Fantasticus: Sonnerie & other portraits (2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Digital Booklet | 1.23 GB
Genre: Classical | Official Digital Download - Source: Qobuz
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Digital Booklet | 1.23 GB
Genre: Classical | Official Digital Download - Source: Qobuz
Following on from the critical success of their debut recording, Fantasticus release their second album for Resonus Classics with an selection of French Baroque chamber works. Here, the trio – Rie Kimura (baroque violin), Robert Smith (viola da gamba) and Guillermo Brachetta (harpsichord) – perform an exquisite programme of French Baroque chamber works focussing on a theme of ‘musical portraits’. The recording includes popular and lesser-known works by composers such as Jean-Philippe Rameau, Marin Marais, François Francoeur, Jean-Marie Leclair, Jacques Duphly and Louis-Antoine Dornel.
Reviews: After exploring the 17th century stylus fantasticus the ensemble Fantasitcus proves its versatility by triumphantly embracing the
French Baroque. This programme features repertoire rich in musical portraits: Marais salutes Lully in his Tombeau pour Monsr de Lully, Rameau salutes Marais in his Cinquième concert, and there's a stampede to salute Antoine and Jean-Baptiste Forqueray (father and son). Among those bending the knee to ‘La Forcroy', Dornel's Sonata IV (1711) supplies an imposing Chaconne to round out the programme with infectious Gallic flair.
But it's not all composer portraits. Fantasticus opens with a jaunty account of Marais's lively depiction of the bells of Ste Geneviève du Mont-de-Paris, and there's a wonderfully tender coquetry to Rameau's La cupis - a portrait, perhaps, of one of the dancers who had graced the premiere of his Hippolyte et Aricie.
There are opportunities for each member of the ensemble to shine, including gambist Robert Smit's plaintive expressive poise in Marais's Le tombeau de Lully, harpsichordist Guillermo Brachetta's supple gravitas in Duphly's Le Forqueray, and Rie Kimura's elegantly turned bravura in the Francoeur Violin Sonata. With their first two releases, Fantasticus have established themselves as a white-hot addition to the early music scene. Fantasticus by name; fantastic by nature!
Tracklisting:
01 Marin Marais - Sonnerie de Ste. Genevieve du Mont de Paris
02 Jean-Philippe Rameau - Concert No. 5 in D Minor - I. La Forqueray
03 Jean-Philippe Rameau - Concert No. 5 in D Minor - II. La Cupis
04 Jean-PhilippeJ Rameau - Concert No. 5 in D Minor - III. La Marais
05 Marin Marais - Pieces de viole, Book 2 Tombeau pour Monsieur de Lully
06 François Francoeur - 12 Violin Sonatas, Violin Sonata No. 6 in G Minor - I. Adagio
07 François Francoeur - 12 Violin Sonatas, Violin Sonata No. 6 in G Minor - II. Allemande
08 François Francoeur - 12 Violin Sonatas, Violin Sonata No. 6 in G Minor - III. Courante
09 François Francoeur - 12 Violin Sonatas, Violin Sonata No. 6 in G Minor - IV. Sarabande
10 François Francoeur - 12 Violin Sonatas, Violin Sonata No. 6 in G Minor - V. Rondeau
11 Jean-Marie Leclair - Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 2, No. 8 - I. Adagio
12 Jean-Marie Leclair - Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 2, No. 8 - II. Allegro
13 Jean-Marie Leclair - Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 2, No. 8 - III. Sarabanda
14 Jean-Marie Leclair - Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 2, No. 8 - IV. Allegro assai
15 Jacques Duphly - Pieces de clavecin, Book 3 - La Forqueray
