The baroque spirit in all his musical shapes. Today, we are going to talk about plucked string instrument, mainly the baroque guitar and the theorbo. Today’s music originates from Spain, Italy and France.
Francisco Corbetta (approx. 1615–1681)
1 Passacaille en sol mineur
2 Partie de chaconne en ut majeur
3 Caprice de chaconne
Rolf Lislevand, baroque guitar
(CD: La mascarade. ECM Records 4811716, 2016)
Gaspar Sanz (approx. 1640–ca.1710)
4 Xácaras diez y seis diferencias
5 Canario quince diferencias
6 Pavana al ayre español
7 Xácara
Laberintos Ingeniosos (Xavier Díaz-Latorre, baroque guitar. Pedro Estevan, percussion)
(CD: Sanz – Sones de Palacio y Danças de Rasgueado. Cantus C9630, 2013)
Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger (1580–1651)
8 Che fai tu
9 Sonino
10 Alla caccia
11 All’ombra
Les Kapsber’girls (Alice Duport-Percier, sopraan. Axelle Verner, mezzo soprano. Barbara Hünninger, viola da gamba. Albane Imbs, plucked instruments and conductor)
(CD: Kapsberger que fai tù? – Villanelles. Muso MU-037, 2020)
Santiago de Murcia (1673–1739)
12 Folias Espagnolas
13 Canarios
14 Otros canarios
15 Marizapalos
Ensemble Kapsberger conducted by Rolf Lislevand, baroque guitar
(CD: Santiago de Murcia – Codex. Astrée E 8661, 2000)
Rolf Lislevand
Robert de Visee (approx. 1650–approx. 1725)
16 Prélude en ré mineur
17 Passacaille en ré mineur
18 Les sylvains de mr Couperin
19 Prélude en la mineur
20 La mascarade rondeau
Rolf Lislevand, theorbo
(CD: La mascarade. ECM Records 4811716, 2016)
Additional:
Giovanni Battista Vitali (1632–1692)
21 Passa Galli
Les Kapsber’girls
(cd: Kapsberger que fai tù? – Villanelles. Muso MU-037, 2020)
Photo: baroque guitar by Matteo Seelos (before 1653)
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