Ensemble Marsyas "Fasch: Quartets and Concertos" SACD

Ensemble Marsyas "Fasch: Quartets and Concertos" SACD

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Ensemble Marsyas' recording of Johann Fasch's finest chamber music demonstrates why the man and his music were so appreciated in his own lifetime.

 5 stars Performance / 5 stars Sound

'Full of playful contrapuntal ideas and energetic passagework...this music positively flourishes in the hands of the Ensemble Marsyas.'
BBC Music Magazine

'...an overwhelmingly joyful listening experience... this is a prize-winning ensemble and the release may well bring them yet more glories.' Early Music Review

'... the real star is Peter Whelan's bassoon, burbling through its vast range with dancing precision, underpinning the quartets and shining in a C major concerto.' The Guardian

5 stars 'Dip anywhere into this CD and you can expect to be delighted by the distinctive colours as well as the often gutsy brio of the playing...an experience not to be missed.' The Irish Times

Founding member Peter Whelan and 'the queen of the recorder' (BBC Radio 3) Pamela Thorby are the soloists challenged with meeting the virtuoso demands of this engaging music. The four-movement Quartet in B flat major for recorder, oboe, violin and continuo is among one of Fasch's most popular works; full of catchy tunes and contrapuntal ingenuity in equal measure, virtuosity is demanded from all concerned. The Concerto in F major for recorder and strings was only recently attributed to Fasch.  It is full of characteristic Fasch-isms and of the same dramatic quasi-recitative style as his Bassoon Concerto.

The ensemble and featured soloists are: Josep Domènech Lafont & Molly Marsh oboe, Alec Frank-Gemmill horn, Sophie Gent & Huw Daniel violin, Alfonso Leal del Ojo Chamorro viola, Sarah McMahon cello, Thomas Dunford theorbo, Philippe Grisvard harpsichord and Pamela Thorby recorder.

Tracklisting

  1. Quartet in B-Flat Major, FWV N:B2: I. Andante
  2. Quartet in B-Flat Major, FWV N:B2: II. Allegro
  3. Quartet in B-Flat Major, FWV N:B2: III. Largo
  4. Quartet in B-Flat Major, FWV N:B2: IV. Allegro
  5. Horn Quartet in F Major, FWV N:F3: I. Andante
  6. Horn Quartet in F Major, FWV N:F3: II. Allegro
  7. Horn Quartet in F Major, FWV N:F3: III. Andante
  8. Horn Quartet in F Major, FWV N:F3: IV. Allegro
  9. Quartet in G Minor, FWV N:g2: I. Largo
  10. Quartet in G Minor, FWV N:g2: II. Allegro
  11. Quartet in G Minor, FWV N:g2: III. Largo
  12. Quartet in G Minor, FWV N:g2: IV. Allegro
  13. Bassoon Concerto in C Major, FWV L:C2: I. Allegro
  14. Bassoon Concerto in C Major, FWV L:C2: II. Largo e staccato
  15. Bassoon Concerto in C Major, FWV L:C2: III. Allegro
  16. Recorder Concerto in F Major, FWV L:F6: I. Allegro
  17. Recorder Concerto in F Major, FWV L:F6: II. Largo
  18. Recorder Concerto in F Major, FWV L:F6: III. Allegro
  19. Quartet in F Major, FWV N:F2: I. Largo
  20. Quartet in F Major, FWV N:F2: II. Allegro
  21. Quartet in F Major, FWV N:F2: III. Largo
  22. Quartet in F Major, FWV N:F2: IV. Allegro
  23. Recorder Quartet in B-Flat Major, FWV N:B1: I. Largo
  24. Recorder Quartet in B-Flat Major, FWV N:B1: II. Allegro
  25. Recorder Quartet in B-Flat Major, FWV N:B1: III. Largo
  26. Recorder Quartet in B-Flat Major, FWV N:B1: IV. Allegro
  27. Quartet in D Minor, FWV N:D2: I. Largo
  28. Quartet in D Minor, FWV N:D2: II. Allegro
  29. Quartet in D Minor, FWV N:D2: III. Largo
  30. Quartet in D Minor, FWV N:D2: IV. Allegro