Genevieve Soly - Graupner: Partitas for Harpsichord Vol.1 (2002)
BAND/ARTIST: Genevieve Soly
- Title: Graupner: Partitas for Harpsichord Vol.1
- Year Of Release: 2002
- Label: Analekta [FL 2 3109]
- Genre: Classical, Baroque
- Quality: FLAC (*tracks + .cue, log, scans)
- Total Time: 01:12:47
- Total Size: 494 mb (+3%rec.)
- WebSite: Album Preview
The harpsichord music of Christoph Graupner (1683-1760) comprises a total of forty partitas and three independent pieces. No more than seven partitas have been published in a modern edition, four of which are in an edition that is now out of print. Graupner writes essentially in the French style, with occasional references to the Italian manner, this most notably in the Airs. One also detects an undeniable predilection for counterpoint, a technique favored by German composers, particularly in his gigues.
In accordance with the German tradition, the specific key chosen for a partita is given to all the movements of the work. In addition to the variety of traditional dance forms (Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Menuet and Gigue), his partitas feature movements rarely used at the time, such as the Loure and the Sommeille (sic) (!). The partitas bring together between five and fourteen movements. Their key structures include almost all possible keys, with the exception of the chromatic keys of C sharp, F sharp and A flat, which were hardly ever used then. What’s more, one might wonder why Graupner never wrote a harpsichord partita in the customary keys of B flat Major and B Minor.
For performers, these partitas display a striking level of originality and invention. One feels Graupner must have been a vivacious, passionate and cultured man with accomplished technical skills. A palpable sense of humor is also apparent in his music. The main characteristics of his musical language are the great virtuosity required for performing the runs and scales that are used at length, as well as a distinct playfulness. One also comes to realize that Graupner is part of a strong tradition of improvisation; some of these “improvised moments” are carefully notated in his compositions.
Tracks:
Partita X En La Mineur / Partita X In A Minor GWV 118, Monatliche Clavier Früchte (Darmsatdt, 1722)
1 Praeludium 0:56
2 Allemande 3:19
3 Airs I Et II 2:33
4 Courante 2:51
5 Sarabande 4:09
6 Air En Bourrée 1:16
7 Menuets I Et II 2:46
8 Loure 4:18
Partita I En Do Majeur / Partita I In C Major GWV 101, Partien Auf Das Clavier (Darmsatdt, 1718)
9 Praeludium 1:23
10 Allemande 3:41
11 Courante (à l'italienne) 3:04
12 Courante (à l'française) 2:25
13 Sarabande 3:24
14 Menuet 1:32
15 Rigaudon En Rondeau (Gavotte) 3:17
Partita En La Majeur / Partita In A Major GWV 149, D-DS Mus ms. 1231, ca. 1720
16 Praeludium (Et Fugue) 2:27
17 Allemande 1:55
18 Courante 1:39
19 Sarabande Et Double 3:10
20 Menuet 1:22
21 Aria Et Variations 7:51
22 Bourrée 1:11
23 Gigue 1:46
24 Chaconne 9:45
Personnel:
Composed By – Christoph Graupner
Harpsichord – Geneviève Soly
In accordance with the German tradition, the specific key chosen for a partita is given to all the movements of the work. In addition to the variety of traditional dance forms (Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Menuet and Gigue), his partitas feature movements rarely used at the time, such as the Loure and the Sommeille (sic) (!). The partitas bring together between five and fourteen movements. Their key structures include almost all possible keys, with the exception of the chromatic keys of C sharp, F sharp and A flat, which were hardly ever used then. What’s more, one might wonder why Graupner never wrote a harpsichord partita in the customary keys of B flat Major and B Minor.
For performers, these partitas display a striking level of originality and invention. One feels Graupner must have been a vivacious, passionate and cultured man with accomplished technical skills. A palpable sense of humor is also apparent in his music. The main characteristics of his musical language are the great virtuosity required for performing the runs and scales that are used at length, as well as a distinct playfulness. One also comes to realize that Graupner is part of a strong tradition of improvisation; some of these “improvised moments” are carefully notated in his compositions.
Tracks:
Partita X En La Mineur / Partita X In A Minor GWV 118, Monatliche Clavier Früchte (Darmsatdt, 1722)
1 Praeludium 0:56
2 Allemande 3:19
3 Airs I Et II 2:33
4 Courante 2:51
5 Sarabande 4:09
6 Air En Bourrée 1:16
7 Menuets I Et II 2:46
8 Loure 4:18
Partita I En Do Majeur / Partita I In C Major GWV 101, Partien Auf Das Clavier (Darmsatdt, 1718)
9 Praeludium 1:23
10 Allemande 3:41
11 Courante (à l'italienne) 3:04
12 Courante (à l'française) 2:25
13 Sarabande 3:24
14 Menuet 1:32
15 Rigaudon En Rondeau (Gavotte) 3:17
Partita En La Majeur / Partita In A Major GWV 149, D-DS Mus ms. 1231, ca. 1720
16 Praeludium (Et Fugue) 2:27
17 Allemande 1:55
18 Courante 1:39
19 Sarabande Et Double 3:10
20 Menuet 1:22
21 Aria Et Variations 7:51
22 Bourrée 1:11
23 Gigue 1:46
24 Chaconne 9:45
Personnel:
Composed By – Christoph Graupner
Harpsichord – Geneviève Soly
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