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William Byrd (1540-1623)
Music for the virginalls
A great collection of the most beautiful works for harpsichord or virginalls by William Byrd, whose dances and variations were groundbreaking in his time. His music is full of beauty and elegance, witty and poetic and encompasses a whole rainbow of emotions. The recordings were made to mark the 400th anniversary of the year of Byrd's death (1623-2023).
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Eine große Auswahl der schönsten Werke für Cembalo oder Virginal
von William Byrd, dessen Tänze und Variationswerke zu seiner Zeit bahnbrechend waren. Seine Musik ist schön, elegant, geistreich und poetisch und umfasst einen ganzen
Regenbogen von Gefühlen. Die Aufnahmen entstanden zum 400-jährigen Jubiläum von Byrds Todesjahr (1623-2023).
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recorded: 2022
published: Feb. 2023 Label:
stellamaris
Total time: c. 237 min
CD 1
1. My Ladye Nevels Grownde
2. The 1. Pavian
3. The Galliarde to the 1. Pavian
4. The 2. Pavian
5. The Galliarde to the 2. Pavian
6. The Queenes Alman
7. The Carmans Whistle
8. The 3. Pavian
9. The Galliarde to the 3. Pavian
10. The 4. Pavian
11. The Galliarde to the 4. Pavian
12. All in a Garden green
13. A Galliards Gygge
14. The 5. Pavian
15. The Galliarde to the 5. Pavian
16. O Mistris myne
17. Pavana the Sixte: Kinbrough Good
18. The Galliarde to the 6. Pavian
19. 3 French Corantos
20. The 7. Pavian („A Canon: two in one“)
21. The Maidens Songe
CD 2
1. Fortune
2. A Fancie in C, BK 25
3. The 8. Pavian
4. Galliard in d, BK 53
5. The Galliarde for the Victorie
6. Wolsey’s Wilde
7. The Passinge Mesures: The 9. Pavian (alias: „Passamezzo Pavana“)
8. The Galliarde to the 9. Pavian (alias: „Galiardas Passamezzo“)
9. A Fancie in d (over "Salve Regina")
10. The Huntes upp (alias: „Pescodd Time“)
11. The 10. Pavian : Mr. W. Peter
12. The Galliarde to the 10. Pavian
13. The Woods so wilde (alias: „Will yow walke the Woods so wilde“)
14. Pavana. Bray
15. Galliarda (Bray)
16. Pavana in g, BK 4a
17. Galiarda in g, BK 4b
18. Hughe Ashtons Grownde (alias: „Tregians Ground“)
CD 3
1. Sellingers Rownde
2. Pavan in a, BK 16 a
3. Galiard in a, BK 16 b
4. Walsingham
5. Pavana in d, 52 a
6. Galiarda in d, 52 b
7. Qui passe: for my ladye nevell
8. John come kisse me now
9. Pavan in B, BK 23 a
10. Galiard in B, BK 23 b
11. Pavana Ph. Tr.(egian)
12. Galiarda (Ph. Tr.(regian))
13. Praeludium & Fantasia in a, BK 12 & 13
14. Rowland (alias: „Lord Willobies Welcome Home“)
15. The Quadran Pavan
16. Galiard to the Quadran Pavan
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L'armonia delle sfere - Ut Re Mi Fa Sol La
A "celestial" program of Renaissance and early Baroque music, inspired by the Harmony of the spheres, with 5 of the most exquisite and significant fantasias or capricci about the hexachord-scale (Ut Re Mi Fa Sol La).
