L'Art du Théorbiste Music for Theorbo

Linné, Simon

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Inspired by his travels across Europe in the sole company of his faithful theorbo, Simon Linné has taken the composer Angelo Michele Bartolotti – an equally well-travelled composer and performer of the early Baroque period – as his starting point for this release. Born in Italy, Bartolotti (also known as Michelangelo) is known to have worked at the Swedish court of Queen Christina, and played in Jean-Baptiste Lully's orchestra in Paris. Another member of that orchestra was French composer Robert de Visée, whose devotion to LIully led him to transcribe some of his shorter operas for solo theorbo, some of which are included on this release. Estienne le Moyne is almost as anonymous as 'Anonymous' – nothing is known about the composer, but the few pieces he has left behind for solo theorbo are exceptionally idiomatic.

Works:

• anon.: Villanella
• Bartolotti: Allemande
• Bartolotti: Ciaccona
• Bartolotti: Courante
• Bartolotti: Fuga
• Bartolotti: Gigue
• Bartolotti: Prelude
• Bartolotti: Sarabande
• Le Moine: Allemande
• Le Moine: Courante
• Le Moine: Marche
• Le Moine: Prelude
• Le Moine: Sarabande
• Visée: Air
• Visée: Air du Grand Ballet du Roy
• Visée: Canaries
• Visée: Contredanse & Double
• Visée: Dieux d'Amour
• Visée: La Grotte de Versailles Overture
• Visée: Les echoes d'Atis
• Visée: Prélude

CD x 1

Brilliant Classics

2019-11-13

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