Composer: Johann Jakob Froberger
Performer: Gilbert Rowland
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Athene
Release: 2019
Size: 2.55 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
Suite in C major, FbWV 612
01. Suite in C Major, FbWV 612: I. Lamento
02. Suite in C Major, FbWV 612: II. Gigue
03. Suite in C Major, FbWV 612: III. Courant
04. Suite in C Major, FbWV 612: IV. Sarabande
Suite in G minor, FbWV 618
05. Suite in F Minor, FbWV 618: I. Allemande
06. Suite in F Minor, FbWV 618: II. Gigue
07. Suite in F Minor, FbWV 618: III. Courante
08. Suite in F Minor, FbWV 618: IV. Sarabande
Suite in E flat major, FbWV 631
09. Suite in E-Flat Major, FbWV 631: I. Allemande
10. Suite in E-Flat Major, FbWV 631: II. Courante
11. Suite in E-Flat Major, FbWV 631: III. Sarabande
12. Suite in E-Flat Major, FbWV 631: IV. Gigue
Suite in E minor, FbWV 627
13. Suite in E Minor, FbWV 627: I. Allemande
14. Suite in E Minor, FbWV 627: II. Gigue
15. Suite in E Minor, FbWV 627: III. Courante
16. Suite in E Minor, FbWV 627: IV. Sarabande
Suite in A major, FbWV 608
17. Suite in A Major, FbWV 608: I. Allemande
18. Suite in A Major, FbWV 608: II. Gigue
19. Suite in A Major, FbWV 608: III. Courante
20. Suite in A Major, FbWV 608: IV. Sarabande
Suite in D minor, FbWV 602
21. Suite in D Minor, FbWV 602: I. Allemande
22. Suite in D Minor, FbWV 602: II. Courant
23. Suite in D Minor, FbWV 602: III. Sarabande
24. Suite in D Minor, FbWV 602: IV. Gigue
CD 02
Suite in G major (“Auff die Maÿerin”), FbWV 606
01. Suite in G Major, FbWV 606 “Auff die Mayerin”: I. Air & 5 Variations on “Auff die Mayerin”
02. Suite in G Major, FbWV 606 “Auff die Mayerin”: II. Courant & Double on “Auff die Mayerin”
03. Suite in G Major, FbWV 606 “Auff die Mayerin”: III. Saraband I on “Auff die Mayerin”
04. Suite in G Major, FbWV 606 “Auff die Mayerin”: IV. Saraband II
Suite in E minor, FbWV 642
05. Suite in E Minor, FbWV 642: I. Allemand
06. Suite in E Minor, FbWV 642: II. Courant
07. Suite in E Minor, FbWV 642: III. Saraband
08. Suite in E Minor, FbWV 642: IV. Gig
Suite in C minor, FbWV 619
09. Suite in C Minor, FbWV 619: I. Allemande
10. Suite in C Minor, FbWV 619: II. Gigue
11. Suite in C Minor, FbWV 619: III. Courante
12. Suite in C Minor, FbWV 619: IV. Sarabande
Suite in F major, FbWV 604
13. Suite in F Major, FbWV 604: I. Allemanda
14. Suite in F Major, FbWV 604: II. Courant
15. Suite in F Major, FbWV 604: III. Saraband
16. Suite in F Major, FbWV 604: IV. Chiqve
Suite in A minor, FbWV 615
17. Suite in A Minor, FbWV 615: I. Allemande
18. Suite in A Minor, FbWV 615: II. Gigue
19. Suite in A Minor, FbWV 615: III. Courante
20. Suite in A Minor, FbWV 615: IV. Sarabande
Suite in E major, FbWV 645
21. Suite in E Major, FbWV 645: I. Allemand
22. Suite in E Major, FbWV 645: II. Courant
23. Suite in E Major, FbWV 645: III. Saraband
24. Suite in E Major, FbWV 645: IV. Gigue
Gilbert Rowland is one of Europe’s most senior and accomplished exponents of the harpsichord. Following his critically acclaimed 6-CD series of the Harpsichord Suites of Handel for Divine Art, he moved to the Athene imprint specialising now in baroque music and ‘period’ instruments for his well-received disc of Suites by Johan Mattheson. This 2-CD set is the first volume in a projected complete survey of the Harpsichord Suites by Johann Jakob Froberger, whose organ and harpsichord music is individual in nature and ground breaking – he was one of the first composers to settle the ‘dance-movement’ style of Suite taken up by Couperin, Bach, and Handel among many others. There are 12 Suites in this collection. Gilbert Rowland plays a 2 manual French style harpsichord made by Andrew Wooderson after an instrument by Goemans (Paris, 1750).