Bach, J S: Musical Offering, BWV1079
Philippe Pierlot (bass viol), Maude Gratton (clavecin), Marc Hantaï (flute) and François Fernandez (violin)
Ricercar Consort
perfectly shaped and effortlessly balanced performance.
Bach, J S: Musical Offering, BWV1079
Philippe Pierlot (bass viol), Maude Gratton (clavecin), Marc Hantaï (flute) and François Fernandez (violin)
Ricercar Consort
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perfectly shaped and effortlessly balanced performance.
About
Sooner or later the Ricercar Consort had to confront the spirit of the ricercar, explicitly advocated by Bach in his 'Musical Offering': a collection of canons, fugues and other works based on a single musical theme given to him by Frederick the Great of Prussia.
In the order chosen by the Ricercar Consort, the Trio Sonata for flute, violin, and continuo takes up a central position, separating the three-part ricercar, from its six-part counterpart, a dense, fluid work, extremely challenging for the performers. Thanks to the ordering adopted in this new recording, this 'Ricercare à 6' appears in its full grandeur, illuminated by the mosaic of the canons.
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Awards and reviews
Early Music Review April 2015
perfectly shaped and effortlessly balanced performance.
May 2015
the harpsichord playing of Maude Gratton is one of the highlights of the disc. On a fine-sounding but uncredited instrument, she allows enough air into the six-part Ricercar to prevent its texture from becoming senselessly thick, and is sprightly and clear in the freer-spirited three-part Ricercar. Nor is there a shortage of wisdom elsewhere. As ever with this group everything is very particular and refined
