Composer: Marin Marais
Performer: Atsushi Sakai, Christophe Rousset, Marion Martineau
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Aparté
Catalogue: AP264
Release: 2021
Size: 3.79 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Suite in D Minor
01. No. 1, Prélude
02. No. 8, Allemande
03. No. 9, Double
04. No. 10, Courante
05. No. 11, Double
06. No. 12, Sarabande
07. No. 19, Gigue
08. No. 22, Rondeau
09. No. 4, Prélude
10. No. 23, Menuet
11. No. 24, Rondeau
12. Tombeau de Mr Méliton (Premier Livre pour 2 violes)
Pieces de Violes, 3me livre: Suite in G minor
13. No. 48, Prélude
14. No. 49, Allemande
15. No. 50, Courante
16. No. 51, Sarabande
17. No. 52, Gigue
18. No. 53, Gavotte
19. No. 54, Menuet
20. No. 55, Prélude
Suite in G Major
21. No. 73, Prélude
22. No. 74, Allemande
23. No. 75, Courante
24. No. 76, Sarabande
25. No. 77, Gigue
26. No. 78, Gavotte en rondeau
27. No. 79, Menuet
28. No. 80, Gavotte
29. No. 82, Chaconne
Suite in D Minor
30. No. 66, Prélude
31. No. 67, Allemande
32. No. 68, Courante
33. No. 69, Sarabande
34. No. 70, Gigue
35. No. 71, Gavotte
36. No. 72, Menuet
Suite in A major
37. No. 56, Prélude
38. No. 57, Boutade
39. No. 58, Allemande
40. No. 59, Double
41. No. 60, Courante
42. No. 61, Sarabande
43. No. 63, Gigue
44. No. 64, Menuet
45. No. 65, Rondeau
Pieces de Violes, 3me livre: Suite in D major
46. No. 30, Prélude
47. No. 32, Allemande
48. No. 33, Double
49. No. 34, Courante
50. No. 38, Sarabande
51. No. 40, Gigue
52. No. 42, Rondeau
53. No. 47, Chaconne
Marin Marais is one of the most important figures of the French baroque. At once a virtuoso on the viola da gamba, a composer and a teacher, Marais left behind a varied body of work that displays strikingly abundant inspiration. Five Books of viol music punctuated his life. Published between 1686 and 1723, these collections for solo and accompanied viol not only offer a remarkable synthesis of the practices of the time; they also bear witness to the development of the instrument. Marais’ frequently intimate music, a far cry from Courtly splendors, calls up an imaginary world of light and shadow.
Atsushi Sakai has launched a series of recordings of this unique collection of pieces. This album, the first, is devoted to Book I, a transitional work that confirms the ornamented refinement of the “style françois”. Viola da gambist Marion Martineau and harpsichordist Christophe Rousset join Atsushi Sakai on this adventure, recreating the trio that stood out so brilliantly in their Forqueray and Couperin albums.