Chamber Music (17th Century) - Playford / Locke / Corbetta / Purcell. (La Beata Olanda: John Come Kiss Me Now) (Bleich, Stempfel)

Corbetta, Francesco, Locke, Matthew, Purcell, Henry, różni kompozytorzy

La Beata Olanda Ensemble

CD 16273

"John come kiss me now" is a colourful collection of English court, chamber and dance music from the 17th century, played on historical instruments by the Freiburg Early Music Ensemble "La Beata Olanda" (in English: "The Beautiful Holland") • The main focus of this CD is the juxtaposition of very different musical worlds of the time - on the one hand, there are serious and well thought-out suites by Matthew Locke (1621-1677), which were obviously composed for courtly purposes, for devout listening and relaxation of the mind. On the other hand, there are exuberant dances from John Playford's "The English Dancing Master", an adventurous collection of dance styles and songs that have been handed down only as melodies, leaving plenty of room for free arrangement and improvisation. This CD makes extensive use of this! • Claudia Hoffmann plays the Playford dances on this recording on a pochette built after historical models, the so-called dance master violin, which gives these pieces a very special colouring and an exciting sound. • The gambist and recorder player Gerald Stempfel plays almost exclusively Renaissance recorders built by himself, each one unique in timbre and character.

CD x 1

Carpe Diem Records

25.08.2010

4032324162733