Katherine Kyme David Taylor David Bowles - Nicola Matteis Ayres for the Violin Suites Sonatas Vol I The Arcadian Academy (43 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Katherine Kyme, David Taylor, David Bowles
Nicola Matteis: "Ayres for the Violin", Suites & Sonatas (Vol. I) - The Arcadian Academy
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (43) - Disc #1
1. Ste in A (Book IV, Nos. 1-11): Prelude
2. Ste in A (Book IV, Nos. 1-11): Andamento With A Division
3. Ste in A (Book IV, Nos. 1-11): A Minuett With A Division Bass
4. Ste in A (Book IV, Nos. 1-11): A Serious Thing With Double Stops
5. Ste in A (Book IV, Nos. 1-11): An Ayre In Passages
6. Ste in A (Book IV, Nos. 1-11): Courrant
7. Ste in A (Book IV, Nos. 1-11): A Jigg
8. Ste in A (Book IV, Nos. 1-11): Prelude With Double Stops
9. Ste in A (Book IV, Nos. 1-11): A Fuga With Double Stops
10. Ste in A (Book IV, Nos. 1-11): A Passionate Andamento
11. Ste in A (Book IV, Nos. 1-11): Minuett With Division
12. Ste in d (Book IV, Nos. 33-36): A Prelude
13. Ste in d (Book IV, Nos. 33-36): Fuga In Fancy
14. Ste in d (Book IV, Nos. 33-36): A Grave Thing
15. Ste in d (Book IV, Nos. 33-36): A Ground With Several Divisions
16. Ste in g (Book II, Nos. 10-18): Preludio In Ostinatione
17. Ste in g (Book II, Nos. 10-18): Passagio Rotto
18. Ste in g (Book II, Nos. 10-18): Andamento Maliconico
19. Ste in g (Book II, Nos. 10-18): Ricerata
20. Ste in g (Book II, Nos. 10-18): Corrente Da Orecchie
21. Ste in g (Book II, Nos. 10-18): Corrente Da Piedi
22. Ste in g (Book II, Nos. 10-18): Sarabanda
23. Ste in g (Book II, Nos. 10-18): Giga
24. Ste in g (Book II, Nos. 10-18): Fuga
25. Ste in e (Book IV, From Nos. 21-29): A Prelude
26. Ste in e (Book IV, From Nos. 21-29): A Motion
27. Ste in e (Book IV, From Nos. 21-29): A Fuga With Double Stops
28. Ste in e (Book IV, From Nos. 21-29): An Easy Ayre
29. Ste in e (Book IV, From Nos. 21-29): A Single Passage
30. Ste in e (Book IV, From Nos. 21-29): A Brisk Thing
31. Ste in e (Book IV, From Nos. 21-29): A Pretty Hard Ground
32. Ste in e (Book IV, From Nos. 21-29): Ayre
33. Son In c (Book I, Nos. 46-49): Preludio
34. Son In c (Book I, Nos. 46-49): Aria
35. Son In c (Book I, Nos. 46-49): Aria-Allegro
36. Son In c (Book I, Nos. 46-49): Gavotta
37. Son in C (Book IV, From Nos. 12-20): A Sonata
38. Son in C (Book IV, From Nos. 12-20): Fuga With First And Second Treble Altogeather
39. Son in C (Book IV, From Nos. 12-20): An Echo
40. Son in C (Book IV, From Nos. 12-20): Another Fuga
41. Son in C (Book IV, From Nos. 12-20): Almand To Make A Hand
42. Son in C (Book IV, From Nos. 12-20): Ayre With A Division
43. Son in C (Book IV, From Nos. 12-20): Ayre With Division In C-Faut

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CD Details

All Artists: Katherine Kyme, David Taylor, David Bowles
Title: Nicola Matteis: "Ayres for the Violin", Suites & Sonatas (Vol. I) - The Arcadian Academy
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
Release Date: 11/8/1993
Genre: Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Baroque (c.1600-1750)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 093046706722

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CD Reviews

Lackluster

Michael Taylor | Indiana | 08/22/2001

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Judging from his rapid climb to fame and riches, to say nothing of his decadent lifestyle, Nicola Matteis was perhaps the closest thing to a pop star the seventeenth-century ever knew. Born in Naples sometime around 1640, this "studpendious Violin Signor" (as one contemporary called him) crossed the channel to England about 1670, where his skill on the violin brought him to the attention of English connoisseurs, who, over the years, helped him grow rich. But wealth lead to decadence, and this man who was once though "fitt to be named with Corelli" slipped into oblivion.A contemporary of Matteis reported that he would indulge in "flights of humour not to be express'd," and the diarist John Evelyn tells us that "he did wonders upon a note... he seemed to be spirited & plaied such ravishing things on a ground as astonish'd us all." I would hesitate, though, to mete out the same praise to the members of the Arcadian Academy, whose timid, lackluster performance here really detracts from the innate beauty and spirit of this music. The performers seem to me a little bored, and the latent charm of the music remains underdeveloped. For superior recordings of many of these pieces, I recommend the work of the Palladian Ensemble, whose clever and resourceful treatment of Mattheis's music somehow leaves much less to be desired."

Very uplifting and entertaining

NotATameLion | Michigan | 06/14/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This recording is some of the most uplifting, entertaining, and beautiful violin music that I own. The Arcadian Academy plays this music outstandingly. This disc includes four suites and two sonatas. The suite in d minor stands out as one of my favorites. This suite, for me, is on par with some of the greatest music ever written for violin. The members of Academy play very nicely together under the direction of Nicholas McGegan. I look forward to hearing other recordings from this group."