Fred Jacobs & Lidewij van der Voort – For Several Friends – Music by Locke and Jenkins (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:00:53 minutes | 602 MB | Genre: Classical
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This album explores rarely recorded music by John Jenkins (1592-1678) and Matthew Locke (1621/2-1677). These composers are typically associated with consort music, but Lidewij van der Voort and Fred Jacobs delve into their compositions for two instruments on their debut CD as a duo.
Written during England’s tumultuous Commonwealth era, the music featured on this album was intended for private society, providing solace and entertainment amidst the challenges of the time. Locke’s music stands out for its adventurous style compared to Jenkins’ more conventional harmonies, creating delightful contrasts within this album.
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Mieneke van der Velden, Wieland Kuijken, Fred Jacobs – Marais: Dialogues (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 57:53 minutes | 1,06 GB | Genre: Classical
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A noteworthy fact: Marais, in his five books of Pièces de viole, published only two suites for two viols and continuo. Aside from the two suites for three viols (Book IV), all the other pieces are intended for the solo instrument with accompaniment of harpsichord, theorbo or a second viol in different combinations.
These two particular suites are both found in Book I (1686). The addition of a second solo viol reinforces the character of the various parts: especially in the slow sections, Marais ideally emphasizes the sound of the two viols with long sostenuto lines and poignant dissonances. The Tombeau pour Mr. Meliton constitutes the absolute height of this. After Mieneke van der Velden’s recordings Hommages and Images, Dialogues completes the picture of the imposing sound world of Marin Marais’s music, magnified by the collaboration with the master Wieland Kuijken.
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