En Trio
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Four superb trio sonatas for two flutes and continuo comprise this program by French Baroque composers Michel de la Barre, Jacques Hotteterre, Francois Couperin and Jean-Marie Leclair. The earlier sonatas by la Barre and Hotteterre sonata include basse de viole and theorbe as the continuo instruments. Harpsichord and cello are the continuo instruments for the Couperin La Francoise and the Leclair Deuxième Recreation de Musique. The performers are John Solum and Richard Wyton, transverse flutes; Arthur Fiacco, Baroque cello; Lisa Terry, basse de viole; Dan Swenberg, theorbe; and Mark Kroll, harpsichord. MS 1087 |
"Listening to this CD is a most enjoyable and fascinating experience...The Hanoverian Ensemble is composed of distinguished chamber musicians who have taken immense pain to re-create the spirit and the style of the music, choosing sympathetic tempi and embellishing the music with precise and deftly-played ornamentation...Impressive virtuosity [and] masterly physical and mental control is demonstrated by all members of the ensemble..."
CONSORT, Volume 60, Summer 2004
"Gregory Squires' [recording] enhances the considerable charm of the period instruments"
ATLANTA AUDIO SOCIETY, APRIL2004