Masters of the Baroque Guitar
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Composer or Director: Carlo Calvi, Gaspar Sanz, Santiago de Murcia, Robert de Visée, Domenico Pellegrini, Francesco Corbetta
Genre:
Instrumental
Label: Amon Ra
Magazine Review Date: 10/1990
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 54
Mastering:
Stereo
DDD
Catalogue Number: CD-SAR45
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| Fandango |
Santiago de Murcia, Composer
Barry Mason, Guitar Santiago de Murcia, Composer |
| Instrucción de música sobre la guitarra espan, Movement: Alemanda, 'La Preciosa' |
Gaspar Sanz, Composer
Barry Mason, Guitar Gaspar Sanz, Composer |
| Instrucción de música sobre la guitarra espan, Movement: Canciones |
Gaspar Sanz, Composer
Barry Mason, Guitar Gaspar Sanz, Composer |
| Instrucción de música sobre la guitarra espan, Movement: Canarios I |
Gaspar Sanz, Composer
Barry Mason, Guitar Gaspar Sanz, Composer |
| Pavanas |
Gaspar Sanz, Composer
Barry Mason, Guitar Gaspar Sanz, Composer |
| (La) Muzette de M. Forqueray |
Robert de Visée, Composer
Barry Mason, Guitar Robert de Visée, Composer |
| Armoniosi concerti |
Domenico Pellegrini, Composer
Barry Mason, Guitar Domenico Pellegrini, Composer |
| Preludio |
Francesco Corbetta, Composer
Barry Mason, Guitar Francesco Corbetta, Composer |
| Ciaconna |
Francesco Corbetta, Composer
Barry Mason, Guitar Francesco Corbetta, Composer |
| Suite |
Santiago de Murcia, Composer
Barry Mason, Guitar Santiago de Murcia, Composer |
| Ruggiero |
Carlo Calvi, Composer
Barry Mason, Guitar Carlo Calvi, Composer |
| Corrente |
Carlo Calvi, Composer
Barry Mason, Guitar Carlo Calvi, Composer |
| Passamezzo |
Carlo Calvi, Composer
Barry Mason, Guitar Carlo Calvi, Composer |
| Aria di Firenze |
Carlo Calvi, Composer
Barry Mason, Guitar Carlo Calvi, Composer |
Composer or Director: Carlo Calvi, Gaspar Sanz, Santiago de Murcia, Robert de Visée, Domenico Pellegrini, Francesco Corbetta
Label: Amon Ra
Magazine Review Date: 10/1990
Media Format: Cassette
Media Runtime: 0
Mastering:
Stereo
DDD
Catalogue Number: CSAR45
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| Fandango |
Santiago de Murcia, Composer
Barry Mason, Guitar Santiago de Murcia, Composer |
| Instrucción de música sobre la guitarra espan, Movement: Alemanda, 'La Preciosa' |
Gaspar Sanz, Composer
Barry Mason, Guitar Gaspar Sanz, Composer |
| Instrucción de música sobre la guitarra espan, Movement: Canciones |
Gaspar Sanz, Composer
Barry Mason, Guitar Gaspar Sanz, Composer |
| Instrucción de música sobre la guitarra espan, Movement: Canarios I |
Gaspar Sanz, Composer
Barry Mason, Guitar Gaspar Sanz, Composer |
| Pavanas |
Gaspar Sanz, Composer
Barry Mason, Guitar Gaspar Sanz, Composer |
| (La) Muzette de M. Forqueray |
Robert de Visée, Composer
Barry Mason, Guitar Robert de Visée, Composer |
| Armoniosi concerti |
Domenico Pellegrini, Composer
Barry Mason, Guitar Domenico Pellegrini, Composer |
| Preludio |
Francesco Corbetta, Composer
Barry Mason, Guitar Francesco Corbetta, Composer |
| Ciaconna |
Francesco Corbetta, Composer
Barry Mason, Guitar Francesco Corbetta, Composer |
| Suite |
Santiago de Murcia, Composer
Barry Mason, Guitar Santiago de Murcia, Composer |
| Ruggiero |
Carlo Calvi, Composer
Barry Mason, Guitar Carlo Calvi, Composer |
| Corrente |
Carlo Calvi, Composer
Barry Mason, Guitar Carlo Calvi, Composer |
| Passamezzo |
Carlo Calvi, Composer
Barry Mason, Guitar Carlo Calvi, Composer |
| Aria di Firenze |
Carlo Calvi, Composer
Barry Mason, Guitar Carlo Calvi, Composer |
Author: John Duarte
The 'baroque' guitar was a curious instrument, smaller than today's instrument and having a less pronounced waist, with five pairs of strings whose variable tunings create aural ambiguities, and which manages to sound self-sufficient despite its lack of a true bass. It is impossible to reproduce the sound and textural effect of the five-course ('baroque') instrument on the modern guitar, though much of its music has been convincingly translated to it; the differences are better conveyed by the ear than the reading eye, which is one good raison-d'etre for this recording. The instrument flourished mainly in the Mediterranean countries and to a lesser extent in England; Francesco Corbetta, perhaps the most cultured of its composers, gave lessons to King Charles II of England, to whom he dedicated a book of his best music. Corbetta (ne Corbetti) was Italian, as were also Pellegrini and Calvi, but worked as a court musician in France, also the home of De Visee (another employee of King Louis XIV); the others in this recording were Spanish.
The five-course guitar was not a suitable receptacle for profoundly serious music, and its repertory contains a high proportion of dances (courtly and popular) and character pieces; those of Sanz are the most uncommon and colourful. Elaborate strums were part of the instrument's 'armoury', on limited display here, in a programme that concentrates more on the punteado (lute-like) style than the rasgueado (strummed). It is a small sound-world of pleasing miniatures, one which detours from music history's main paths, and in which Mason is the accomplished guide, supported by excellent recording and (his own) annotation. If you're not addicted to larger-scale music and sound, try it.'
The five-course guitar was not a suitable receptacle for profoundly serious music, and its repertory contains a high proportion of dances (courtly and popular) and character pieces; those of Sanz are the most uncommon and colourful. Elaborate strums were part of the instrument's 'armoury', on limited display here, in a programme that concentrates more on the punteado (lute-like) style than the rasgueado (strummed). It is a small sound-world of pleasing miniatures, one which detours from music history's main paths, and in which Mason is the accomplished guide, supported by excellent recording and (his own) annotation. If you're not addicted to larger-scale music and sound, try it.'
Masters of the Baroque Guitar
Masters of the Baroque Guitar
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