Sfumato Cet étrange éclat
Album info
Album-Release:
2022
HRA-Release:
14.10.2022
Label: Initiale
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Artist: Cet étrange éclat
Composer: Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713), Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), Giacobo Basevi detto Cervetto (1682-1783), Marin Marais (1656-1728), Benedetto Marcello (1686-1739), Jean-Baptiste Barriere (1707-1747)
Album including Album cover Booklet (PDF)
- Arcangelo Corelli (1653 - 1713): Sonate, Op. 5:
- 1 Corelli: Sonate, Op. 5: I. Adagio 04:18
- 2 Corelli: Sonate, Op. 5: II. Allegro 02:34
- 3 Corelli: Sonate, Op. 5: III. (Adagio) 01:38
- 4 Corelli: Sonate, Op. 5: IV. (Allegro) 01:11
- 5 Corelli: Sonate, Op. 5: V. Giga 03:10
- Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741): Sonate pour violoncelle, RV 47:
- 6 Vivaldi: Sonate pour violoncelle, RV 47: I. Preludio 02:48
- Giacobbe Cervetto (1680 - 1783): Sonate en trio, Op. 1 No. 3:
- 7 Cervetto: Sonate en trio, Op. 1 No. 3: I. Adagio 02:24
- 8 Cervetto: Sonate en trio, Op. 1 No. 3: II. Allegro 02:25
- 9 Cervetto: Sonate en trio, Op. 1 No. 3: III. Minuetto 03:33
- Marin Marais (1656 - 1728): Suite en Sol Mineur du Troisième Livre:
- 10 Marais: Suite en Sol Mineur du Troisième Livre: I. Prélude 03:07
- Benedetto Marcello (1686 - 1739): Sonate à deux basses, Op. 6 No. 2:
- 11 Marcello: Sonate à deux basses, Op. 6 No. 2: I. Largo 04:50
- 12 Marcello: Sonate à deux basses, Op. 6 No. 2: II. Presto 02:45
- 13 Marcello: Sonate à deux basses, Op. 6 No. 2: III. Grave 01:45
- 14 Marcello: Sonate à deux basses, Op. 6 No. 2: IV. (Presto) 01:47
- Jean-Baptiste Barrière (1707 - 1747): Sonate pour clavecin No. 4:
- 15 Barrière: Sonate pour clavecin No. 4: I. Adagio 02:14
- Sonate pour violoncelle No. 6:
- 16 Barrière: Sonate pour violoncelle No. 6: I. Adagio 03:26
- 17 Barrière: Sonate pour violoncelle No. 6: II. Allegro 04:11
- 18 Barrière: Sonate pour violoncelle No. 6: III. Larghetto 02:12
- 19 Barrière: Sonate pour violoncelle No. 6: IV. Giga 05:24
- Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741): Sonate pour violoncelle, RV 47:
- 20 Vivaldi: Sonate pour violoncelle, RV 47: II. Largo 03:21
- Jean-Baptiste Barrière: Sonate No. 2, Troisième Livre pour violoncelle:
- 21 Barrière: Sonate No. 2, Troisième Livre pour violoncelle: I. Adagio 02:11
- 22 Barrière: Sonate No. 2, Troisième Livre pour violoncelle: II. Allegro 01:26
- 23 Barrière: Sonate No. 2, Troisième Livre pour violoncelle: III. Aria 02:32
- 24 Barrière: Sonate No. 2, Troisième Livre pour violoncelle: IV. Giga 01:49
Info for Sfumato
The art of sfumato was developed in the Renaissance, especially by Leonardo da Vinci, and adds a new dimension to painting. The use of this technique is all the more mysterious because it cannot be guessed at from a distance. The whole appears uniform and clear; a superimposition of layers with ambiguous boundaries creates an image that looks like a mist. Every detail is embedded in a mist that makes the layers of colour blend together. The blur lies between each line and space, creating a vibration that perfects the cohesion of all the elements. In this way, a particularly unified, dense and coherent whole emerges from all these unclear, fleeting lines. It is in this paradox that the beauty of the artwork can unfold.
Cet Étrange Éclat - a quartet of three low strings plus harpsichord - borrows its name from a poem by Louis Aragon and draws its sound research inspiration from the art of sfumato (blurred) in Leonardo da Vinci's painting. In a programme ranging from Corelli to Jean-Baptiste Barrière, the four young artists, trained in particular by Christophe Coin, employ a wide range of timbres and manage to blend the violone (a large six-string bass viol whose register is similar to that of the double bass), the viola da gamba, the baroque cello and the harpsichord into a homogeneous sound.
Cet étrange éclat
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Booklet for Sfumato