Age of Extravagance [c17] (Hyperion) [FLAC] [twistle]

Age of Extravagance [c17] (Hyperion) [FLAC] [twistle]

There are a couple of really great tracks on this CD. Mainly pieces for accompanied cornett, but also a few solo works for lute and harp.

From the CD blurb:
"The cornett was regarded as the King of Instruments at the turn of the seventeenth century, and this not only because of the uncanny proximity of its sound to that of the human voice but also because the instrument can be played extraordinarily fast. Our title for this album thus reflects not only the extravagance of the repertoire in terms of virtuosity, of notes-per-minute, but also its rich variety of expression. Jeremy West, acknowledged master of the instrument described by Mersenne as a 'ray of sunshine piercing the shadows', is joined by three leading exponents of this repertoire is this recital of dazzling virtuosity."

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The Age of Extravagance: Virtuoso Music from Iberia and Italy
Jeremy West (cornett) / Timothy Roberts (Harpsichord)
Paula Chateauneuf (chitarrone) / Frances Kelly (double harp)

1. Correa - Tiento 28 de 07 tono - 7:00
2. Correa - Glosas sobre el canto llano de La Immaculada Concepción - 3:55
3. Correa - Tiento 15, de 04 tono - 3:24
4. de Peraza - Tiento de 01 tono - 2:45
5. Kapsberger - Ciaconna - 3:04
6. Fontana - Sonata sesta - 6:16
7. Merulo - Toccata 04 del 02 tono (Libro 01) - 3:15
8. Bassano - Divisions on Susanna un Jour - 3:06
9. de Macque - Stravaganza 02 - 2:35
10. Frescobaldi - La Frescobalda - 3:58
11. Merula - Capriccio cromatica del 01 tono - 4:04
12. Merula - Sonata 01 (Libro 01) - 4:49
13. Rossi - Toccata 07 - 4:01
14. Castello - Sonata 02 a soprano solo (Libro 02) - 4:42
15. Cabezon - Divisions on Susanne un Jour - 3:48
16. Correa - Tiento 41, de 12 tono - 5:08
17. Aguilera - Tiento de 04 tono de falsas - 4:30
18. Bruna - Tiento de 01 tono - 3:35
19. Ortiz - Recercade primera sobre un canto llano - 2:16

Tracks: 19
Total time: 76:17
Date: 1998

Streamed extracts of all tracks and purchase information available at:
http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/al.asp?al=CDA66977

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