Froberger: Suites for Harpsichord, vol. 2

Name: Froberger: Suites for Harpsichord, vol. 2
SKU: 809730320927
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Label: Athene
Catalogue No: ATH 23209
EAN/UPC: 809730320927
Artists: Gilbert Rowland
Composers: Johann Jakob Froberger
Release Date: May 2021
Genres: Harpsichord/Clavichord
Periods: Baroque
Discs: 2
Total Playing Time: 116:56

Gilbert Rowland is one of Europe’s most senior and accomplished exponents of the harpsichord. Following his critically acclaimed 6-CD series of the Harpsichord Suites of Handel for Divine Art, he moved to the Athene imprint which now specializes in baroque music and ‘period’ instruments for his well received disc of Suites by Johann Mattheson and his first volume of Froberger’s Suites.

This 2-CD set is the second volume in a projected complete survey of the Harpsichord Suites by Johann Jakob Froberger, whose organ and harpsichord music is individual in nature and ground breaking – he was one of the first composers to settle the ‘dance-movement’ style of Suite taken up by Couperin, Bach, and Handel among many others. There are 12 Suites in this collection.

Gilbert Rowland plays a 2 manual French style harpsichord made by Andrew Wooderson after an instrument by Goemans (Paris, 1750)

Track Listing

J.J. Froberger (1616-1667):

Suite in D major, FbWV 620

I. Meditaion, faite sur ma mort future (4:21)
II. Gigue (2:29)
III. Courant (1:47)
IV. Sarabande (3:06)

Suite in A minor, FbWV 610

I. Allemande (3:19)
II. Gigue (2:11)
III. Courante (1:33)
IV. Sarabande (3:14)

Suite in F minor, FbWV 653

I. Allemande (2:21)
II. Courante (1:56)
III. Sarabande and Double (4:52)
IV. Gique (1:20)

Suite in C major, FbWV 605

I. Allemand (2:49)
II. Courant (1:11)
III. Saraband and Double (3:49)

Suite in E minor, FbWV 643

I. Allemande (3:23)
II. Courante (1:41)
III. Aria (1:13)
IV. Saraband (1:44)
V. Gig (1:58)

Suite in B minor, FbWV 626

I. Allemande (2:14)
II. Courante (1:10)
III. Sarabande (1:35)
IV. Gigue (1:19)

Suite in G major, FbWV 616

I. Allemande (4:18)
II. Gigue (1:32)
III. Courante (1:25)
IV. Sarabande (2:19)

Suite in E minor, FbWV 607

I. Allemande (5:37)
II. Gigue (1:44)
III. Courante (1:20)
IV. Sarabande (3:23)

Suite in G minor, FbWV 641

I. Allemand (4:36)
II. Courante (2:07)
III. Saraband (1:43)
IV. Chique (1:59)

Suite in B flat major, FbWV 655

I. Allemande (2:45)
II. Courante (1:56)
III. Sarabande and Double (3:15)
IV. Gique (1:14)

Suite in D minor, FbWV 625

I. Allemande (2:52)
II. Courante 1 (1:41)
III. Courante 2 (2:00)
IV. Sarabande and Double (3:36)

Suite in G major, FbWV 603

I. Allemand (3:01)
II. Courant (1:42)
III. Saraband (1:52)
IV. Gique (2:05)

Reviews

Quarterly Review

“
Froberger’s music – in this splendid rendition by Gilbert Rowland – reveals huge variety and baroque beauty. Clever, ingenious and melodious engaging and attractive works.
” —Stuart Millson

New Classics

“
Froberger’s music is individual in nature and ground breaking – he was one of the first composers to settle the ‘dance-movement’ style. These are thrilling and authoritative recordings by Gilbert Roland of wonderful music.
” —John Pitt

Infodad

“
Froberger, one the earliest developers of the dance suite and one of the most-skillful creators of this movement sequence, composed highly distinctive forms of movements… an unusual and highly creative composer. Froberger’s rhythmic irregularities and unusual handling of Baroque dance forms give the music a level of complexity that Rowland explores with considerable skill and careful attention.
” —Mark J. Estren