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12 Suites for Harpsichord

Mattheson / Simonetto

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12 Suites for Harpsichord

Better known now as a hugely influential theorist and codifier of the principles and performance practice of Baroque music, Johann Mattheson (1681-1764) was not just a scholar but a highly accomplished composer. This album of 12 harpsichord suites offers ample evidence of his creative gifts. The suites were published in two volumes in London in 1714. When Handel heard of this publication, he sent for a copy and in his own words, 'without hesitation, played it through': no mean compliment! Doubtless Handel recognized a kindred spirit. Mattheson's own style is genial and fluent, tending towards the more audience-pleasing character of Handel's suites rather than the more rigorous keyboard music of Bach. These suites also have their light-hearted and humorous moments, qualities which characterize many of Telemann's instrumental works: indeed it's notable how free Mattheson's music is from the pedantic and academic character of at least some of his writing. Several suites open with a prelude of showy, toccata-like character before the standard Baroque sequence of dance movements such as vigorous and syncopated gigues and gentle sarabandes. The last three suites are the grandest of the twelve, opening with spacious Overtures or in the case of No.10 a symphony, rejoicing in both counterpoint and a sense of high ceremony. Within the 12th are embedded adaptations of three pieces by Mattheson's contemporary Georg Ludwig Böhm: a stylish example of the borrowing that was common practice at the time.

ALESSANDRO SIMONETTO

Media Music     CD   (Compact Disc)
Number of discs 2
Composer Johann Mattheson
Released June 22, 2018
EAN/UPC 5028421955889
Label Brilliant Classics BRLT95588.2
Genre Classical
Dimensions 124 × 142 × 10 mm   ·   112 g
Soloist Alessandro Simonetto

Track list

  1. 1.   CD  

    1. Simonetto, Alessandro - Suite Fuer Cembalo Nr. 1 D
    2. 1. Prelude
    3. 2. Allemande - Double
    4. 3. Courante - Double
    5. 4. Sarabande
    6. 5. Gique
    7. Simonetto, Alessandro - Suite Fuer Cembalo Nr. 2 a
    8. 1. Tocatine
    9. 2. Allemande
    10. 3. Courante
    11. 4. Gique
    12. 5. Air
    13. Simonetto, Alessandro - Suite Fuer Cembalo Nr. 3 D
    14. 1. Allemande (Toccata)
    15. 2. Courante
    16. 3. Sarabande - Double
    17. 4. Gique
    18. Simonetto, Alessandro - Suite Fuer Cembalo Nr. 4 G
    19. 1. Allemande
    20. 2. Courante
    21. 3. Courante a La Francoise
    22. 4. Sarabande
    23. 5. Gique
    24. 6. Menuet
    25. Simonetto, Alessandro - Suite Fuer Cembalo Nr. 5 C
    26. 1. Fantasie
    27. 2. Allemande
    28. 3. Double
    29. 4. Courante
    30. 5. Air
    31. 6. Double
    32. 7. Second Double
    33. 8. Menuet
    34. Simonetto, Alessandro - Suite Fuer Cembalo Nr. 6 E
    35. 1. Fantasie
    36. 2. Allemande
    37. 3. Courante
    38. 4. Air - Double
    39. 5. Gique
    40. 6. Menuet

  2. 2.   CD  

    1. Simonetto, Alessandro - Suite Fuer Cembalo Nr. 7 B
    2. 1. Prelude
    3. 2. Allemande
    4. 3. Courante
    5. 4. Gique
    6. 5. Menuet
    7. Simonetto, Alessandro - Suite Fuer Cembalo Nr. 8 D
    8. 1. Allemande - Double
    9. 2. Courante - Double
    10. 3. Sarabande
    11. 4. Gique
    12. Simonetto, Alessandro - Suite Fuer Cembalo Nr. 9 G
    13. 1. Boutade
    14. 2. Allemande
    15. 3. Courante I
    16. 4. Courante II
    17. 5. Air
    18. 6. Loure
    19. 7. Gique
    20. Simonetto, Alessandro - Suite Fuer Cembalo Nr. 10
    21. 1. Symphonie: Vitement
    22. 2. Allemande
    23. 3. Courante
    24. 4. Sarabande
    25. 5. Gique
    26. Simonetto, Alessandro - Suite Fuer Cembalo Nr. 11
    27. 1. Fugue
    28. 2. Ouverture: Viste
    29. 3. Allemande
    30. 4. Courante
    31. 5. Sarabande
    32. 6. Menuet
    33. Simonetto, Alessandro - Suite Fuer Cembalo Nr. 12
    34. 1. Ouverture
    35. 2. Allemande
    36. 3. Courante
    37. 4. Sarabande - Double I - Double II - Double III
    38. 5. Gique
    39. 6. Menuet I
    40. 7. Menuet II

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