Tony Millán - J.C.F. Fischer: Harpsichord Suites (2016)

• Title: J.C.F. Fischer: Harpsichord Suites
  
• Year Of Release: 2016
  
• Label: Brilliant Classics
  
• Genre: Classical Harpsichord
  
• Quality: flac lossless +Booklet
  
• Total Time: 01:19:13
  
• Total Size: 524 mb
  
• WebSite: Album Preview
  

Tracklist

01. Musicalischer Parnassus, Uranie: I. Toccata
02. Musicalischer Parnassus, Uranie: II. Allemande
03. Musicalischer Parnassus, Uranie: III. Courante
04. Musicalischer Parnassus, Uranie: IV. Sarabande
05. Musicalischer Parnassus, Uranie: V. Gavotte
06. Musicalischer Parnassus, Uranie: VI. Gigue
07. Musicalischer Parnassus, Uranie: VII. Rigaudon - Gay
08. Musicalischer Parnassus, Uranie: VIII. Rigaudon Double
09. Musicalischer Parnassus, Uranie: IX. Menuet I. Alternativement
10. Musicalischer Parnassus, Uranie: X. Menuet II
11. Musicalischer Parnassus, Uranie: XI. Menuet I da capo
12. Musicalischer Parnassus, Uranie: XII. Passacaglia
13. Musicalischer Parnassus, Euterpe: I. Praeludium
14. Musicalischer Parnassus, Euterpe: II. Allemande
15. Musicalischer Parnassus, Euterpe: III. Air anglois
16. Musicalischer Parnassus, Euterpe: IV. Bourée
17. Musicalischer Parnassus, Euterpe: V. Menuet
18. Musicalischer Parnassus, Euterpe: VI. Chaconne
19. Musicalischer Parnassus, Melpomene: I. Praeludium
20. Musicalischer Parnassus, Melpomene: II. Allemande
21. Musicalischer Parnassus, Melpomene: III. Passepied
22. Musicalischer Parnassus, Melpomene: IV. Rondeau
23. Musicalischer Parnassus, Melpomene: V. Chaconne
24. Musicalischer Parnassus, Melpomene: VI. Gigue
25. Musicalischer Parnassus, Melpomene: VII. Bourée
26. Musicalischer Parnassus, Melpomene: VIII. Menuet I. Alternativement
27. Musicalischer Parnassus, Melpomene: IX. Menuet II
28. Musicalischer Parnassus, Melpomene: X. Menuet I da capo
29. Musicalischer Parnassus, Clio: I. Praeludium harpeggiato
30. Musicalischer Parnassus, Clio: II. Allemande
31. Musicalischer Parnassus, Clio: III. Courante
32. Musicalischer Parnassus, Clio: IV. Sarabande
33. Musicalischer Parnassus, Clio: V. Balet anglois
34. Musicalischer Parnassus, Clio: VI. Menuet
35. Musicalischer Parnassus, Clio: VII. Gigue
36. Les pieces de clavessin, praeludium VI: I. Praeludium
37. Les pieces de clavessin, praeludium VI: II. Allemande
38. Les pieces de clavessin, praeludium VI: III. Courante
39. Les pieces de clavessin, praeludium VI: IV. Sarabande
40. Les pieces de clavessin, praeludium VI: V. Gigue
41. Les pieces de clavessin, praeludium VI: Vi. Bourée
42. Les pieces de clavessin, praeludium VI: VII. Menuet
43. Les pieces de clavessin, praeludium V: I. Praeludium
44. Les pieces de clavessin, praeludium V: II. Aria. Adagio
45. Les pieces de clavessin, praeludium V: III. Variatio 1
46. Les pieces de clavessin, praeludium V: IV. Variatio 2
47. Les pieces de clavessin, praeludium V: V. Variatio 3
48. Les pieces de clavessin, praeludium V: Vi. Variatio 4
49. Les pieces de clavessin, praeludium V: VII. Variatio 5
50. Les pieces de clavessin, praeludium V: VIII. Variatio 6
51. Les pieces de clavessin, praeludium V: IX. Variatio 7
52. Les pieces de clavessin, praeludium V: X. Variatio 8 et ultima
53. Les pieces de clavessin, praeludium VIII: I. Praeludium
54. Les pieces de clavessin, praeludium VIII: II. Chaconne

Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer (1656–1746) is often and unjustly consigned to a footnote in music history, and specifically in accounts of The Well-Tempered Clavier. Although Bach’s systematic collections of preludes and fugues in all the major and minor keys demonstrates an unparalleled ingenuity and variety of expression, Fischer hit upon the idea first with his Ariadne musica Neo-Organoedum for organ, first published in 1702; in fact Bach reused several of Fischer’s themes.

This recording presents a selection of works from each of the two collections written by Fischer for harpsichord: Suites Nos. 5, 6 & 8 from the Pieces de Clavessin (1696), and Suites Nos. 1, 3, 6 & 9 of the Musikalischer Parnassus (1738). The earlier collection is one of the first collections of suites for harpsichord published in Germany. Each individual Praeludium starts with an unnamed movement, in the manner of a prelude (in German style, with features from the stylus phantasticus of Froberger and Buxtehude) and is followed by a series of dance movements. The Fifth Suite, though, comprises an aria with variations, and the last of the eight contains just a toccata-like prelude and a grandly assertive Chaconne.

More than four decades later, Fischer named each of the nine suites in the Musikalischer Parnassus after the nine Muses who inhabit that legendary mountain. Each suite mixes not only the distinct and familiar French, German and Italian stylistic traits but introduces English elements, so courtly dotted rhythms rub shoulders with well-worked counterpoint and cantabile melodies. This collection also this ends with a grand passacaglia, one of the most beautiful in harpsichord literature.

Tony Millán is a Spanish keyboard player, at home on both harpsichord and fortepiano, who teaches at the Royal Conservatoire in Madrid. His previous recordings include other Baroque rarities such as music by Duphly, as well as the Goldberg Variations.

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