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Francesco Fornasaro - Jones: 6 Harpsichord Suites (2022) [Hi-Res]

Francesco Fornasaro - Jones: 6 Harpsichord Suites (2022) [Hi-Res]

BAND/ARTIST: Francesco Fornasaro

  • Title: Jones: 6 Harpsichord Suites
  • Year Of Release: 2022
  • Label: Brilliant Classics
  • Genre: Classical Harpsichord
  • Quality: flac lossless (tracks) / flac 24bits - 88.2kHz +Booklet
  • Total Time: 02:20:32
  • Total Size: 806 mb / 2.18 gb
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Tracklist

01. Suite No. 1 in D Minor - First Set: I. Prelude
02. Suite No. 1 in D Minor - First Set: II. Vivace
03. Suite No. 1 in D Minor - First Set: III. Tocatt
04. Suite No. 1 in D Minor - First Set: IV. Sarabanda
05. Suite No. 1 in D Minor - First Set: V. Gavot
06. Suite No. 1 in D Minor - First Set: VI. Minuet
07. Suite No. 1 in D Minor - First Set: VII. Toccatta
08. Suite No. 1 in D Minor - First Set: VIII. Giga
09. Suite No. 2 in A Major - Second Set: I. Prelude
10. Suite No. 2 in A Major - Second Set II. Paspie
11. Suite No. 2 in A Major - Second Set III. Allemanda
12. Suite No. 2 in A Major - Second Set IV. Minuet
13. Suite No. 2 in A Major - Second Set V. Giga
14. Suite No. 2 in A Major - Second Set VI. Sarabanda
15. Suite No. 2 in A Major - Second Set VII. Giga
16. Suite No. 3 in B-Flat - Third Set: I. Prelude (Allegro - Largo - Allegro - Largo)
17. Suite No. 3 in B-Flat - Third Set: II. Sarabanda
18. Suite No. 3 in B-Flat - Third Set: III. Allegro
19. Suite No. 3 in B-Flat - Third Set: IV. Minuet
20. Suite No. 3 in B-Flat - Third Set: V. Boree
21. Suite No. 3 in B-Flat - Third Set: VI. Largo
22. Suite No. 3 in B-Flat - Third Set: VII. Giga
23. Suite No. 4 in A Minor - Fourth Set: I. Largo
24. Suite No. 4 in A Minor - Fourth Set: II. Allemanda
25. Suite No. 4 in A Minor - Fourth Set: III. Sarabanda
26. Suite No. 4 in A Minor - Fourth Set: IV. Minuet
27. Suite No. 4 in A Minor - Fourth Set: V. Boree
28. Suite No. 4 in A Minor - Fourth Set: VI. Giga
29. Suite No. 5 in B Minor - Fifth Set: I. Prelude (Largo e Staccato)
30. Suite No. 5 in B Minor - Fifth Set: II. Allemanda (Vivace)
31. Suite No. 5 in B Minor - Fifth Set: III. Corrente
32. Suite No. 5 in B Minor - Fifth Set: IV. Sarabanda
33. Suite No. 5 in B Minor - Fifth Set: V. Vivace
34. Suite No. 5 in B Minor - Fifth Set: VI. Sarabanda
35. Suite No. 5 in B Minor - Fifth Set: VII. Boree
36. Suite No. 5 in B Minor - Fifth Set: VIII. Giga
37. Suite No. 6 in Various Keys - Sixth Set: I. Allemende
38. Suite No. 6 in Various Keys - Sixth Set: II. Sarabanda
39. Suite No. 6 in Various Keys - Sixth Set: III. Brisk Air
40. Suite No. 6 in Various Keys - Sixth Set: IV. Minuet
41. Suite No. 6 in Various Keys - Sixth Set: V. March
42. Suite No. 6 in Various Keys - Sixth Set: VI. Scotch Air
43. Suite No. 6 in Various Keys - Sixth Set: VII. Hornpipe
44. Suite No. 6 in Various Keys - Sixth Set: VIII. Corente
45. Suite No. 6 in Various Keys - Sixth Set: IX. Minuet
46. Suite No. 6 in Various Keys - Sixth Set: X. Gavote
47. Suite No. 6 in Various Keys - Sixth Set: XI. Slow Air
48. Suite No. 6 in Various Keys - Sixth Set: XII. Minuet

New recordings of six superb Baroque suites by a London contemporary of Handel, graced a vision and ingenuity out of all proportion to his fame. The music scene in London during the first half of the 18th century was entirely dominated by the presence of Handel, which was so overwhelming that it obscured most of the excellent musicians of the period. We know very little about Richard Jones (1680?-1744), and nothing certain until he joined the Drury Lane orchestra as a violinist in the late 1720s, becoming its first violin and leader towards 1730 and succeeding Stefano Carbonelli as the orchestra's leader. Very little of his music has survived beyond these suites: a cantata (While in a Lovely Rurall Seat, and two sets of violin-centred chamber suites. His pantomime stage works and ballad operas are all lost.

The six Suites rival the keyboard music of Handel and Purcell for their variety and inventiveness. Jones does not follow the traditional order for suites of dances. The first set includes two toccatas, the second two gigues, the fifth two sarabandes, with a corrente placed at the end of the group, while the sixth features no fewer than three minuets, the last of which closes the series. The Suites are also rich in harmony, with some bold inventions and plenty of vigorous rhythm that can be quite challenging from the technical point of view.

Apart from the more deliberately English character of the Sixth and last Suite with its prominent traces of British folk music, the collection reveals considerable Italian influence, whereas there is very little of the nascent galant style. Yet Richard Jones clearly had the intellectual freedom, eccentricity and independence to invest his music with an incredible variety of influences and references, ranging from the pathos and impetuous wildness of Vivaldi to the depth of Bach, the seductive grace of the French school, a touch of Handel’s majestic solemnity, the melodious freshness of Purcell and the dramatic, sensual impact of opera.

As Francesco Fornasaro remarks in the booklet: "this is harpsichord music of the highest order: beautiful, poignant and intellectually satisfying". Born in 1971, the Florentine musician studied harpsichord in Ferrara. In 2017 he won First Prize in the Concerto for Harpsichord and Orchestra category of the Wanda Landowska International Harpsichord Competition in Bari. The present release marks his debut on Brilliant Classics.


Year 2022 | Classical | FLAC / APE | HD & Vinyl

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