℗ 2021 Brilliant Classics
Released | December 25, 2020 |
Duration | 1h 06m 43s |
Record Label | Brilliant Classics |
Catalogue No. | BC95694 |
Genre | Classical (Chamber) |
Pièces en trio, Suite No. 2a in G Minor
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1.1
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I. Prélude
Marin Marais; Cordevento |
2:17 | |||
1.2
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VIII. Plainte
Marin Marais; Cordevento |
3:05 | |||
Pièces de clavecin
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1.3
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Prélude
Jean Henri D'Anglebert; Cordevento |
1:46 | |||
1.4
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Passacaille
Jean Henri D'Anglebert; Cordevento |
4:58 | |||
Première suitte de pièces à 2 dessus, Op. 4, No. 2
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1.5
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VII. Rondo
Jacques-Martin Hotteterre; Cordevento |
3:01 | |||
Pièces en trio
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1.6
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Suite No. 2a in G Minor: III. Sarabande
Marin Marais; Cordevento |
2:34 | |||
1.7
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Suite No. 4 in B-Flat Major: VIII. Plainte
Marin Marais; Cordevento |
3:38 | |||
Suitte en Trio No. 5 in G Major, Op. 1
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1.8
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I. Ouverture
Louis-Antoine Dornel; Cordevento |
2:31 | |||
1.9
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II. Air Grave
Louis-Antoine Dornel; Cordevento |
2:26 | |||
Premier Concert
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1.10
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VII. Plainte
Michel Pignolet de Montéclair; Cordevento |
3:28 | |||
Nouvelles découvertes Sur la Guitarre
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1.11
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Allemande
François Campion; Cordevento |
3:08 | |||
Suitte en Trio No. 3 in E Minor, Op. 1
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1.12
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I. Prélude
Louis-Antoine Dornel; Cordevento |
2:04 | |||
1.13
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II. Allemande
Louis-Antoine Dornel; Cordevento |
2:23 | |||
Suitte en Trio No. 5 in G Major, Op. 1
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1.14
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IV. Plainte
Louis-Antoine Dornel; Cordevento |
2:37 | |||
Suitte en Trio No. 3 in E Minor, Op. 1
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1.15
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VI. Passacaille
Louis-Antoine Dornel; Cordevento |
2:24 | |||
Pièces en trio
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1.16
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Suite No. 1 in C Major: II. Sarabande
Marin Marais; Cordevento |
2:21 | |||
Deuxième livre de pièces, Op. 5
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1.17
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I. Prélude
Jacques-Martin Hotteterre; Cordevento |
3:25 | |||
Pièces en trio, Suite No. 5 in E Minor
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1.18
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V. Sarabande en rondeau
Marin Marais; Cordevento |
3:11 | |||
1.19
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VI. Menuet
Marin Marais; Cordevento |
1:01 | |||
Suite No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 1
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1.20
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I. Très Lentement
Pierre Danican Philidor; Cordevento |
2:38 | |||
1.21
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II. Allemande
Pierre Danican Philidor; Cordevento |
2:20 | |||
1.22
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III. Sarabande. Tres tendrement - Un peu plus gay, Et pique -Mouvement ordinaire
Pierre Danican Philidor; Cordevento |
3:40 | |||
1.23
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IV. Gigue. Gayment
Pierre Danican Philidor; Cordevento |
2:04 | |||
Suitte en Trio No. 6 in E Minor, Op. 1
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1.24
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VI. Chaconne
Louis-Antoine Dornel; Cordevento |
3:43 | |||
Digital Booklet
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The French grand siècle is most often viewed through the gilt-framed mirrors of Versailles, showing the pomp and splendour, the feasts and formality of Louis XIV’s reign. However, the composers of his court took special pains to represent and analyse the human condition in all its moods, not least mourning and sadness. The entire aesthetic imaginary of this era is imbued with the power and charm of tears: the audience – in the words of philosopher Bernard de Fontenelle – wants ‘to be moved, agitated, [...] to shed tears. The pleasure one takes in crying is so curious that I cannot help but think about it.’ The aesthetic of sorrow and grief was so powerful that not even instrumental music could resist its charm. Marais, Hotteterre and their contemporaries wrote eloquent examples of the plainte and the tombeau as well as courantes and allemandes which conveyed a sad and lamenting mood, through slow tempos, minor modes dissonance and chromaticism.
