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Music : Marais: Sonnerie de Ste Geneviève/Suite No. 1 in C major/Suite No. 4 in D major
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Marais: Sonnerie de Ste Geneviève/Suite No. 1 in C major/Suite No. 4 in D major from: Harmonia Mundi Fr. List Price: $17.98 Price: $15.98 You Save: $2.00 (11%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 3149021304142 Format: Import Label: Harmonia Mundi Fr. Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr. Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Harmonia Mundi Fr. Release Date: February 12, 1992 Studio: Harmonia Mundi Fr. Sales Rank: 198681 Disc 1:
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 Rating:  - Not so bad.To me I think Octavius is overly hypocritical. While I agree that this is not the liveliest rendition available it is still worth while listening to at least for students or players to grasp various "takes" on the pieces. I agree that Savall (Jordi) is the best in the world however there are several other master Gambists who ARE worth listening to. Savall by the way is Spanish Catalan, not French although he speaks 5 or 6 languages very, very fluently. A list of other great viola da gamba players includes but is not limited to Hille Perl of Germany, Wieland Kuijken of Brussels, Belgium and of Flemish descent is a collaborator and close friend of Savall, Ralph Rousseau Meulenbroeks who is a direct living descendent of the French Viol Master Jean ... Read More: Rating: - Unfeeling performance by HarnoncourtThis same material is better suited under the able direction of Jordi Savall and his numerous cds of French Baroque music.The notes are all there with Harnoncourt,but the feeling is removed once the wrap comes off the cd.Look elsewhere-especially to Savall for interpretation. Rating:  - Poor Interpretations of French Baroque Viola PiecesFrench 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 'Sonnerie' here is lifeless and completely at odds with the meter. The violas are groaning ... Read More: |
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