Jean-Francois Paillard Chamber Orchestra: The Pachebel Canon Albinoni Adagio And Other Baroque Melodies CD Track Listing

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Jean-Francois Paillard Chamber Orchestra The Pachebel Canon Albinoni Adagio And Other Baroque Melodies
Ask people what they like about Baroque music, and \noften they will talk about the tempo. Many are uplifted by\nthe energetic drive of a typical Baroque allegro. Some \nfind comfort in the dignified pace ofa stately minuet or\ngavotte. Others, perhaps those of a more reflective nature,\ncan lose themselves in a soulfulBaroque adagio.\n\nFor this recording, Jean-Francois Paillard hasassembled a\nselection of bothfamiliar and lesser-known examplesof the\nBaroque composer's art, fromAlbinoni to Zipoli. Whilethe \nmusic here proceeds at many differentpaces, the \nadagio-lover will find the program especially rewarding.\n\nThe most famousAdagio in this collection may or may not\nbe by Tomaso Albinoni.In this arrangement for strings and\norgan, its hauntingmelodyand introspective character\nhave gained it widespread popularity, as has its \nprominence in the film Gallipoli. A long violinsolo,a\nsoliloquy without words, becomes the emotional center of \nthis miniature musical scene.\n\nIf any one piece of music willbe forever associated with \nJean-Francois Paillard, it is the Canon in D by Johann\nPachelbel. Paillard popularized it in an earlier recording,\nand thefilm Ordinary People redoubled its renown. Now\nhe interprets the Canon with subtle variations in colorand\ndynamics, revealing new facetsof this musical gem.\n\nJohannSebastian Bach's Second Orchestral Suite has a \nprominent partfor solo flute. The suite closes with a \ngraceful Minuet and aplayful Badinerie, which have \nbecome encore piecesfor virtuosoflutists. (The title\n"Badinerie" describes a lively, witty exchange of thoughts,\nakin to the wordplay we call "badinage".)Further into the\ncollection comes, from the Third Orchestral Suite, and Aria \nthat has achieved innocent notoriety as "Air on theG\nstring".\n\nGeorge Frideric Handel is best known for such choralworks\nas Messiah, but he was no less accomplished as an\ninstrumental composer.The twelve concerti grossi \npublished as his Opus 6 are among the finest by any \nBaroque composer. The Musettefrom Concerto No. 6 is a \nlittle three-part scene that opens langurously, as if \nportraying a hot summer day. The contrastingmiddle \nsection offers a short burst of energy - some attempt at\nphysical activity in the heat, perhaps - which is soon \nabandoned in favor of a return to relaxation. Later inthe \nprogram there is a charming Gavotte from Concerto No 10.\n\nAscan be seenwith Bach's Minuet and Badinerie, the \ntechnique of juxtaposinga solo instrument against an \nensemble frequently brought out the best in the Baroque\ncomposer. In solo appearances by the piccolo and oboe\nin concertos of Antonio Vivaldi and Benedetto Marcello,\ntheunique characteristics of each instrument are \nexquisitely exploitedby those masters, who always seem\nto have reservedtheir most profoundutterances for the \nwider expressive palette offered by the minor keys.\n\nNo sonic picture of the Baroque iscomplete without some\nlivelyinterludes. Arcangelo Corelli's breathless Badinerie\nand lilting Gigue are arranged from two movements taken\nfrom different violin sonatas, but in their orchestral guise\nthey become a refreshing pair of miniatures. The Vivaldi\nAllegro is a movement from one of the twelve violin \nconcertos known as L'estro armonico (Harmonic Invention).\nThedance formcalled "Tambourin", often found in the \nballet music fromthe operas of Jean-Philippe Rameau, \nfeatures strong-beat rhythms, asif reinforced by a tambour\n(a French drum), like a tambourine withoutthe jingles),\nover which is spun a lively melody, in imitation of aflute \nor other wind instrument.\n\nIn many of his cantatas, Bach surrounds a well-known \nchorale (hymn) melody, moving at a moderate pace, by a\nfaster-moving accompaniment, which often assumes a\nmelodic character of its own. Two of his most beautiful\nchorale movements are"Wachet auf" (Sleepers, Wake) and\n"Jesus bleibet meine Freude" (Jesu, Joy of Man's \nDesiring). Wether the chorale is intoned by a chorus, a \nsolo instrument or asmall ens
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