It is from this eloquent repertoire that Cordevento, expanded for the occasion to a five-person lineup, has assembled an imaginative programme. The lion’s share is drawn from two collections of suites en trio by Marin Marais and Antoine Dornel, performed by Erik Bosgraaf (recorder) and Robert Smith (treble viola da gamba) with their colleagues Izhar Elias, Israel Golani and Alessandro Pianu (respectively on baroque guitar, theorbo, harpsichord) providing attentive and generous continuo accompaniment. Erik Bosgraaf also takes the spotlight with a selection of pieces for solo recorder and basso continuo by Hotteterre, Philidor and Montéclair, while his Cordevento co-founders Izhar Elias and Alessandro Pianu contribute solo pieces by Campion and d’Anglebert. Cordevento’s previous albums on Brilliant Classics have won international acclaim.
"Erik Bosgraaf’s recorder-playing is fluent and lively in fast music, and his five colleagues provide accompaniments that are lean, stylish and precise".
- Gramophone, April 2012 – Bach concertos, 94296.
"As usual with Telemann, the music is jovial and good natured, something that Erik Bosgraaf responds to well. His playing is crisp and articulate, with careful delineation of individual notes, however fast the music."
- Early Music, 2015 – Telemann concertos, 95248
"Compelling and stylistically convincing performances of some of Telemann's best works… Erik Bosgraaf, a brilliant and virtuosic player… His colleagues are every inch his equals. This disc has to be ranked among the best in the category of Telemann concertos."
- Musica dei donum, 2019 – Telemann concertos, 95249
An intriguing concept album by Cordevento, featuring a selection of intense, sorrowful French instrumental music from the late 17th to early 18th centuries.
The aesthetic of sorrow and grief is so powerful that not even instrumental music can resist its charm. Not only ‘specialized’ musical forms (such as the plainte and the tombeau), but more common ones (preludes, allemandes, sarabandes and passacailles among others) are capable of expressing a sad and lamenting mood, through a combination of expressive stylistic elements such as slow tempos, minor modes, a widespread use of dissonances and atypical harmonic progressions, a considerable extent of chromaticism, and ample melodic gestures.
Presented here are works by Marais, Hotteterre, Philidor, Montéclair, D’Anglebert and Dornel, played by Cordevento, consisting of Erik Bosgraaf (recorder), Robert Smith (treble viola da gamba), Izhar Elias (Baroque guitar), Israel Golani (theorbo) and Alessandro Pianu (harpsichord).
The previous recordings of Cordevento have met with enthusiastic critical acclaim, and include works by Vivaldi, Telemann, Bach and the concept album La Monarcha.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Brilliant Classics Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -4.18 -13.41 to -0.89 | -21.70 -33.27 to -18.96 | -18.73 -30.00 to -15.90 | 11 9 to 17 | |
1 | I. Prélude | -3.72 | -20.38 | -17.3 | 10 |
2 | VIII. Plainte | -2.65 | -20.49 | -17.1 | 10 |
3 | Prélude | -13.41 | -30.44 | -26.8 | 11 |
4 | Passacaille | -11.16 | -27.59 | -24.2 | 12 |
5 | VII. Rondo | -4.29 | -21.72 | -19.1 | 10 |
6 | Suite No. 2a in G Minor: III. Sarabande | -1.21 | -19.17 | -16.3 | 12 |
7 | Suite No. 4 in B-Flat Major: VIII. Plainte | -2.36 | -19.53 | -16.5 | 10 |
8 | I. Ouverture | -1.51 | -19.21 | -16.4 | 11 |
9 | II. Air Grave | -3.12 | -20.46 | -17.5 | 10 |
10 | VII. Plainte | -9.32 | -25.61 | -22.6 | 9 |
11 | Allemande | -9.42 | -33.27 | -30.0 | 17 |
12 | I. Prélude | -4.08 | -18.96 | -16.2 | 9 |
13 | II. Allemande | -2.23 | -19.18 | -16.5 | 11 |
14 | IV. Plainte | -3.44 | -19.72 | -16.8 | 10 |
15 | VI. Passacaille | -3.97 | -20.00 | -17.1 | 11 |
16 | Suite No. 1 in C Major: II. Sarabande | -1.73 | -20.25 | -17.3 | 9 |
17 | I. Prélude | -2.73 | -20.61 | -17.5 | 10 |
18 | V. Sarabande en rondeau | -0.89 | -20.08 | -17.2 | 11 |
19 | VI. Menuet | -1.43 | -19.52 | -15.9 | 11 |
20 | I. Très Lentement | -3.11 | -21.91 | -19.2 | 10 |
21 | II. Allemande | -3.19 | -19.91 | -17.3 | 11 |
22 | III. Sarabande. Tres tendrement - Un peu plus gay, Et pique -Mouvement ordinaire | -5.49 | -22.54 | -20.0 | 11 |
23 | IV. Gigue. Gayment | -3.54 | -20.02 | -17.3 | 11 |
24 | VI. Chaconne | -2.28 | -20.16 | -17.4 | 11 |