Gottlieb Muffat: Componimenti Musicali per Il Cembalo (2 CD, FLAC)

Performer: Mitzi Meyerson
Composer: Gottlieb Muffat
Audio CD
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (image+cue)
Label: Glossa
Scan: yes
Size: 922 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes

Disc: 1
01. Ouverture – Vivace
02. Allemande
03. Courante
04. Sarabande
05. Menuet
06. Rigaudon
07. Menuet – Trio – (Menuet)
08. Gigue
09. Fantaisie
10. Allemande
11. Courante
12. Sarabande
13. Menuet
14. Rigaudon Bizarre
15. Air
16. Finale
17. Fantaisie – Adagio – Fuga a quatro
18. Allemande
19. Courante
20. Sarabande
21. La Coquette
22. Menuet – Trio – (Menuet)
23. Air
24. Gigue
25. Menuet Les Cornes de Chasse

Disc: 2
01. Ouverture – Fuga – Adagio
02. Allemande
03. Courante
04. Air
05. Rigaudon
06. Menuet – Trio – (Menuet)
07. Adagio
08. Final
09. Prelude – Allegretto – Adagio
10. Allemande
11. Courante
12. Sarabande
13. Bourée
14. Menuet – Trio – (Menuet)
15. Fantaisie
16. Gigue
17. Fantaisie – Adagio – Fuga a quatro
18. Allemande
19. Courante
20. Sarabande
21. La Hardiesse
22. Menuet 1 – Menuet 2 – (Menuet 1)
23. Air
24. Hornpipe
25. Gigue
26. Ciacona

A discovery

I thoroughly agree that this set is well worth exploring. The music is individual, imaginative and quite quirky in a good way, there being such an eclectic mix of French, German and English styles. Anyone who likes Handel’s harpsichord suites should try this. In fact the booklet lists no less than 16 compositions by Handel with borrowing from these suites by Muffat! The performance and sound are excellent. Another great issue from Mitzi Meyerson.