Forqueray: Pièces de viole avec la basse continuë

Almost equal to Marais, Antoine Forqueray’s music for bass viol was issued by his son, Jean-Baptiste, who added three of his own pieces. Pandolfo is an eloquent advocate for distinctive repertoire. — BBC Music Magazine, October 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 1st Jul 2016
Catalogue No: GCDC80412
Label: Glossa
Series: Cabinet

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Forqueray: Pièces de viole avec la basse continuë

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Marin Marais and Antoine Forqueray represent the two leading figures from the world of the French viola da gamba with – in the opinion of a contemporary in Hubert Le Blanc – the former playing like an angel and the latter like a devil.

Fiendishly difficult to play, of course, are many of the pieces brought together in the volume prepared by Jean-Baptiste Forqueray (“le fils”) in 1747, two years after the death of his father, and drawn from sketches and memories. Glossa is now bringing back into circulation – in a newly-prepared edition – the recording which introduced Paolo Pandolfo to the label, where he was joined by a starry group of fellow performers in Guido Balestracci, Rolf Lislevand, Eduardo Egüez and Guido Morini. A legendary album, one which confirmed Pandolfo, now some 20 years ago, as one of the greatest viola da gambists of our own present times.

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October 2016

Almost equal to Marais, Antoine Forqueray’s music for bass viol was issued by his son, Jean-Baptiste, who added three of his own pieces. Pandolfo is an eloquent advocate for distinctive repertoire.

CD Review 9th July 2016

a seriously lovely demonstration of the viol playing of Paolo Pandolfo … Pandolfo’s playing runs the gamut of improvisatory flair to extraordinary delicacy and Rolf Lislevand’s theorbo playing exceptional as well.

Forqueray: Pièces de viole avec la basse continuë

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