Johann Sebastian Bach John Dowland Heinrich Isaac - Antiquities (21 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Johann Sebastian Bach, John Dowland, Heinrich Isaac
Antiquities
Genres: Special Interest, Pop, Classical

Track Listings (21) - Disc #1
1. Felix virgo/Inviolata genitrix/Ad te suspiramus, motet for 4 voices
2. Ma fin est mon commencement, rondeau for 3 voices
3. Italian Concerto, for solo keyboard in F major (Clavier-?bung II/1), BWV 971 (BC L7): 1. [without tempo marking]
4. Italian Concerto, for solo keyboard in F major (Clavier-?bung II/1), BWV 971 (BC L7): 2. Andante
5. Italian Concerto, for solo keyboard in F major (Clavier-?bung II/1), BWV 971 (BC L7): 3. Presto
6. Amis de que, chanson for 3 voices
7. A fortune contrent, chanson for 3 voices
8. Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: 1. Preludio
9. Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: 2. Loure
10. Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: 3. Gavotte en Rondeau
11. Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: 4. Menuet 1 - Menuet 2
12. Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: 5. Bour?e
13. Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: 6. Gigue
14. Lachrimae antiquae, for 5 viols/violins & lute (from 'Lachrimae')
15. Can she excuse my wrongs, for 4 voices & lute (First Book of Songs)
16. If my complaints could passions move, for 4 voices & lute (First Book of Songs)
17. Sonata for viola da gamba & keyboard No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027: 1. Adagio
18. Sonata for viola da gamba & keyboard No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027: 2. Allegro ma non tanto
19. Sonata for viola da gamba & keyboard No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027: 3. Andante
20. Sonata for viola da gamba & keyboard No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027: 4. Allegro moderato
21. Work(s): Chorale: Befiehl Du Deine Wege, chorale (St. Matthew Passion) & 'Herzlich tut mich verlangen', BWV

CD Details

All Artists: Johann Sebastian Bach, John Dowland, Heinrich Isaac, Guillaume de Machaut, Nobuko Imai, Mie Miki
Title: Antiquities
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Bis
Release Date: 6/29/2004
Album Type: Import
Genres: Special Interest, Pop, Classical
Styles: Vocal Pop, Opera & Classical Vocal, Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Concertos, Rondos, Historical Periods, Baroque (c.1600-1750), Classical (c.1770-1830), Early Music, Instruments, Strings
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 675754719623, 7318590012291

CD Reviews

Surprisingly successful duo

Simon Zaleski | 04/25/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

""Hey, I just bought a great CD of music played on viola and accordion!"

Enough to make people snicker right there.

But hold the laughter...this CD will amaze you if you'll give it an ear. I noticed when I bought the disc that Nobuko Imai was the violist, and that was enough for me to pay attention, as she is one of the world's great viola players. And I just had to see how they would manage Machaut (medieval French), Dowland (Renaissance English), Isaac (Renaissance German), and Bach all on the same disc and with such a strange combination of sounds.

Amazingly enough, as a performance, it works very well. The Machaut and Renaissance selections (most of which are actually masterpieces well known among early music folks) were very beautiful. I was amazed at how well the Italian Concerto by Bach came off on accordion, and how great the viola and accordion balanced overall. And Imai's recording of the violin partita, her recording debut on violin, was really great...I liked her playing better than all the "real violinist" recordings I've heard so far!!

A real conversation piece, this disc nevertheless is also very fun to listen to and contains great musicianship."