Gamba players have a healthy respect for Franois Couperin’s ‘Pices de Viole’; they are not pieces to be casually included in one’s repertoire. Couperin himself was not a gamba player, and he wrote these impressive suites without realizing the technical consequences of his writing; sometimes it takes the performer a long time to find an adequate fingering or bowing. Besides, it is impossible to make a selection of the ‘Pices de Viole’ for a program (as one could, for example, with the compositions of Marin Marais, which fill five books), because only two suites for gamba and continuo by Couperin have survived. Either you play the complete suites, or you don’t play them at all. Nevertheless, we have decided to perform these pieces; the hard work which they demand is amply rewarded by the greatness and sheer richness of the music.
Tracklist
Please note that the below previews are loaded as 44.1 kHz / 16 bit.Total time: 01:10:27
Additional information
| Label | |
|---|---|
| SKU | 18302 |
| Qualities | |
| Channels | 2ch Stereo, 5 Channel Surround Sound, 2ch Stereo & 5ch Surround |
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| Cables | van den Hul T3 series |
| Digital Converters | DCS A/D DSD / DCS DA |
| Mastering Engineer | Jared Sacks |
| Mastering Equipment | B&W 803 diamond series |
| Microphones | Bruel & Kjaer, Schoeps |
| Mixing Board | Rens Heijnis custom design |
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| Original Recording Format | |
| Producer | Jared Sacks |
| Recording Engineer | Jared Sacks |
| Recording location | Doopsgezinde Kerk, Deventer, The Netherlands November 2001 |
| Recording Software | Pyramix bij Merging |
| Recording Type & Bit Rate | DSD64 |
| Speakers | Audiolab, Holland |
| Release Date | May 10, 2014 |
Press reviews
Klassieke Zaken
prachtige muziek voor de gamba … de musici zijn gelijkwaardige partners, de klavecimbel vult op creative wijze de ruimten tussen de noten van de gamba op.
Luister
rustig ademende muzikale lijnen …verrassende sonoreiteiten waarin de veelzijdigheid van de gambaklank maximaal tot uiting komt.
Classics Today
Couperin enthousiasts will equally delight in van der Velden and Wilsons exemplary performances. Highly recommended.
IHOS
This recording is maybe the only possibility to hear pardessus the viole, the smallest instrument of the viola da gamba family, smaller than the violin as we know it today the unique color of the instrument sounds directly and with details to the listener
Goldberg
Mieneke van der Velden turns in happily inspired performances of these works, with Glenn Wilson providing thoroughly idiomatic playing.
Fanfare
Its a bracing and exciting view of French baroque
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