Roy Goodman, Peter Holman - Muffat: Armonico Tributo (2005)
Roy Goodman, Peter Holman - Muffat: Armonico Tributo (2005)
Classical | Eac. Flac, Img+Cue, Log | Covers | 340 MB
Label: Hyperion | Catalog N.: CDH55191 | TT: 59:05
Classical | Eac. Flac, Img+Cue, Log | Covers | 340 MB
Label: Hyperion | Catalog N.: CDH55191 | TT: 59:05
With all of the attention Heinrich von Biber has gotten in terms of recordings, it is a pity none of it has rubbed off onto Biber's closest, and utterly worthy, contemporary Georg Muffat. Partly it is a problem of output; compared to Biber's 170-plus surviving compositions, a number that seems to grow by a piece or two every year as new manuscripts are uncovered, Muffat's slim catalog of just 46 works appears puny indeed. Yet it is not of secondary interest; whereas Biber's eccentric output seems eons away developmentally from the music of Bach and Handel, Muffat was the first Baroque composer to fuse French and Italian models into a single, "international" style. His contrapuntally busy upper voices and firm, eighth-note ground basses seem to predicate the style of Handel and Bach, even though the latter two were both only 19 years of age when Muffat was finally laid to rest in 1704.
Thankfully, English label Hyperion has created one of the finest recordings of Muffat's instrumental music ever made: the Parley of Instruments' Muffat: Armonico Tributo. Beautifully recorded at St. Jude-on-the-Hill in London, the Parley of Instruments is jointly led by Peter Holman and Roy Goodman, neither of whom allow any whiny string playing or desultory tempi; the playing is as crisp as the music is fresh. The two meltingly beautiful minor-key sonatas (Nos. 2 and 6 in G minor and E minor, respectively) are the selections that grab the listener first, but with repeated listens the virtues of all five sonatas in the Armonico Tributo set become easily apparent. Any listener who is fond of Baroque instrumental music should keep an eye out for this one, as it consists of great works and magnificent performances; this should not disappoint.
Cast:
The Parley of Instruments
Directed by Roy Goodman and Peter Holman
Tracklist:
01-04. Sonata No.1 in D major
05-08. Sonata No.2 in G minor
09-13. Sonata No.3 in A major
14-19. Sonata No.4 in E minor
20-24. Sonata No.5 in G major
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