Air: A Baroque Journey

'Air' sets out to trace a baroque journey. It is the story of four unique composers, three of whom were virtuoso violinists - Falconiero, Matteis and Geminiani from Italy, and Westhoff from Germany. They wandered throughout Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries in search of musical inspiration and cross-pollination, and their music and art of performance intrigued and delighted kings, contemporaries and audiences alike. This album shows how diverse the music of the baroque era was. 'Air: A Baroque Journey' blends the simplest and at times most primitive forms of dance music with the most sophisticated and revolutionary compositions of the day, culminating in a work by Bach - the great master, whose composition is Daniel Hope's inspiration for this collection which also includes hits like Pachelbel's Canon and Handel's Sarabande.

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Recording information: Nimbus Records, Wyastone (06/2009).

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Falconieri, Andrea : Ciaccona (from Il primo libro de canzoni)

Performers: Stephan Rath (Lute); Daniel Hope (Violin); Stefan Maass (Lute); Kristian Bezuidenhout (Harpsichord); Steuart Eaton (Viola); Kristian Bezuidenhout (Organ); Enno Senft (Double Bass); Lorenza Borrani (Violin); Lucy Gould (Violin); Hans-Kristian Sorensen (Percussion); Stefan Maass (Theorbo); Stefan Maass (Guitar); William Conway (Cello); Jonathan Cohen [Cello/Conductor] (Cello); Stephan Rath (Guitar); Stephan Rath (Theorbo)
Running Time: 3 min. 15 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1650

Handel, George Frideric : HWV 437 :: Sarabanda

Performers: Enno Senft (Double Bass); Kristian Bezuidenhout (Organ); William Conway (Cello); Stephan Rath (Lute); Kristian Bezuidenhout (Harpsichord); Stefan Maass (Lute); Stephan Rath (Theorbo); Lucy Gould (Violin); Stefan Maass (Theorbo); Steuart Eaton (Viola); Jonathan Cohen [Cello/Conductor] (Cello); Stefan Maass (Guitar); Hans-Kristian Sorensen (Percussion); Stephan Rath (Guitar); Lorenza Borrani (Violin); Daniel Hope (Violin)
Running Time: 3 min. 8 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: circa 1705

Ortiz, Diego : Recercada no 2

Performers: Stephan Rath (Lute); Jonathan Cohen [Cello/Conductor] (Cello); Lucy Gould (Violin); Hans-Kristian Sorensen (Percussion); Stephan Rath (Guitar); Lorenza Borrani (Violin); Stephan Rath (Theorbo); William Conway (Cello); Stefan Maass (Guitar); Daniel Hope (Violin); Kristian Bezuidenhout (Harpsichord); Kristian Bezuidenhout (Organ); Stefan Maass (Lute); Steuart Eaton (Viola); Stefan Maass (Theorbo); Enno Senft (Double Bass)
Running Time: 1 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance

Falconieri, Andrea : La suave melodia y su corrente

Performers: William Conway (Cello); Kristian Bezuidenhout (Harpsichord); Daniel Hope (Violin); Enno Senft (Double Bass); Stephan Rath (Guitar); Stephan Rath (Theorbo); Stephan Rath (Lute); Lorenza Borrani (Violin); Lucy Gould (Violin); Jonathan Cohen [Cello/Conductor] (Cello); Hans-Kristian Sorensen (Percussion); Steuart Eaton (Viola); Stefan Maass (Theorbo); Stefan Maass (Lute); Kristian Bezuidenhout (Organ); Stefan Maass (Guitar)
Running Time: 3 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Baroque

Marini, Biagio : Passacalio

Performers: Enno Senft (Double Bass); William Conway (Cello); Stefan Maass (Theorbo); Kristian Bezuidenhout (Organ); Stefan Maass (Lute); Stefan Maass (Guitar); Steuart Eaton (Viola); Kristian Bezuidenhout (Harpsichord); Hans-Kristian Sorensen (Percussion); Stephan Rath (Guitar); Stephan Rath (Theorbo); Stephan Rath (Lute); Lorenza Borrani (Violin); Jonathan Cohen [Cello/Conductor] (Cello); Lucy Gould (Violin); Daniel Hope (Violin)
Running Time: 3 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Baroque

Matteis, Nicola : Diverse bizzarie Sopra la Vecchia Sarabanda o pur Ciaccona (from Ayres for the Violin)

