Album Summary
Rolf Lislevand (Theorbo)
Michael Behringer (Harpsichord)
Manfredo Kraemer (Violin)
Rolf Lislevand (Guitar)
Mercedes Ruiz (Cello)
Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
Anonymous, Peruvian
Alonso de Mudarra (circa 1510 - 1580)
Andrea Falconieri (circa 1585-1586 - 1656)
Gaspar Sanz (1640 - 1710)
Henricus Albicastro (circa 1660 - 1730)
Anonymous
Vincenzo Ruffo (circa 1508 - 1587)
Bernardo Storace (circa 1630 - after 1665)
Arcangelo Corelli (1653 - 1713)
Santiago de Murcia (1682 - 1732)
Antonio de Cabezón (circa 1510 - 1566)
Alessandro Piccinini (1566 - circa 1638)
English Traditional
Juan Cabanilles (1644 - 1712)
Notes & Reviews:
...Leave[s] the listener marveling not only at the breathtaking brilliance... but also at the apparently inexhaustible wealth of fine music inspired by a simple repeated bass pattern. The Telegraph
"If an hour and a quarter of music based on 16 bars appears daunting, take courage from the immense stylistic variety over 200 years and the splendidly colourful range of instruments playing it. Altogether, the programme presents a highly imaginative overview of a single common musical design." -BBC Music Magazine *****
"The best known pieces are the meatiest. In Corelli's violin sonata, Manfredo Kraemer is reticent, almost tentative, before working up to dazzling fireworks, abetted by the cello of Balazs Mate and the strumming of Xavier Díaz-Latorre's guitar. The trio sonata by Vivaldi, the last of his Op 1 set, makes an exhilarating conclusion, Kraemer joined by Mauro Lopes and a four-strong continuo group. The surprise is an equally fine violin sonata by Henrico Albicastro, alias Heinrich Weissenburg, with its virtuoso double-stopping and lively bass-line." -Gramophone Magazine
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Works Details
Anonymous, Peruvian : Folias criollas (improvisation), for ensemble - Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI
- Notes: Collégiale du Château de Cardona, Catalogne (02/28/2005-08/03/2005)
- Running Time: 3 min. 27 sec.
Anonymous : Folias antiguas - Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI
- Notes: Collégiale du Château de Cardona, Catalogne (02/28/2005-08/03/2005)
- Running Time: 3 min. 57 sec.
Antonio de Cabezón (circa 1510 - 1566) : Pavana con su glosa - Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI
- Notes: Collégiale du Château de Cardona, Catalogne (02/28/2005-08/03/2005)
- Running Time: 3 min. 3 sec.
- Period Time: Renaissance
- Written: circa 1550
Mudarra, Alonso de : Tres libros de musica en cifras - Notes: Collégiale du Château de Cardona, Catalogne (02/28/2005-08/03/2005)
- Running Time: 2 min. 36 sec.
- Period Time: Renaissance
- Written: 1546
Ruffo, Vincenzo : La Gamba for bass & soprano - Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI
- Notes: Collégiale du Château de Cardona, Catalogne (02/28/2005-08/03/2005)
- Running Time: 2 min. 1 sec.
- Period Time: Renaissance
Piccinini, Alessandro : Partite variate sopra la folia aria Romanesca - Performer: Rolf Lislevand (Theorbo)
- Notes: Collégiale du Château de Cardona, Catalogne (02/28/2005-08/03/2005)
- Running Time: 3 min. 34 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
Falconieri, Andrea : Folias echa para mi Señora Doña - Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI
- Notes: Collégiale du Château de Cardona, Catalogne (02/28/2005-08/03/2005)
- Running Time: 4 min. 29 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: 1650
Storace, Bernardo : Selva di varie composizioni d'intavolatura per cimbalo ed organo - Performer: Michael Behringer (Harpsichord)
- Notes: Collégiale du Château de Cardona, Catalogne (02/28/2005-08/03/2005)
- Running Time: 4 min. 1 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
Traditional, English : Faronell's Division on a Ground - Performer: Manfredo Kraemer (Violin)
- Notes: Collégiale du Château de Cardona, Catalogne (02/28/2005-08/03/2005)
- Running Time: 4 min. 56 sec.
Sanz, Gaspar : Folias - G. Sanz - Performer: Rolf Lislevand (Guitar)
- Notes: Collégiale du Château de Cardona, Catalogne (02/28/2005-08/03/2005)
- Running Time: 3 min. 14 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: 1674
Corelli, Arcangelo : Sonatas (12) for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 5 - Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI
- Notes: Collégiale du Château de Cardona, Catalogne (02/28/2005-08/03/2005)
- Running Time: 10 min. 56 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
Cabanilles, Juan Bautista : Diferencias de Folias, for keyboard - Performer: Michael Behringer (Harpsichord)
- Notes: Collégiale du Château de Cardona, Catalogne (02/28/2005-08/03/2005)
- Running Time: 5 min. 55 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
Albicastro, Henricus : Sonata for violin & continuo "La Follia" Op. 9/12 - Performers: Manfredo Kraemer (Violin); Michael Behringer (Harpsichord); Mercedes Ruiz (Cello)
- Notes: Collégiale du Château de Cardona, Catalogne (02/28/2005-08/03/2005)
- Running Time: 11 min. 48 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: 1700
Murcia, Santiago de : Folias gallegas, for guitar - Performer: Rolf Lislevand (Guitar)
- Notes: Collégiale du Château de Cardona, Catalogne (02/28/2005-08/03/2005)
- Running Time: 3 min. 27 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
Vivaldi, Antonio : Trio Sonata for 2 Violins and Basso Continuo in D minor, Op. 1 no 12/RV 63 "La Follia" - Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI
- Notes: Collégiale du Château de Cardona, Catalogne (02/28/2005-08/03/2005)
- Running Time: 9 min. 48 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Chamber Music
- Written: 1705

























