- Audio CD (May 4 2004)
- SPARS Code: DDD
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: Sony/Bmg
- ASIN: B0001K9IKC
- Other Editions: Audio CD
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Track Listings
| 1. Prelude Pour La Violle Et Le Theorbe | |||
| 2. Folies | |||
| 3. La Bagatelle | |||
| 4. Prelude | |||
| 5. Caprice | |||
| 6. Allemande (& Double) | |||
| 7. Courante | |||
| 8. Sarabande | |||
| 9. Gigue La Chicane | |||
| 10. Rondeau Loure | |||
| 11. Plainte | |||
| 12. Menuet Fantasque & Double | |||
| 13. Le Moulinet | |||
| 14. Prelude | |||
| 15. Allemande | |||
| 16. Aire | |||
| 17. Passacalle | |||
| 18. Fantaisie | |||
| 19. Allemande (& Double) | |||
| 20. Courante (& Double) | |||
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Sublime yet Sexy,
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This review is from: Marin Marais: Pour La Viole Et Le Theorbe (Audio CD)
The clever marketing alone sold me on this CD. While the composer and instruments are not widely known outside Baroque enthusiasts, the target audience for this recording clearly reaches beyond those with a purely academic interest. This recording is exquisite. The performers are virtuosic, and, judging from the deeply personal liner notes, missionaries for this wonderful material. The virtuosic second movement of the Suite en Re will convince even the most hardened of sceptics that this is engaging material. I make a good deal of my living from classical, medieval and new music, but take a break and rarely play anything past the 14th century (on my home stereo) just for fun. However, I have been enjoying this CD at least twice daily all week and I am buying several more for gifts.
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4.3 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews) 4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
very inviting pieces of music,
By Dirkk - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Marin Marais: Pour La Viole Et Le Theorbe (Audio CD)
I have enjoyed the 30 sec samples and found this recording irresistable. There is a certain quality about the pieces that are warm and inspiring. I'm impressed with the performers and their interpretations. When I close my eyes and listen closely I hear a masterpiece at work! Wow!
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Fantastic!,
By Tea Lover - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Marin Marais: Pour La Viole Et Le Theorbe (Audio CD)
I have listened to excerpts from this CD for a long time. Yet, I neglected ordering this CD until just recently. I visited my Cousin in Providence.Her husband was a student of Hille's Father he had a copy of the CD. We listened to the entire CD. When I returned home, I ordered it from Amazon at once! 5 of 20 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Average French Baroque Performance,
By Octavius - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Marin Marais: Pour La Viole Et Le Theorbe (Audio CD)
French Baroque is not a very well known style in performance circles either by the performers themselves or audiences. In particular, viola performances are probably the least known or heard. The viola da gamba is the cello's predecessor and prominent in both English and French Early-Mid Baroque. The instrument has greater range and resonance with 7 strings. There are probably fewer than 300 professional players performing on this instrument today. There are probably 4-5 who are the best and the musicians here are not even close to the talent of the undisputed and unmatched French master violist, Jordi Savall: there is absolutely no comparison.The pieces here are mostly too slow in their interpretations of the meter and the players are simply not proficient enough to play most of them in terms of technique and knowledge of the French Baroque style. This is certainly one of the more decent interpretations on the market but listen to a sample of Savall's performances such as on the soundtrack to 'All The Mornings of The World' and the music will simply explain itself for you to make your descisions in buying French Baroque. He also has the best performance of Lully's 'Les Concerts Royaux' that I have ever heard: this man is nothing less than a prodigy in his art of the viola and his direction of French Baroque. I have the utmost respect for this man as an artist: he is truly a living legend. For French Baroque in general and especially for Marin Marais or other viola composers, there is no other performer/conductor than Jordi Savall worth listening to. Especially for viola, his closest contenders are still motionless on the ground while he is flying circles in the stratosphere: there is simply no comparison and his virtuosity is exponentially superior to every one else's. Find out for yourselves and you will soon be agreeing with what I say. Since he/she didn't mention him by name, it seems that the previous reviewer has not heard of Savall and so I wouldn't give too much credence in his/her overgenerous ratings. Good luck in your search for great music! |
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