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recorded: 2018 published: Feb. 2023 Label: stellamaris
1. Andrea Gabrieli: Toccata del decimo tono (in: Diruta, Il Transsilvano, 1593)
2. Girolamo Cavazzoni: Hymnus Ave maris stella (in: Libro primo..., 1543)
3. Vincenzo Pellegrini: Canzone detta la Berenice (Pesaro, 1599)
4. William Byrd: Ut Re Mi Fa Sol La
5. Vincenzo Pellegrini: Canzon detta la Diana
6. Vincenzo Pellegrini: Canzon detta la Capricciosa
7. John Bull: Ut Re Mi Fa Sol La
8. Vincenzo Pellegrini: Canzon detta la Nora
9. Antonio de Cabezón: Benedicta es Regina celorum (de Josquin Desprez)
10. Vincenzo Pellegrini: Canzon detta la Serafina
11. Girolamo Frescobaldi: Capriccio sopra Ut Re Mi Fa Sol La (Roma, 1626)
12. Vincenzo Pellegrini: Canzon detta la Cassiodora
13. Girolamo Frescobaldi: Capriccio sopra La Sol Fa Mi Re Ut (Roma, 1626)
14. Vincenzo Pellegrini: Canzon detta la Serpentina
15. Johann Jacob Froberger: Toccata IV , FbWV 104 (Libro secondo..., 1649)
16. Johann Jacob Froberger: Fantasia sopra Ut Re Mi Fa Sol La (Libro secondo..., 1649)
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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080
( The Art of Fugue / L' Art de la Fugue )
Version 1751
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recorded: Mar.-Apr. 2021 published: Feb. 2023 Label: stellamaris
CD 1
1. Contrapunctus I
2. Contrapunctus II
3. Contrapunctus III
4. Contrapunctus IV
5. Contrapunctus V
6. Contrapunctus VI a 4 in Stylo francese
7. Contrapunctus VII a 4 per Augmentationem et Diminutionem
8. Contrapunctus VIII a 3
9. Contrapunctus IX a 4
10. Contrapunctus X a 4
CD 2
1. Contrapunctus XI a 4
2. Contrapunctus XIIIa inversus a 3
3. Contrapunctus XIIIb inversus a 3
4. Canon per Augmentationem in Contrario Motu
5. Canon alla Ottava
6. Canon alla Decima in Contrapunto alla Terza
7. Canon alla Duodecima in Contrapunto alla Quinta
8. Fuga a 3 soggetti ( con B-A-C-H )
9. Contrapunctus XIIa inversus a 4 ( a 2 cembali )
10. Contrapunctus XIIb inversus a 4 ( a 2 cembali )
Claudio Merulo (1533-1604) - Toccate, Canzoni, Ricercar for harpsichord
Claudio Merulo war Organist an San Marco in Venedig und wirkte später am Hof der Farnese in Parma, er war der meist bewunderte Tastenvirtuose Italiens seiner Zeit, und kann zurecht als der eigentliche Erfinder der Toccata gelten. Eine Auswahl seiner schönsten Werke, die erste Merulo-CD in einer Darbietung auf Cembalo.
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Claudio Merulo worked as organist at San Marco in Venice and later at the court of the Farnese in Parma, being the most admired italian keyboard virtuoso of his time. He can rightly be considered the actual inventor of the toccata. A selection of his most beautiful works is presented here for the first time on harpsichord.
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Claudio Merulo, organiste à San Marco de Venise et plus tard à la cour des Farnèse à Parme, a été le virtuose le plus admiré de l'époque en Italie. Il peut être considéré comme le vraie inventeur de la toccata. Une sélection de ses plus belles pièces est présenté ici pour la première fois joué au clavecin.
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recorded: Dez. 2015 / Jan. 2016 published: Jan. 2018
Label: stellamaris
(SM201801)
Booklet: English & Deutsch
1. La Bovia
2. Petite Camusette
3. Toccata settima del 3. tuono (Lib. I)
4. La Gratiosa
5. Ricercar del 4. tuono
6. La Rosa
7. Toccata ottava del 4. tuono (Lib. I)
8. La Zambeccara
9. La Palma
10. Toccata quinta del 7. tuono (Lib. II)
11. Languissans (Crequillon), a 5
12. La Scarampa
13. Toccata prima del 5. tuono (Lib. II)
14. Petit Jacquet
15. La Jolette
16. Toccata nona del 9. tuono (Lib. II)
17. Susanne un giour (Orlando di Lasso), a 5 Total time: 78'34
Bernardo Pasquini (1637-1710) - Suites &
Variations
"Anyone with the good fortune to have played or studied under the guidance of the famous Mr. Bernardo Pasquini in Rome, or who has at least heard or seen him play, has been privileged to observe the truest, noblest and most beautiful style of playing and accompanying."
(Francesco Gasparini, L'armonico pratico al cimbalo, Venice, 1708, p. 62)
recorded: Apr. 2009 / Dec. 2013
published: June 2015 Label: Etcetera (KTC1532)
1. Corrente con variatio in A.la mi re
2.-5. Suite in e, per l'inglese di Scozia
6. Tastata in g, per il Signor Melani
7. Partite diverse di Follia in d
8.-10. Suite in B
11. Toccata Quinta in e
12. Variazioni in c, per Francia
13.-15. Suite in h
16. Variazioni in C (per Petronilla)
17. Toccata in B
18.-19. Suite in g
20. Passagagli in g
21.-23. Variazioni d'Invenzione in d.sol re
24.-27. Suite in a Total time: 79'52
Noel O' Regan (earlymusicreview.com , Febr. 20, 2016; 5 stars in all categories):
"...this is bright sparkling music, played with intelligence and panache and with lots of satisfyingly idiomatic ornaments on repeats. There are also very informative liner notes."
