Philidor - Suites for Flute & Continuo
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Label: Brilliant Classics
Cat No: 96032
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 2
Genre: Chamber
Release Date: 25th June 2021
Contents
Artists
Jed Wentz (flute)Marion Moonen (flute)
Musica Ad Rhenum
Works
Suites (2), op.3Suites (4), op.2
Suites (6), op.1
Artists
Jed Wentz (flute)Marion Moonen (flute)
Musica Ad Rhenum
About
Little of Pierre’s music survives beyond these 12 Suites, which were published in Paris in 1717 and 1718. Yet as he explains in his booklet introduction, Jed Wentz esteems them alongside the chamber music of Couperin and Marais, among the most significant precursors to the more florid output of the following generation exemplified by Michel Blavet and Jean Daniel Braun (who have also been the subject of critically acclaimed albums by Musica ad Rhenum). Philidor’s sophisticated harmonies compare favourably with the plainer, less adventurous rhetoric of the better-known Hotteterre and de la Barre.
If the artistic quarrels which took place at Louis’s court fiercely debated the value of Italian style as a cultural import, Philidor’s suites seem calculated to argue the case for the defence of native taste and values. The gentle spirit, highly wrought textures and manneristic elegance embody received ideas of French music, then and now. These ideas are understood and communicated with native fluency by the Dutch-based early music ensemble Musica ad Rhenum, who have made a specialty of lesser known music from the 18th-century French courts.
Critical praise for Musica ad Rhenum on Brilliant Classics:
‘I can’t imagine [these sonatas] being played with more aplomb or ensemble precision than Wentz and his partners.’ – Gramophone (CPE Bach, 94323)
‘while Wentz and Musica ad Rhenum play this music expressively and flexibly, at no point is the music overplayed or pulled out of shape… thoroughly enjoyable.’ – Fanfare (Boismortier, 95366)
‘Jed Wentz is a truly original artist, with a powerful traverso sound, and a musical personality that will not leave you indifferent. He plays with fierce enthusiasm, grabbing you by the ear, forcing you to listen.’ – Fanfare (Blavet, 93003)
‘Elegantly balanced performances. The Musica ad Rhenum, performing with historically accurate instruments, create a full, warm sound in line with the character of Ruppe’s music.’ – wtju.net (Ruppe, 96108)
Musica ad Rhenum:
- Jed Wentz (traverso)
- Marion Moonen (traverso)
- Cassandra Luckhardt (viola da gamba)
- Michael Borgstede (harpsichord)
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