Leclair & his Rivals: Guillemain, Cardonne, Guignon & Duphly / Leila Scheyegh, baroque violin; Jorg Halubek, hapsichord

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Album Summary

Performer

• Jorg Halubek (Harpsichord)

Composers

• Jean-Baptiste Cardon (1760 - 1803)
• Jean-Marie Leclair (1697 - 1764)
• Jean-Pierre Guignon (1702 - 1774)
• Louis-Gabriel Guillemain (1705 - 1770)
• Jacques Duphly (1715 - 1789)

Notes & Reviews:

From today's perspective JeanMarie Leclair (16971764) was the most important violinist of the eighteenth century in France. His influence on music and the violin was so great that he is even described as the founder of the French violin school. In 1733 Leclair's success finally led to a position at the court of Louis XV as an "ordinaire de la musique du roy". For the king, however, it was not enough to take only one outstanding violinist into his orchestra, but shortly afterwards he engaged JeanPierre Guignon (17021774) and later LouisGabriel Guillemain (17051770), also evenly matched rivals, which led to a violent longstanding power struggle. This rivalry is stimulating, and there emerged from the court of Louis XV an exciting repertoire of French violin music, which is worth rediscovering today. With the Baroque violinist Leila Schayegh and her accompanist Jörg Halubek this journey of discovery has been made with topclass performers Schayegh's last CD of sonatas by Franz Benda won the Diapason d'or in 2012. Arising from this fascinating story about fate and the intrigues of violinists under Louis XV, the programme gives us important details about the musical life at the court of Versailles and the evolution of violin music in France.

American Record Guide, March / April 2013
Schayegh's interpretations are technically assured. Her subdued style, however, blends perfectly with the harpsichord in the Duphly pieces. Halubek also performs Duphly's rather playful Chaconne and offers an inventive and stylish accompaniment. These are composers and compositions that deserve to be much better known and Schayegh is to be thanked for looking outside the box.

Notes & Reviews:

Recording information: Radiostudio Zürich, Switzerland (09/27/2011-09/29/2011).

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Guillemain, Louis-Gabriel : Sonata for violin & continuo, Op 1/4, in A

• Performers: Jorg Halubek (Harpsichord); Jorg Halubek (Harpsichord)
• Notes: Radiostudio Zürich, Switzerland (09/27/2011-09/29/2011)
• Running Time: 3 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Classical

Cardon, Jean-Baptiste : Sonata for Violin no 3 in E minor

• Performers: Jorg Halubek (Harpsichord); Jorg Halubek (Harpsichord)
• Notes: Radiostudio Zürich, Switzerland (09/27/2011-09/29/2011)
• Running Time: 7 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Classical

Guignon, Jean-Pierre : Sonata for violin & continuo in C minor, Op. 1/9

• Performers: Jorg Halubek (Harpsichord); Jorg Halubek (Harpsichord)
• Notes: Radiostudio Zürich, Switzerland (09/27/2011-09/29/2011)
• Running Time: 14 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Duphly, Jacques : Pièces de Clavecin, for harpsichord, Book 3

• Performers: Jorg Halubek (Harpsichord); Jorg Halubek (Harpsichord)
• Notes: Radiostudio Zürich, Switzerland (09/27/2011-09/29/2011)
• Running Time: 5 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Leclair, Jean-Marie : Sonata for violin & continuo in D minor, Op. 1/12

• Performers: Jorg Halubek (Harpsichord); Jorg Halubek (Harpsichord)
• Notes: Radiostudio Zürich, Switzerland (09/27/2011-09/29/2011)
• Running Time: 17 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque