Composer: Jacques Martin Hotteterre le Romain, Robert Valentin
Performer: Karl Kaiser, Michael Schneider, Rainer Zipperling, Ghislaine Wauters, Camerata Köln
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: CPO
Catalogue: 555038-2
Release: 2018
Size: 689 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
Hotteterre: Suite in G Minor, Op. 5 No. 1
01. I. Prélude
02. II. Caprice
03. III. Allemande
04. IV. Sarabande
05. V. Menuets I & II
06. VI. Sicilienne
07. VII. Gavotte
08. VIII. Gigue
Hotteterre: Première suite de pièces à 2 dessus, Op. 4
09. I. Gravement et gay, les croches égales
10. II. Allemande. Gay
11. III. Rondeau tendre. Les Tourterelles
12. IV. Rondeau. Gay
13. V. Gigue
14. VI. Passacaille
Hotteterre: Airs ornez d’agrémens
15. De mes soupirs de ma langueur
16. Vous qui faite votre modèle
17. Brunette. Le beau berger Tircis
Hotteterre: L’art de préluder, Op. 7, Prelude in F Major
18. I. Modéré – II. Gay
Hotteterre: L’art de préluder, Op. 7, Prelude in D Minor
19. I. Rondement – II. Gay
Hotteterre: L’art de préluder, Op. 7, Prelude in C Major
20. I. Modéré – II. Gay
Hotteterre: L’art de préluder, Op. 7, Prelude in A Minor
21. I. Modéré – III. Gay
Hotteterre: L’art de préluder, Op. 7, Prelude in A Major
22. III. Gracieusement – II. Gay
Hotteterre: L’art de préluder, Op. 7, Prelude in B Major
23. I. Gracieusement – II. Gay et croches égales
Valentine: Recorder Sonata in E Minor (Arr. J. Hotteterre for 2 Viola da gambas)
24. I. Adagio
25. II. Allegro
26. III. Adagio
27. IV. Giga. Allegro
Hotteterre: Suite in D Major, Op. 5 No. 3
28. I. Prélude
29. II. Allemande
30. III. Courante
31. IV. Grave
32. V. Gigue
CD 02
Hotteterre: Suite in C Minor, Op. 5 No. 2
01. I. Prélude
02. II. Allemande
03. III. Sarabande
04. IV. Menuets I & II
05. V. Gavotte
06. VI. Rondeau
07. VII. Gigue
Hotteterre: L’art de préluder, Op. 7, Prelude in G Minor
08. II. Modéré – III. Gay
Hotteterre: L’art de préluder, Op. 7, Prelude in C Minor
09. I. Tendrement – II. Gay
Hotteterre: L’art de préluder, Op. 7, Prelude in F Minor
10. I. Modéré – II. Gay
Hotteterre: L’art de préluder, Op. 7, Prelude in B-Flat Minor
11. I. Tendrement – II. Gay
Hotteterre: L’art de préluder, Op. 7, Prelude in E-Flat Minor
12. I. Tendrement – II. Rondement
Hotteterre: Deuxième suite de pièces à 2 dessus, Op. 6
13. I. Duo
14. II. Allemande
15. III. Sarabande “La St. Maurice”
16. IV. Musette
17. V. Gigue
18. VI. Rondeaus I & II
19. VII. Gigue
20. VIII. Contrefaiseurs
Hotteterre: Suite in B Minor, Op. 5 No. 4
21. I. Prélude
22. II. Allemande
23. III. Courante
24. IV. Rondeau
25. V. Grave
26. VI. Gigue
Hotteterre: Troisième suite de pièces à 2 dessus, Op. 8
27. I. Fanfare. Animé
28. II. Muzette. Tendrement
29. III. Fugue. Gay
30. IV. Pastorelle. Lentement et tendrement
31. V. Suitte. Gay sans vitesse
32. VI. Fantaisie. Modéré
33. VII. Muzette. Tendrement
34. VIII. Menuets I & II
35. IX. Gigue
Jacques Hotteterre’s suites form the focus of the last volume in CPO’s complete edition of his chamber music. The Italian idiom, Hotteterre’s affinity for Italy and its music, distinguish the structure of his works, and this proximity to the goût italien can also be heard in the Four Suites, op.5 (Book 2 of the Pieces pour la Flute-Traversiere et autres Instruments). Hotteterre modified the French suite type consisting of many pieces in the same key and replaced it with a model practically verging on the sonata form. L’art de préluder, a course offering instruction in the important capabilities necessary for improvisation, is another highly interesting work by Hotteterre. Here the composer writes short preludes that could be used to introduce suite cycles in the corresponding keys and were supposed to school and inspire the musician’s own gifts of invention. In his pieces from the valuable volume entitled Airs Ornez d’Agremens Hotteterre arranges familiar melodies of French provenance for two or three flutes and writes Doubles for flute solo. These greatly embellished variations are unrivalled in their marvellous display of the ornamental improvisational style of French flute artistry.
