Antoine Forqueray (1672-1745), a French Baroque composer and Viola da Gamba master, is the center of this fascinating album. Lucie Boulanger chose pieces which this rather forgotten figure either played or composed. Some are transcribed from violin to Viola da Gamba, other written specifically for the Viola.
Tag: Period Instruments
Review: Schubert Death and the Maiden Quartet and D. 173 – The Chiaroscuro Quartet
There always seems to be two extreme approaches to Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden” String Quartet – The energetic, swift and sometimes rough approach (The Lindsays, Takács and Pavel Haas [ … ]
Album Review: Maxim Emelyanychev Conducts Beethoven And Brahms
Maxim Emelyanychev conducts the soloists of Nizhny Novgorod in Beethoven’s “Eroica” Symphony and Brahms’s Haydn Variations.
Review: Les Arts Florissants and Paul Agnew Perform Brossard And Bouteiller
Sébastien de Brossard is not a well known baroque composer, but his long-time obsession with composers of his and older generations saved some great music from oblivion. His Stabat Mater is arranged for 5 voices and continuo, and the sheer force of his writing is striking from the first movement.
New Album Review: Zefiro Performs Bach Brandenburg Concertos
Zefiro Performs Bach Brandenburg Concertos and the second orchestral suite.
Bach Goldberg Variations – The Best Recordings – Part 2 – Harpsichord Versions
What is the best versions available for Bach’s Goldberg Variations? The Classic Review’s part 2 of the journey for the best Goldberg Variations continues by choosing the best Harpsichord performances.
Album Review: Hervé Niquet Conducts Benevolo
Herve Niquet and his Le Concert Spirituel give us an overwhelming release, quite literally.
Review: Bach St. Matthäus Passion – René Jacobs
Being such a demanding and lengthy work, every recording of the Matthaus Passion work has its strong and weak moments. From the three main elements in the passion, the recitatives, the chorals and the arias, Jacobs excels in the first two.
