
Aquilonis
Chamber Landscapes
Classical Music /
Chamber Landscapes / Curated by Genevieve Lacey
An instrument beloved of kings, the viola da gamba flourished in Renaissance and Baroque courts. Italian virtuoso Paolo Pandolfo is improviser, composer and commanding interpreter of the classics. In his hands, the viola da gamba is achingly expressive. Pandolfo is joined by a rippling band of continuo instruments, playing works by Ortiz, Hume, Marais, Forqueray, Pandolfo.
PROGRAM
Diego Ortiz (ca. 1510-ca. 1576):
Recercada Solo
Recercada 2a on La Spagna
Pass’emezzo Antico
Follia 5, 8
Romanesca 7
Pass’e mezzo Moderno 2
Tobias Hume (poss. 1579-1645):
The Duke of Holstone’s Almaine
The Spirit of Gambo
Marin Marais (1656-1728):
Prélude
Variations on a Ground in G major: Sujet Diversité donnée par un Etranger for viola da gamba and continuo
Antoine Forqueray (1672-1745):
La Laborde
La Regente
La Portugaise
La Du Vaucel
La Ferrand
Paolo Pandolfo (b.1964):
Schlaf Wohl (“Ninna Nanna”)
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