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Pieces De Viole & Concerts 3 & 33
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Pieces De Viole & Concerts 3 & 33

Label Channel Classics

Artists Mieneke Van Der Velden

€23,99 EUR
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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

Total time: 01:10:27

1. Premiere Suite - Prelude
03:38
2. Premiere Suite - Allemande Legere
02:38
3. Premiere Suite - Courante
02:07
4. Premiere Suite - Sarabande grave
02:54
5. Premiere Suite - Gavotte
02:48
6. Premiere Suite - Gigue
02:34
7. Premiere Suite - Passacaille ou Chaconne
06:17
8. Onzieme Concert - Majestuesement
01:55
9. Onzieme Concert - Seconde Allemande
02:42
10. Onzieme Concert - Deuxieme Courante
02:22
11. Onzieme Concert - Sarabande tres grave
03:59
12. Onzieme Concert - Rondeau
02:31
13. Onzieme Concert - Gigue Lourée
02:58
14. Troisiéme Concert - Prelude
02:16
15. Troisiéme Concert - Allemande
02:12
16. Troisiéme Concert - Courante
02:03
17. Troisiéme Concert - Sarabande grave
03:39
18. Troisiéme Concert - Muzette
02:53
19. Troisiéme Concert - Chaconne Légere
04:14
20. Deuxiéme Suite - Prelude
02:47
21. Deuxiéme Suite - Fuguette
02:35
22. Deuxiéme Suite - Pompe Funebre
04:37
23. Deuxiéme Suite - La Chemise Blanche
03:48

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Additional Information

Label
Channel Classics
SKU
18302
Qualities
FLAC 96 kHz, FLAC 192 kHz, DSD 64
Channels
2ch Stereo, 5ch Surround, 2ch Stereo & 5ch Surround
Artists
Mieneke Van Der Velden
Composers
Couperin
Genres
Classical
Original Recording Format
DSD 64
Instruments
Harpsicord
Release Date
May 10, 2014
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Reviews

Klassieke Zaken

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

Luister

rustig ademende muzikale lijnen ...verrassende sonoreiteiten waarin de veelzijdigheid van de gambaklank maximaal tot uiting komt.

Classics Today

Classics Today

Couperin enthousiasts will equally delight in van der Velden and Wilsons exemplary performances. Highly recommended.

IHOS

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

Goldberg

Mieneke van der Velden turns in happily inspired performances of these works, with Glenn Wilson providing thoroughly idiomatic playing.

Fanfare

Fanfare

Its a bracing and exciting view of French baroque
Pieces De Viole & Concerts 3 & 33

Pieces De Viole & Concerts 3 & 33

€23,99 EUR

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