16 Louis Antoine Dornel - Sonata No. 4 in D Major, Op. 2, 'La Forcroy' - I. Prelude
17 Louis Antoine Dornel - Sonata No. 4 in D Major, Op. 2, 'La Forcroy' - II. Allemande
18 Louis Antoine Dornel - Sonata No. 4 in D Major, Op. 2, 'La Forcroy' - III. Lentement
19 Louis Antoine Dornel - Sonata No. 4 in D Major, Op. 2, 'La Forcroy' - IV. Vivement et marque
20 Louis Antoine Dornel - Sonata No. 4 in D Major, Op. 2, 'La Forcroy' - V. Chaconne
foobar2000 1.0.1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2014-08-04 22:45:49
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Analyzed: Fantasticus, Ensemble - François Francoeur, Composer / Fantasticus : Sonnerie & other portraits (1-5)
Fantasticus, Ensemble - Jacques Duphly, Composer / Fantasticus : Sonnerie & other portraits (6)
Fantasticus, Ensemble - Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer / Fantasticus : Sonnerie & other portraits (7-10)
Fantasticus, Ensemble - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer / Fantasticus : Sonnerie & other portraits (11-13)
Fantasticus, Ensemble - Louis Antoine Dornel, Composer / Fantasticus : Sonnerie & other portraits (14-18)
Fantasticus, Ensemble - Marin Marais, Composer / Fantasticus : Sonnerie & other portraits (19-20)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -8.94 dB -25.81 dB 3:41 06-12 Violin Sonatas, Book 2: Violin Sonata No. 6 in G Minor:Sonate VI: I. Adagio
DR15 -5.51 dB -24.45 dB 2:01 07-12 Violin Sonatas, Book 2: Violin Sonata No. 6 in G Minor:Sonate VI: II. Allemande
DR12 -9.08 dB -24.19 dB 2:22 08-12 Violin Sonatas, Book 2: Violin Sonata No. 6 in G Minor:Sonate VI: III. Courante
DR12 -9.04 dB -25.82 dB 2:05 09-12 Violin Sonatas, Book 2: Violin Sonata No. 6 in G Minor:Sonate VI: IV. Sarabande
DR14 -6.35 dB -24.83 dB 5:12 10-12 Violin Sonatas, Book 2: Violin Sonata No. 6 in G Minor:Sonate VI: V. Rondeau
DR12 -16.63 dB -32.80 dB 5:57 15-Pieces de clavecin, Book 3:La Forqueray
DR12 -9.28 dB -25.19 dB 2:07 11-Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 2, No. 8:Sonata VIII: I. Adagio
DR12 -6.82 dB -22.64 dB 2:13 12-Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 2, No. 8:Sonata VIII: II. Allegro
DR11 -6.65 dB -24.94 dB 2:35 13-Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 2, No. 8:Sonata VIII: III. Sarabanda
DR14 -5.18 dB -22.85 dB 2:50 14-Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 2, No. 8:Sonata VIII: IV. Allegro assai
DR12 -6.96 dB -23.95 dB 4:43 02-Pieces de clavecin en concerts: Concert No. 5 in D Minor:Cinquième concert: I. Fugue La Forqueray
DR13 -8.57 dB -26.45 dB 5:39 03-Pieces de clavecin en concerts: Concert No. 5 in D Minor:Cinquième concert: II. La Cupis
DR12 -8.01 dB -24.22 dB 2:45 04-Pieces de clavecin en concerts: Concert No. 5 in D Minor:Cinquième concert: III. La Marais
DR11 -7.50 dB -24.25 dB 1:49 16-Sonata No. 4 in D Major, Op. 2, 'La Forcroy':Sonate IV: I. Prelude
DR13 -6.91 dB -22.51 dB 2:02 17-Sonata No. 4 in D Major, Op. 2, 'La Forcroy':Sonate IV: II. Allemande
DR11 -10.01 dB -27.67 dB 2:06 18-Sonata No. 4 in D Major, Op. 2, 'La Forcroy':Sonate IV: III. Lentement
DR12 -5.84 dB -23.27 dB 1:42 19-Sonata No. 4 in D Major, Op. 2, 'La Forcroy':Sonate IV: IV. Vivement et marqué
DR13 -6.84 dB -23.30 dB 3:37 20-Sonata No. 4 in D Major, Op. 2, 'La Forcroy':Sonate IV: V. Chaconne
DR13 -6.30 dB -22.96 dB 8:37 01-La Sonnerie de Ste. Genevieve du Mont de Paris:Sonnerie de Ste. Genevieve du Mont de Paris
DR15 -5.72 dB -26.13 dB 7:02 05-Pieces de viole, Book 2:Tombeau pour Monsr. de Lully
