Sainte-Colombe / Biordi / Tomei- Concerts A Deux Violes 1 (CD)
Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe's life is largely shrouded in mystery, and almost nothing was known of his music until these Concerts à deux violes esgales were discovered in Geneva in 1966. Full of inspiration and fantasy, these pieces are often technically very demanding, innovatively deploying the viol's entire range and putting players to the test in ways that were unprecedented in French viol literature. The sound of the viols is as haunting as the music's titles are teasingly expressive, and for their extraordinary imagination, originality and rare sonic splendor these works are justly considered one of the great monuments of European Baroque music.
Tracklist:
- Concert No. 1 For 2 Violas "Le Retrouvé": I. Le Retrouvé
- Concert No. 1 For 2 Violas "Le Retrouvé": II. Gigue En Caprice
- Concert No. 18 For 2 Violas "Les Bateries": I. Les Bateries
- Concert No. 18 For 2 Violas "Les Bateries": II. Sarabande En Bourrasque
- Concert No. 53 For 2 Violas "L’aureille": I. L’aureille
- Concert No. 53 For 2 Violas "L’aureille": II. Courante Première
- Concert No. 53 For 2 Violas "L’aureille": III. Sarabande
- Concert No. 53 For 2 Violas "L’aureille": IV. Courante Deuxième
- Concert No. 45 For 2 Violas "Le Cor"
- Concert No. 44 For 2 Violas "Tombeau": III. Les Pleurs
- Concert No. 59 For 2 Violas "Le Précipité"
- Concert No. 39 For 2 Violas "Le Resjoui": I. Le Resjoui
- Concert No. 39 For 2 Violas "Le Resjoui": II. Gavote
- Concert No. 60 For 2 Violas "Le Majestueux"
- Concert No. 66 For 2 Violas "L'infidelle"
- Concert No. 6 For 2 Violas "La Duchesse": I. La Duchesse
- Concert No. 6 For 2 Violas "La Duchesse": II. Sarabande Lente Première
- Concert No. 6 For 2 Violas "La Duchesse": III. Sarabande Lente Deuxième
- Concert No. 61 For 2 Violas "Le Varié"
- Concert No. 28 For 2 Violas "Le Passant": I. Le Passant
- Concert No. 28 For 2 Violas "Le Passant": II. Gavote
- Concert No. 7 For 2 Violas "Le Pleureux": I. Sarabande La Pleureuse
- Concert No. 48 For 2 Violas "Le Raporté": III. Chacone Raportée
Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe's life is largely shrouded in mystery, and almost nothing was known of his music until these Concerts à deux violes esgales were discovered in Geneva in 1966. Full of inspiration and fantasy, these pieces are often technically very demanding, innovatively deploying the viol's entire range and putting players to the test in ways that were unprecedented in French viol literature. The sound of the viols is as haunting as the music's titles are teasingly expressive, and for their extraordinary imagination, originality and rare sonic splendor these works are justly considered one of the great monuments of European Baroque music.
Tracklist:
- Concert No. 1 For 2 Violas "Le Retrouvé": I. Le Retrouvé
- Concert No. 1 For 2 Violas "Le Retrouvé": II. Gigue En Caprice
- Concert No. 18 For 2 Violas "Les Bateries": I. Les Bateries
- Concert No. 18 For 2 Violas "Les Bateries": II. Sarabande En Bourrasque
- Concert No. 53 For 2 Violas "L’aureille": I. L’aureille
- Concert No. 53 For 2 Violas "L’aureille": II. Courante Première
- Concert No. 53 For 2 Violas "L’aureille": III. Sarabande
- Concert No. 53 For 2 Violas "L’aureille": IV. Courante Deuxième
- Concert No. 45 For 2 Violas "Le Cor"
- Concert No. 44 For 2 Violas "Tombeau": III. Les Pleurs
- Concert No. 59 For 2 Violas "Le Précipité"
- Concert No. 39 For 2 Violas "Le Resjoui": I. Le Resjoui
- Concert No. 39 For 2 Violas "Le Resjoui": II. Gavote
- Concert No. 60 For 2 Violas "Le Majestueux"
- Concert No. 66 For 2 Violas "L'infidelle"
- Concert No. 6 For 2 Violas "La Duchesse": I. La Duchesse
- Concert No. 6 For 2 Violas "La Duchesse": II. Sarabande Lente Première
- Concert No. 6 For 2 Violas "La Duchesse": III. Sarabande Lente Deuxième
- Concert No. 61 For 2 Violas "Le Varié"
- Concert No. 28 For 2 Violas "Le Passant": I. Le Passant
- Concert No. 28 For 2 Violas "Le Passant": II. Gavote
- Concert No. 7 For 2 Violas "Le Pleureux": I. Sarabande La Pleureuse
- Concert No. 48 For 2 Violas "Le Raporté": III. Chacone Raportée