Performers: Stephan Rath (Lute); Stephan Rath (Theorbo); Lorenza Borrani (Violin); Lucy Gould (Violin); Stephan Rath (Guitar); Jonathan Cohen [Cello/Conductor] (Cello); Stefan Maass (Theorbo); William Conway (Cello); Hans-Kristian Sorensen (Percussion); Steuart Eaton (Viola); Stefan Maass (Guitar); Daniel Hope (Violin); Enno Senft (Double Bass); Kristian Bezuidenhout (Harpsichord); Stefan Maass (Lute); Kristian Bezuidenhout (Organ)
Running Time: 4 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Baroque

Pachelbel, Johann : Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major

Performers: Stephan Rath (Theorbo); Stefan Maass (Guitar); Daniel Hope (Violin); Enno Senft (Double Bass); Kristian Bezuidenhout (Organ); Kristian Bezuidenhout (Harpsichord); Stefan Maass (Theorbo); Stefan Maass (Lute); Stephan Rath (Lute); Stephan Rath (Guitar); Hans-Kristian Sorensen (Percussion); Steuart Eaton (Viola); Jonathan Cohen [Cello/Conductor] (Cello); William Conway (Cello); Lucy Gould (Violin); Lorenza Borrani (Violin)
Running Time: 5 min. 8 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1700

Telemann, Georg Philipp : Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in A minor, TWV 51 :: a1

Performers: Stefan Maass (Lute); Kristian Bezuidenhout (Organ); Stephan Rath (Guitar); Lucy Gould (Violin); Hans-Kristian Sorensen (Percussion); Stephan Rath (Lute); William Conway (Cello); Steuart Eaton (Viola); Stefan Maass (Theorbo); Stephan Rath (Theorbo); Lorenza Borrani (Violin); Enno Senft (Double Bass); Daniel Hope (Violin); Jonathan Cohen [Cello/Conductor] (Cello); Stefan Maass (Guitar); Kristian Bezuidenhout (Harpsichord)
Running Time: 6 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Concerto
Written: 1708-1716

Westhoff, Johann Paul von : Sonate a Violino Solo, Sonata 3 :: Imitazione delle campane

Performers: Stephan Rath (Guitar); Enno Senft (Double Bass); Kristian Bezuidenhout (Harpsichord); Stephan Rath (Theorbo); Daniel Hope (Violin); William Conway (Cello); Kristian Bezuidenhout (Organ); Stefan Maass (Theorbo); Stefan Maass (Lute); Hans-Kristian Sorensen (Percussion); Steuart Eaton (Viola); Stephan Rath (Lute); Lucy Gould (Violin); Jonathan Cohen [Cello/Conductor] (Cello); Lorenza Borrani (Violin); Stefan Maass (Guitar)
Running Time: 1 min. 55 sec.
Period Time: Baroque

Matteis, Nicola : Bizzarie all'imor Scozzeze (Ground after the Scotch Humour)

Performers: Hans-Kristian Sorensen (Percussion); Enno Senft (Double Bass); Stephan Rath (Guitar); Jonathan Cohen [Cello/Conductor] (Cello); Lucy Gould (Violin); Stephan Rath (Lute); Stephan Rath (Theorbo); Lorenza Borrani (Violin); Daniel Hope (Violin); William Conway (Cello); Kristian Bezuidenhout (Organ); Kristian Bezuidenhout (Harpsichord); Stefan Maass (Lute); Stefan Maass (Guitar); Steuart Eaton (Viola); Stefan Maass (Theorbo)
Running Time: 1 min. 51 sec.
Period Time: Baroque

Geminiani, Francesco : Concerto Grosso, for 2 violins, strings & continuo in G minor (after Corelli Op. 5/5)

Performers: Enno Senft (Double Bass); Stephan Rath (Theorbo); Steuart Eaton (Viola); William Conway (Cello); Stefan Maass (Theorbo); Stefan Maass (Lute); Stephan Rath (Guitar); Stefan Maass (Guitar); Stephan Rath (Lute); Hans-Kristian Sorensen (Percussion); Lucy Gould (Violin); Lorenza Borrani (Violin); Kristian Bezuidenhout (Organ); Jonathan Cohen [Cello/Conductor] (Cello); Kristian Bezuidenhout (Harpsichord); Daniel Hope (Violin)
Running Time: 8 min. 29 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1726

Valente, Antonio : Gaillarda Napolitana, for harpsichord

Performers: Stephan Rath (Guitar); Stefan Maass (Lute); Daniel Hope (Violin); Stefan Maass (Theorbo); Kristian Bezuidenhout (Harpsichord); Stefan Maass (Guitar); Steuart Eaton (Viola); Enno Senft (Double Bass); Kristian Bezuidenhout (Organ); Lucy Gould (Violin); Hans-Kristian Sorensen (Percussion); Jonathan Cohen [Cello/Conductor] (Cello); Lorenza Borrani (Violin); William Conway (Cello); Stephan Rath (Lute); Stephan Rath (Theorbo)
Running Time: 1 min. 51 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance