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Number of tracks: 20
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2343 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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log date: 2014-08-04 22:45:49
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Analyzed: Fantasticus, Ensemble - François Francoeur, Composer / Fantasticus : Sonnerie & other portraits (1-5)
Fantasticus, Ensemble - Jacques Duphly, Composer / Fantasticus : Sonnerie & other portraits (6)
Fantasticus, Ensemble - Jean-Marie Leclair, Composer / Fantasticus : Sonnerie & other portraits (7-10)
Fantasticus, Ensemble - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer / Fantasticus : Sonnerie & other portraits (11-13)
Fantasticus, Ensemble - Louis Antoine Dornel, Composer / Fantasticus : Sonnerie & other portraits (14-18)
Fantasticus, Ensemble - Marin Marais, Composer / Fantasticus : Sonnerie & other portraits (19-20)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -8.94 dB -25.81 dB 3:41 06-12 Violin Sonatas, Book 2: Violin Sonata No. 6 in G Minor:Sonate VI: I. Adagio
DR15 -5.51 dB -24.45 dB 2:01 07-12 Violin Sonatas, Book 2: Violin Sonata No. 6 in G Minor:Sonate VI: II. Allemande
DR12 -9.08 dB -24.19 dB 2:22 08-12 Violin Sonatas, Book 2: Violin Sonata No. 6 in G Minor:Sonate VI: III. Courante
DR12 -9.04 dB -25.82 dB 2:05 09-12 Violin Sonatas, Book 2: Violin Sonata No. 6 in G Minor:Sonate VI: IV. Sarabande
DR14 -6.35 dB -24.83 dB 5:12 10-12 Violin Sonatas, Book 2: Violin Sonata No. 6 in G Minor:Sonate VI: V. Rondeau
DR12 -16.63 dB -32.80 dB 5:57 15-Pieces de clavecin, Book 3:La Forqueray
DR12 -9.28 dB -25.19 dB 2:07 11-Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 2, No. 8:Sonata VIII: I. Adagio
DR12 -6.82 dB -22.64 dB 2:13 12-Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 2, No. 8:Sonata VIII: II. Allegro
DR11 -6.65 dB -24.94 dB 2:35 13-Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 2, No. 8:Sonata VIII: III. Sarabanda
DR14 -5.18 dB -22.85 dB 2:50 14-Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 2, No. 8:Sonata VIII: IV. Allegro assai
DR12 -6.96 dB -23.95 dB 4:43 02-Pieces de clavecin en concerts: Concert No. 5 in D Minor:Cinquième concert: I. Fugue La Forqueray
DR13 -8.57 dB -26.45 dB 5:39 03-Pieces de clavecin en concerts: Concert No. 5 in D Minor:Cinquième concert: II. La Cupis
DR12 -8.01 dB -24.22 dB 2:45 04-Pieces de clavecin en concerts: Concert No. 5 in D Minor:Cinquième concert: III. La Marais
DR11 -7.50 dB -24.25 dB 1:49 16-Sonata No. 4 in D Major, Op. 2, 'La Forcroy':Sonate IV: I. Prelude
DR13 -6.91 dB -22.51 dB 2:02 17-Sonata No. 4 in D Major, Op. 2, 'La Forcroy':Sonate IV: II. Allemande
DR11 -10.01 dB -27.67 dB 2:06 18-Sonata No. 4 in D Major, Op. 2, 'La Forcroy':Sonate IV: III. Lentement
DR12 -5.84 dB -23.27 dB 1:42 19-Sonata No. 4 in D Major, Op. 2, 'La Forcroy':Sonate IV: IV. Vivement et marqué
DR13 -6.84 dB -23.30 dB 3:37 20-Sonata No. 4 in D Major, Op. 2, 'La Forcroy':Sonate IV: V. Chaconne
DR13 -6.30 dB -22.96 dB 8:37 01-La Sonnerie de Ste. Genevieve du Mont de Paris:Sonnerie de Ste. Genevieve du Mont de Paris
DR15 -5.72 dB -26.13 dB 7:02 05-Pieces de viole, Book 2:Tombeau pour Monsr. de Lully
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Number of tracks: 20
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2343 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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