The pairing of Marin Marais and Haydn may seem like an odd one, but the answer to the puzzle is found when one reads the performer biographies and discovers that they refer to exploits of the 1960s and 1970s. These are reissues from early in the era of historical performance, when both Haydn performed on the harpsichord and Marais performed on anything at all. Once one adjusts the ear for those conditions, the disc emerges as an intriguing one. Someone had to pave the way for the rediscovery of Marais, and viol player ...
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The pairing of Marin Marais and Haydn may seem like an odd one, but the answer to the puzzle is found when one reads the performer biographies and discovers that they refer to exploits of the 1960s and 1970s. These are reissues from early in the era of historical performance, when both Haydn performed on the harpsichord and Marais performed on anything at all. Once one adjusts the ear for those conditions, the disc emerges as an intriguing one. Someone had to pave the way for the rediscovery of Marais, and viol player Peggie Sampson, a cellist who took up Baroque instruments late in life, was one of the musicians who did. Both she and harpsichordist Susanne Shapiro avoid the monotonous quality that was so common in Baroque performances of the era (there is no indication of the exact date or place where this music was recorded), and the four Haydn sonatas on the disc have a lively flexibility. Booklet notes and even the track list are rudimentary. The Haydn sonatas are identified only by key (they are...
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Add this copy of Suites & Sonatas to cart. $4.00, new condition, Sold by Streetlight_Records rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Cruz, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by Marquis Music.
Add this copy of Suites & Sonatas to cart. $18.77, new condition, Sold by Revaluation Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Exeter, DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2007 by Marquis Music.
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