Falconieri, Andrea : Passacalle

Performers: Jonathan Cohen [Cello/Conductor] (Cello); Stefan Maass (Lute); Stephan Rath (Theorbo); Stephan Rath (Lute); Stephan Rath (Guitar); Enno Senft (Double Bass); Daniel Hope (Violin); Stefan Maass (Guitar); Lucy Gould (Violin); Lorenza Borrani (Violin); Kristian Bezuidenhout (Organ); Kristian Bezuidenhout (Harpsichord); Hans-Kristian Sorensen (Percussion); William Conway (Cello); Steuart Eaton (Viola); Stefan Maass (Theorbo)
Running Time: 2 min. 56 sec.
Period Time: Baroque

Leclair, Jean-Marie : Tambourin, for ensemble

Performers: Kristian Bezuidenhout (Harpsichord); Stephan Rath (Theorbo); Stephan Rath (Guitar); Stephan Rath (Lute); Lorenza Borrani (Violin); Lucy Gould (Violin); Hans-Kristian Sorensen (Percussion); Jonathan Cohen [Cello/Conductor] (Cello); William Conway (Cello); Steuart Eaton (Viola); Stefan Maass (Lute); Kristian Bezuidenhout (Organ); Stefan Maass (Guitar); Stefan Maass (Theorbo); Enno Senft (Double Bass); Daniel Hope (Violin)
Running Time: 1 min. 44 sec.
Period Time: Baroque

Anonymous, English : Greensleeves to a Ground

Performers: Hans-Kristian Sorensen (Percussion); Daniel Hope (Violin); Kristian Bezuidenhout (Organ); Kristian Bezuidenhout (Harpsichord); Enno Senft (Double Bass); Stefan Maass (Lute); Stefan Maass (Guitar); William Conway (Cello); Steuart Eaton (Viola); Stefan Maass (Theorbo); Jonathan Cohen [Cello/Conductor] (Cello); Lucy Gould (Violin); Stephan Rath (Theorbo); Stephan Rath (Lute); Stephan Rath (Guitar); Lorenza Borrani (Violin)
Running Time: 4 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Written: 1600

Westhoff, Johann Paul von : Sonata in A major "La Guerra" :: La guerra così nominata di sua maestà

Performers: Kristian Bezuidenhout (Organ); Stephan Rath (Guitar); Lorenza Borrani (Violin); Stephan Rath (Lute); Jonathan Cohen [Cello/Conductor] (Cello); Stephan Rath (Theorbo); Lucy Gould (Violin); Stefan Maass (Guitar); Stefan Maass (Lute); Steuart Eaton (Viola); William Conway (Cello); Hans-Kristian Sorensen (Percussion); Stefan Maass (Theorbo); Enno Senft (Double Bass); Kristian Bezuidenhout (Harpsichord); Daniel Hope (Violin)
Period Time: Baroque

Westhoff, Johann Paul von : Sonate a Violino solo, Sonata 2 :: Imitazione del liuto

Performers: Hans-Kristian Sorensen (Percussion); Enno Senft (Double Bass); Stefan Maass (Guitar); Kristian Bezuidenhout (Harpsichord); Kristian Bezuidenhout (Organ); Daniel Hope (Violin); William Conway (Cello); Steuart Eaton (Viola); Stefan Maass (Lute); Stefan Maass (Theorbo); Stephan Rath (Guitar); Stephan Rath (Lute); Lorenza Borrani (Violin); Lucy Gould (Violin); Jonathan Cohen [Cello/Conductor] (Cello); Stephan Rath (Theorbo)
Running Time: 2 min. 27 sec.
Period Time: Baroque

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Overture, BWV 1068 :: Air

Performers: Hans-Kristian Sorensen (Percussion); Kristian Bezuidenhout (Organ); Lorenza Borrani (Violin); Jonathan Cohen [Cello/Conductor] (Cello); Enno Senft (Double Bass); Daniel Hope (Violin); Stephan Rath (Lute); Stephan Rath (Theorbo); Lucy Gould (Violin); Kristian Bezuidenhout (Harpsichord); Stephan Rath (Guitar); Stefan Maass (Guitar); Stefan Maass (Theorbo); Stefan Maass (Lute); Steuart Eaton (Viola); William Conway (Cello)
Running Time: 5 min. 1 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1731

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