r e l e a s e s e p t e m b e r 2015 – ALPHA 212 –
ROMANUS WEICHLEIN OPUS I, 1695 Ensemble Masques Olivier Fortin
After a first disc devoted to Schmelzer, enthusiastically hailed by the critics (‘Editor’s Choice’ Gramophone, ‘Choc’ of Classica), the ensemble Masques, conducted by Olivier Fortin, returns to Alpha with a programme combining works by Muffat, Kerll and Pachelbel along with those of a composer who has remained largely unknown and totally forgotten: Romanus Weichlein (1652–1706). Benedictine monk, prefect and official composer of the Benedictine abbey of Säben, Romanus Weichlein left several collections of sonatas and masses as well as large chaconnes, magnificent works in the tradition of his compatriots Biber, Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, Pavel Josef Vejvanovský and Georg Muffat. In this new programme, Masques presents both ensemble pieces and others for solo or two harpsichords (the second harpsichord being played by Skip Sempé), always featuring the expressiveness, eloquence and profound interpretation for which it is known.
1 cd
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r e l e a s e s e p t e m b e r 2015 – ALPHA 212 –
ROMANUS WEICHLEIN – OPUS I, 1695
tracklist
1
Encaenia musices, Op.1: Sonata III in A Minor – Romanus Weichlein 10:19
2
Suonata sesta in B Flat Major (Transcription for Two Harpsichords):
Ciaccona – Johann Kuhnau
03:29
3
Encaenia musices, Op.1: Sonata XI in B Minor – Romanus Weichlein 05:47
4
Capriccio in D Major – Georg Böhm 05:15
5
Encaenia musices, Op.1: Sonata IX in D Minor – Romanus Weichlein 05:17
6
Ciaccona in D Minor, T. 204 – Johann Pachelbel 04:53
7
Encaenia musices, Op.1: Sonata VI in F Major – Romanus Weichlein 08:03
8
Ciaccona in C Major (Transcription for Two Harpsichords) – Johann Kaspar Kerll 02:51
9
Encaenia musices, Op.1: Sonata II in G Minor – Romanus Weichlein 08:09
10
Passacaglia in G Minor – Georg Muffat 06:56
also available – ZZT 334 –
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