Le Dessus de Viole: Music for treble viol from 18th century Paris
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Label: Pan Classics
Cat No: PC10279
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 2
Genre: Chamber
Release Date: 5th November 2012
Contents
Works
Premier livre de sonates (6) pour le dessus de violePremier livre: Suites (3) for 2 viols and basso continuo
Artists
Simone Eckert (treble viol)Hamburger Ratsmusik
Works
Premier livre de sonates (6) pour le dessus de violePremier livre: Suites (3) for 2 viols and basso continuo
Artists
Simone Eckert (treble viol)Hamburger Ratsmusik
About
Viola da gamba player Simone Eckert devotes this double CD to two important French composers for the instrument. Louis Heudelinne was a contemporary of Marin Marais, but unlike the latter did not gain any foothold in the Versailles court of Louis XIV. His Livre Premier (1701) stands out, featuring double stopping, arpeggios and extremely dexterous runs, exhausting the possibilities of the treble viol.
Charles Henri Blainville, who made his name as the author of theoretical writings, was not celebrated or successful at court either. In the heated debate over French or Italian style, he neglected to give a preference, and so his Sonates pour le Dessus de Viole, which appeared c. 1750, reflect both influences.
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