This hour features new, special CDs with early music. Today: the new CDs ‘Der habile Violiste’ of Furor Musicus, and ‘Purcell – Songs & Dances’ of Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien.
Johann Fischer (1646-1716/17)
1. Suite Das Eins-Dreij und Dreij Eins oder Der habile Violiste (Düben collection)
– Sonatina
– Allemande
– Gigue
– Air
– Menuet
– Ballet
2. Der Unterschied zwischen einen rechten Violinist und gemeinen Bauern-Fiedler (from Musicalische Fürsten-Lust, 1706)
– Violinist: Air
– Bauer
– Violinist: Gigue
– Bauer
– Violinist: Air
– Bauer
– Violinist: Menuet
– Bauer: Menuet
– Violinist: Air
– Bauer
Furor Musicus: Antoinette Lohmann, violin, viola, Quartgeige (violino piccolo). Jörn Boysen, harpsichord. María Sánchez Ramírez, violoncello. Harjo Neutkens, theorbo
(CD Der habile Violiste, Globe Records GLO 5274, 2020)
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
3. Strike the viol, Touch the Lute (from Come, ye sons of art, away Z.323, “Ode to the birthday of Queen Mary”)
4. Here the deities approve (from Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day, Z.339)
5. Hornpipe, Z.607
6. Here, let my life with as much silence slide (from If ever I more riches did desire Z.544)
7. Fantazia upon a Ground (Z.731)
8. ‘Tis nature’s voice (from Hail, bright Cecilia Z.328)
9. Minuet – Hornpipe – Boree (from Amphitryon Z.572)
Tim Mead, countertenor. Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien conducted by François Lazarevitch, transverse flute, recorder and musette
(CD: Purcell – Songs & Dances, brand Alpha, ALPHA 419, 2018)