Johan van Veen (Musica Donum Dei) Jan. 2017:
"This is a most interesting disc which includes some brilliant specimens of Pasquini's art. ...(it) is most welcome anyway, also because of the engaging performances by Lydia Maria Blank. ...The way the programme is put together guarantees a maximum of variety.... a highly enjoyable disc which lovers of baroque keyboard music shouldn't miss."
Michael Weill ("Prospero - Forum für alte Musik" (http://www.alte-musik-forum.de), Okt. 2015:
"...Mit dem lieblichen Klang ihres ...Cembalos kann sie die galante Seite hörbar machen... Dazu kommt ihre flexible Phrasierung, mit der sie Melodien und Strukturen
sehr schön verdeutlicht, und ihre fast schon überbordende Verzierungslust..., das Ergebnis ist in jeder Hinsicht hervorragend, Instrumentenklang, Repertoire, Darbietung und Aufnahmetechnik
spielen alle auf höchstem Niveau."
Jan De Kruijff ("Musicalifeiten" (http://www.quadrevisie.nl/jandekruijff/cd-recensies), September 2015:
"... Ze doet dit met virtuoze, lichte toets en in grote oprechte eenvoud en haar instrument klinkt lieflijk... Deze nieuwe uitgave maakt nieuwsgierig naar een andere cd’s van deze klaveciniste...."
Göttweig Partitas - Music at the court of Emperor Leopold I , Anonymous (Franz Matthias Techelmann ?, ca. 1649-1714
A selection of anonymous harpsichord partitas from a manuscript of the music library in Göttweig. They were probably composed by the imperial organist Franz Mathias Techelmann (c. 1649-1714). The beauty of these pieces evokes the music by Froberger, Pachelbel, Biber and Schmelzer.
World Premiere recording !
recorded: Sept. 2008
published: April/Mai 2014 Label: stellamaris (SM201401)
Partita II in e
Partita VII in D
Partita III in d
Partita I in A
Partita XII in e
Partita XIII in h
Variationi in G (from Partita IV in G) Total time: 74'14
Johan van Veen (www.musica-dei-donum.org, 10.8.2015):
"These partitas are recorded here for the first time, and that is important from a historical angle. However, they are also of musical value. This is very good music with a character of its own... a very fine performance... Every lover of baroque keyboard music with a curious mind who likes to broaden his horizon should consider this disc."
Michael Weil ("Prospero - Forum für alte Musik" (http://www.alte-musik-forum.de), August 2014:
"Vieles an dieser CD ist erfreulich, nicht nur
die wunderschöne Musik, die auf einem ausgezeichneten Instrument ebenso wunderbar gespielt erklingt: Vor allem die Bestätigung, dass es immer noch etwas zu entdecken gibt an Musik vor 1750, ....
Lydia Maria Blank spielt auf einem wunderbaren, nach italienischen Vorbildern von Christian Fuchs gebauten Cembalo mit glockigem, feinem Klang, das zeitweise fast schon an ein
Virginal erinnert .... Der Klang der Aufnahme ist von schöner Räumlichkeit und gibt trotzdem jedes Detail des Instrumentklangs wieder. Dazu kommt ihr lebendiges Spiel, das differenzierte, an den
Tanzmodellen orientierte Tempowahl mit einer persönlichen, aber nie willkürlich wirkenden Kunst der Phrasierung und Agogik verbindet, die flexibel gestaltet, Phrasenstrukturen hervorhebt, aber
nie die Klarheit der Form und des Rhythmus beeinträchtigt - ich kann diese Veröffentlichung jedem an Cembalomusik Interessierten wärmstens empfehlen."
Folias - Spanish music for harpsichord from the 17th century
Francisco Correa de Arauxo (1584-1654),
Pablo Bruna (1611-1679),
José Ximénez (?-1678),
Joan Bautista Cabanilles (1644-1712).
