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Girolamo Frescobaldi

Catherine Bott looks back on the life and music of the composer Frescobaldi, whose brilliance was such that 30,000 people attended his first performance at St Peter's in Rome.

Catherine Bott looks back on the life and music of Italian composer Frescobaldi, whose brilliance was such that 30,000 people attended his first performance on the organ at St Peter's in Rome.

Playlist:

Frescobaldi: Toccata settima (1627)
Pierre Hantai (harpsichord)
Auvidis E 8585
Track: 1

Luzzaschi: O Primavera (1601) from the Concerto delle Dame di Ferrara
Marinella Pennicchi (sop)
Sergio Vartolo (hpsd)
Harmonia Mundi HMA1951136
Track: 2

Frescobaldi: Canzona Prima from Il secondo libro di toccate
Ton Koopman (organ)
ERATO 4509-96544-2
Track: 3

Frescobaldi: Madrigal: Se Lontana Voi Sete From Book 1 (1608)
Concerto Italiano/Rinaldo Alessandrini
Opus 111 OPS30 133
Track: 20

Frescobaldi: Capriccio sopra la Bassa Fiamenga (1624/26)
Bob van Asperen (harpsichord)
TELDEC 2292 43544-2
Track: 5

Frescobaldi: Arie musicali Bk.1 No.6, A pie della gran croce (Maddalena alla Croce), for solo voice
Maria Cristina Kiehr (soprano)
Concerto Soave/ Jean-Marc Aymes
Harmonia Mundi HMC901698
Track: 5

Frescobaldi: Fiori Musicali - Messa della Madonna (extract)
No 34. Toccata Avanti la Messa della Madonna
No 35. Kyrie della Madonna for keyboard
Plainsong: Kyrie
Kyrie (keyboard)
Plainsong: Christe
Christe (keyboard)
Plainsong: Christe
Kyrie (keyboard)
Plainsong: Kyrie
Kyrie (keyboard)
Plainsong: Kyrie
No 44. Recercar con obligo Cantare la Quinta parte senza tocarla
Rinaldo Alessandrini (organ)
Josep Cabre/Schola gregorienne/Pietro Spagnoli/Roberto Abbondanza (Chant)
Enrico Onofri (violin in No 44)
Opus 111 20003
CD 2 Tracks: 7-17 and 22

Frescobaldi: Cento Partite sopra Passacaglia (1637)
Pierre Hantai (harpsichord)
Auvidis E 8585
Track: 3.

1 hour

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Sun 25 Jan 2009 00:00

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