Elysium Ensemble – Johann Joachim Quantz: Sei Duetti, Op. 2 (2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Elysium Ensemble – Johann Joachim Quantz: Sei Duetti, Op. 2 (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:07:05 minutes | 1,13 GB | Genre: Classical
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Previously unrecorded as a complete set using Quantz’s preferred instrumentation, the Sei Duetti, op. 2 (Berlin, 1759), are works of high quality and interest. Quantz presents his musical ideas as a continuously evolving conversation. They embody wonderfully the idea of Dialogue: The Art of Elegant Conversation.

These historically significant works are excellent examples of Quantz’s intermediate position between the Baroque and Classical periods. They deserve to be heard by a wider audience.
The CD was recorded in the crystal clear and resonant acoustic of The Salon at the Melbourne Recital Centre, Australia. The natural acoustic of the space shines through (no artifical reverb has been added). This acoustic is ideal for the performance and recording of Baroque and Classical chamber music.

“I listened with great pleasure to the Quantz duet recording of Greg Dikmans and Lucinda Moon. They made me rediscover these works, that have too often been undervalued as dry and uninteresting compositions.

“I am glad that Greg Dikmans and Lucinda Moon did not take the easy superficial approach, but made the effort to take these light and charming works “seriously” enough and bring out so many different shades of colours.

“Quantz himself recommends playing these pieces with two different instruments in order to do justice to the polyphonic writing, and I am particularly happy hearing them being performed on flute and violin rather than two flutes.

“Thanks, Greg and Lucinda!”— Barthold Kuijken, Gooik, May 21st 2015

Tracklist:

01. Elysium Ensemble – Duetto I in G major: I. Allegro (06:43)
02. Elysium Ensemble – Duetto I in G major: II. Larghetto (02:28)
03. Elysium Ensemble – Duetto I in G major: III. Presto (02:00)
04. Elysium Ensemble – Duetto II in A minor: I. Allegro assai (04:18)
05. Elysium Ensemble – Duetto II in A minor: II. Andantino (03:53)
06. Elysium Ensemble – Duetto II in A minor: III. Presto (02:16)
07. Elysium Ensemble – Duetto III in B minor: I. Allegro (03:08)
08. Elysium Ensemble – Duetto III in B minor: II. Larghetto, alla Siciliana (04:30)
09. Elysium Ensemble – Duetto III in B minor: III. In Tempo di Minuetto ma Grazioso (04:23)
10. Elysium Ensemble – Duetto IV in C major: I. Allegro (03:50)
11. Elysium Ensemble – Duetto IV in C major: II. Affettuoso (03:00)
12. Elysium Ensemble – Duetto IV in C major: III. Presto (03:51)
13. Elysium Ensemble – Duetto V in D major: I. Allegro (04:07)
14. Elysium Ensemble – Duetto V in D major: II. Mesto (03:38)
15. Elysium Ensemble – Duetto V in D major: III. Allegro di molto (05:04)
16. Elysium Ensemble – Duetto VI in E minor: I. Grave (01:36)
17. Elysium Ensemble – Duetto VI in E minor: II. Allabreve, ma Presto (02:24)
18. Elysium Ensemble – Duetto VI in E minor: III. Cantabile (03:16)
19. Elysium Ensemble – Duetto VI in E minor: IV. Piu tosto Vivace – Canone infinito (02:34)

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