recorded: Sept. 2010
published: June 2013 Label: passacaille (992)
1. J. Ximénez: Obra de lleno 1.tono sin paso
2. F. Correa de Arauxo: Tiento de 1. tono (LXII)
3. F. Correa de Arauxo: Tiento de 5. tono (XX)
4. J.B.J. Cabanilles: Diferencias de Folias
5. J.B.J. Cabanilles: Tiento lleno de 4. tono
6. F. Correa de Arauxo: Dies y seis Glosas sobre el Canto Llano "Guárdame las Vacas"
7. F. Correa de Arauxo: Tiento de 1. tono, de a cinco (LII)
8. J. Ximénez: Folias con 20 diferencias
9. P. Bruna: Tiento lleno de 6. tono sobre Ut Re Mi Fa Sol La
10. J.B.J. Cabanilles: Gallardas de 3. tono
11. F. Correa de Arauxo: Tiento pequeno y facil
12. J.B.J. Cabanilles: Tiento lleno de 5. tono (XVIII)
Total time: 76'58
distinction: 5 de diapason (March / März 2014)
Philippe Ramin (in "Diapason", March / März 2014; complete review in French & German confer / komplette Rezension in Französisch & Deutsch, siehe: Reviews):
"...La technique regorge de moyens expressifs et mène le clavecin vers une profondeur de sentiment passionnante..."
American Record Guide (July/August 2014):
"...Her technique is very fine, her sense of articulation and timing ideal, and her handling of ornamentation superb."
Eduardo Torrico ("El Arte de la Fuga", Sept. 2013):
"El disco... ayuda a llenar el vacio existente..., la interpretación de Blank está llena de luces y merece realmente la pena."
Johann van Veen (www.musica-dei-donum.org, Mai 2014):
"...The fine quality of the music and the outstanding interpretations by Lydia Maria Blank have resulted in a very compelling disc which should not be missed by any lover of 17th century keyboard music. The harpsichord is a beautiful instrument well suited for this repertoire.... The recording engineer deserves accolades for a very natural recording in which the miking is exactly right."
Barry Brenesal (Fanfare, 2014):
"... Given her technique, her knowledge of period ornamentation in general and that of the Iberian peninsula in particular, Lydia Maria Blank is as fine a performer in this music as could be hoped for. I admired her previous release of music by Giovanni Maria Trabaci ... for its flexible singing line, and the way she harnessed its harmonic dissonance to expressive ends. That is certainly apparent on this release as well, though the dissonance is less, and the extravagance of gesture, greater... She also possesses an ear for selecting a memorable piece or one with a striking effect ..."
Trabaci - Opere per clavicembalo
Giovanni Maria Trabaci (ca. 1575 - 1647) was (along with Ascanio Mayone) the leading representative of the neapolitan School of keyboard players and composers shortly after 1600. He was an important precursor and contemporary of Girolamo Frescobaldi. This CD contains a selection of pieces from Libro I and II (1603 and 1615).
recorded: Nov.-Dez. 2009
published: June 2010 Label: stellamaris (SM201001)
1. Gagliarda Prima a 5 detta "La Galante"
2. Toccata Prima secondo Tono
3. Canto fermo Secondo del secondo tono
4. Gagliarda Settima
5. Ricercar nono tono con tre fughe
6. Canzona franzesa Terza
7. Gagliarda Quinta Cromatica a 5 detta la Trabacina
8. Ricercar quarto tono con tre fughe & suoi Riversi
9. Capriccio sopra La Fa Sol La
10. Partite sopra Fidele
11. Gagliarda Quarta a 5 alla Spagnola
12. Canzona franzesa Settima Cromatica
13. Toccata Quarta a 5
14. Ricercar sesto tono Cromatico
15. Gagliarda Seconda
16. Io mi son giovinetta
17. Gagliarda Terza
18. Toccata Seconda ottavo tono
19. Partite sopra Rugiero
20. Canzona franzesa Seconda Total time: 76'56
Complete reviews by:
Stephen Midgley (Amazon, 27.03.2015), and
Sèbastian Holzbauer ("Muse baroque", 2011), (German translation), confer Reviews !
Stephen Midgley (Amazon, 27.03.2015):
"Immediately evident from the very first notes is the tonal beauty of the harpsichord.... Its sound is beautifully captured in the recording and, still more
importantly, Ms Blank is clearly a master of baroque keyboard style with an individual, inventive and highly communicative approach throughout the twenty works offered here."
Johan van Veen (www.musica-dei-donum.org, 2011):
"Trabaci's music isn't that well represented on disc, and considering his historical importance and the quality of his music, this release is very welcome. And as the playing and recording are first-rate there is every reason to strongly recommend this production."
Daniel K.S. Walden (Early Music, April 2014):
"... Her sense of timing is impeccable, particularly in her recording of Io mi son giovinetta; the ornaments and diminutions are delightful in the Gagliarda Quinta Cromatica à 5, detta la Trabacina ... she deserves both attention and praise for her work."