major: V. Fugue (02:00)
94. Noelene Wright & Suzanne Wijsman – Sonata for cello and cello continuo in D Minor, Op. 50 No. 4: 1. Andante (03:55)
95. Noelene Wright & Suzanne Wijsman – Sonata for cello and cello continuo in D Minor, Op. 50 No. 4: 2. Allegro (02:49)
96. Noelene Wright & Suzanne Wijsman – Sonata for cello and cello continuo in D Minor, Op. 50 No. 4: 3. Sarabanda (02:48)
97. Noelene Wright & Suzanne Wijsman – Sonata for cello and cello continuo in D Minor, Op. 50 No. 4: 4. Giga (03:06)
98. Ensemble Battistin, Paul Wright & Sophie Gent – Sonata for two violins in A Minor, Op. 5, No. 1: I. Allegro (04:28)
99. Ensemble Battistin, Paul Wright & Sophie Gent – Sonata for two violins in A Minor, Op. 5, No. 1: II. Giga presto - Altro (03:37)
100. Ensemble Battistin, Kate Clark & Paul Wright – Sonata for flute, violin and continuo No. 2 in F Major: I. Lentement (03:17)
101. Ensemble Battistin, Kate Clark & Paul Wright – Sonata for flute, violin and continuo No. 2 in F Major: II. Gay (01:52)
102. Ensemble Battistin, Kate Clark & Paul Wright – Sonata for flute, violin and continuo No. 2 in F Major: III. Lentement mineur (01:26)
103. Ensemble Battistin, Kate Clark & Paul Wright – Sonata for flute, violin and continuo No. 2 in F Major: IV. Gay (01:39)
104. Ensemble Battistin – Trio Sonata in D Major, Op. 50 No. 6: I. Largo (04:06)
105. Ensemble Battistin – Trio Sonata in D Major, Op. 50 No. 6: II. Allegro (03:13)
106. Ensemble Battistin – Trio Sonata in D Major, Op. 50 No. 6: III. Larghetto (01:35)
107. Ensemble Battistin – Trio Sonata in D Major, Op. 50 No. 6: IV. Allegro (02:36)

Packaged for the first time together in this stunning 5CD box set, The Perfection of Music: Masterpieces of the French Baroque from Ensemble Battistin is a banquet of musical delights from the golden age of Parisian elegance and sophistication.

The spirit of the composers lives and breathes through Ensemble Battistin’s inspired performances, and in their hands this glorious music springs to life with new passion and excitement.

In common with other period-instrument ensembles around the world, Ensemble Battistin takes a scholarly, historically informed approach to their interpretations, in association with the University of Western Australia and Edith Cowan University. But as the 18th-century French musician Pierre Gillier reminds us, the spirit of the composer is an essential ingredient, and one which cannot always be found on the printed page. Ensemble Battistin have immersed themselves in this specialist field for years, developing a level of musical intuition which brings about a truly captivating performance.

The first of the series, French Baroque Cantatas, takes us to the intimate surrounds of the Parisian salons, where composers like Montéclair and Stuck, drawing on timeless stories from Greek mythology, were exploring new ways to express the subtleties of the drama through the power of music alone.

The Concert Spirituel was a public concert series held on religious festival days, when the theatres and the Opéra were officially closed. It provided encouragement for a new breed of French composers to write sonatas, motets and other chamber music in a style uniting the French and Italian ideals of music at the time. This beautiful album features Ensemble Battistin with flautist Kate Clark and violinist Sophie Gent, as well as the vocal talents of Sara Macliver in an exquisite, rarely heard motet.

The Concert Français was the secular rival to the Concert Spirituel: a popular Parisian program performed once or twice a week, with professional musicians showcasing the works of mainly French composers. This album is based on actual 18th-century concert programs performed at the Palace of the Tuileries, and features works by Lambert, Battistin, Bernier and Philidor. Sopranos Taryn Fiebig and Sara Macliver star with the Ensemble.

The Palais-Royal brings to life the cosmopolitan flair that characterised aristocratic Paris at the end of the 17th century. Composers and artists were beginning to turn away from the intense, inward focus that had characterised music at the court of Versailles, and to embrace new ideas from elsewhere, notably Italy. The disc features music by composers Gillier, Mascitti and Bernier, plus a tiny sample of the compositional talents of King Philippe II himself.

The Musician’s Table reveals how Paris in the early 18th century was the scene of a cultural revolution, as musicians steeped in the refinement of the French Baroque tradition continued to experiment with imported styles from Italy. It seemed that grace and poise were on a collision course with exuberant virtuosity, but instead, the two miraculously merged into a new music of extraordinary beauty and dramatic power. François Couperin called it ‘the perfection of music’, and three centuries later, we can only agree.

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