Winner of the 2024 York Early Music International Young Artists Competition, the trio Ayres Extemporae makes its recording debut on Linn Records with Erbarme dich! (Have Mercy!), a program that explores various colors and textures made available by the group’s unusual combination of violin, five-string cello and cello.
Erbarme dich! represents a spiritual journey from torment to redemption built around the instrumental transcriptions of arias and sonatas by J. S. Bach, interwoven with the expressive depth of works by Biber and Locke. It is a profound reflection on these universal themes, tracing the full spectrum of human emotion from anger, guilt or remorse to acceptance and, ultimately, peace. The aria from the cantata BWV 55 lends its name to this programme: a plea for mercy of touching vulnerability, signalling the beginning of the journey towards absolution.
Ayres Extemporae
Tracklist
Total time: 01:07:23
1.
Suite No. 5 in E Minor: I. Pavane
03:04
2.
Violin Sonata No. 5 in E Minor, C. 142: I. Adagio
02:13
3.
Violin Sonata No. 5 in E Minor, C. 142: II. Variatio. Presto
05:02
4.
Violin Sonata No. 5 in E Minor, C. 142: III. Aria. Variatio
03:02
5.
Sonata for Viola da Gamba No. 2 in D Major, BWV 1028: III. Andante (Transcr. for Five-String Cello,
04:02
6.
Ich armer Mensch, ich Su?ndenknecht, BWV 55: III. Aria. Erbarme dich! (Transcr. for Five-String Cell
04:03
7.
Violin Sonata No. 6 in C Minor, C. 143: I. —
01:16
8.
Violin Sonata No. 6 in C Minor, C. 143: II. Passacaglia
04:13
9.
Violin Sonata No. 6 in C Minor, C. 143: III. Adagio
02:53
10.
Violin Sonata No. 6 in C Minor, C. 143: IV. Gavotte
02:44
11.
Violin Sonata No. 6 in C Minor, C. 143: V. Adagio - Allegro
03:16
12.
Sonata for Viola da Gamba No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 1029: II. Adagio
05:35
13.
In allen meinen Taten, BWV 97: IV. Aria. Ich traue seiner Gnaden (Transcr. for Five-String Cello, Vi
05:19
14.
Sonata for Viola da Gamba in G Major, BWV 1027: I. Adagio
03:50
15.
Sonata for Viola da Gamba in G Major, BWV 1027: II. Allegro ma non tanto
03:31
16.
Sonata for Viola da Gamba in G Major, BWV 1027: III. Andante
02:30
17.
Sonata for Viola da Gamba in G Major, BWV 1027: IV. Allegro moderato
03:18
18.
Violin Sonata in D Major: Ciaccona
04:25
19.
Violin Sonata in A Major, BWV 1015: III. Andante un poco (Transcr. for Five-String Cello, Violin and
03:07
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Winner of the 2024 York Early Music International Young Artists Competition, the trio Ayres Extemporae makes its recording debut on Linn Records with Erbarme dich! (Have Mercy!), a program that explores various colors and textures made available by the group’s unusual combination of violin, five-string cello and cello.
Erbarme dich! represents a spiritual journey from torment to redemption built around the instrumental transcriptions of arias and sonatas by J. S. Bach, interwoven with the expressive depth of works by Biber and Locke. It is a profound reflection on these universal themes, tracing the full spectrum of human emotion from anger, guilt or remorse to acceptance and, ultimately, peace. The aria from the cantata BWV 55 lends its name to this programme: a plea for mercy of touching vulnerability, signalling the beginning of the journey towards absolution.
Ayres Extemporae