Vittorio Ghielmi – Forqueray Le Diable – Complete Pieces de Viole (2014) [Qobuz FLAC 24bit/48kHz]

About the less than 40 extant compositions of father Antoine Forqueray (1672-1745) and his son Jean-Baptiste Antoine (1699-1782), scholars remain divided as to whom proper attribution belongs. One thing however, is certain: their music is of outstanding quality. Few others understood so well the expressive possibilities of the 7-string viol. The Forquerays, like all great artists, carry their music to the limit and explore all its facets. This is music that is, like all truly great music, completely “different”; an incomparable legacy dedicated to the expressivity of the viola da gamba.

Tracklist:
Antoine Forqueray (c. 1672 – 1745)
01. Pièces à trois violes de Monsieur Forcroy: I. (Allemande)
02. Pièces à trois violes de Monsieur Forcroy: II. Courante
03. Pièces à trois violes de Monsieur Forcroy: III. Sarabande
04. Pièces à trois violes de Monsieur Forcroy: IV. Musette
Jean-Baptiste Forqueray (1699 – 1782)
05. Suite No 2 in G Major: I. La Bouron
06. Suite No 2 in G Major: II. La Mandoline
07. Suite No 2 in G Major: III. La Dubreüil
08. Suite No 2 in G Major: IV. La Leclair
09. Suite No 2 in G Major: V. Chaconne. La Buisson
10. Prélude pour le clavecin
11. Suite No 4 in G Minor: I. La Marella
12. Suite No 4 in G Minor: II. La Clement
13. Suite No 4 in G Minor: III. Sarabande La D’aubonne
14. Suite No 4 in G Minor: IV. La Bournonville
15. Suite No 4 in G Minor: V. La Sainscy
16. Suite No 4 in G Minor: VI. Le Carillon de Passy
17. Suite No 4 in G Minor: VII. La Latour
18. Suite No 4 In G Minor: VIII. Le Carillon De Passy