Galanterie. The Autumn of the Viola da Gamba André Lislevand, Emil Duncumb, Jadran Duncumb

• Carl Friedrich Abel (1723 - 1787): Allegro in D Major, A18:
• 1Abel: Allegro in D Major, A1802:12
• Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 - 1788): Sonata in C Major, Wq 136:
• 2Bach: Sonata in C Major, Wq 136: I. Andante04:02
• 3Bach: Sonata in C Major, Wq 136: II. Allegretto07:06
• 4Bach: Sonata in C Major, Wq 136: III. Arioso04:13
• Rondo II in C Minor, Wq 59/4:
• 5Bach: Rondo II in C Minor, Wq 59/405:14
• Carl Friedrich Abel: Sonata in A Minor, B93:
• 6Abel: Sonata in A Minor, B93: I. Allegro04:07
• 7Abel: Sonata in A Minor, B93: II. Adagio03:29
• 8Abel: Sonata in A Minor, B93: III. Allegro04:37
• Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767): Fantasia XI in D Minor, TWV 40:36:
• 9Telemann: Fantasia XI in D Minor, TWV 40:36: I. Allegro02:03
• 10Telemann: Fantasia XI in D Minor, TWV 40:36: II. Grave01:48
• 11Telemann: Fantasia XI in D Minor, TWV 40:36: III. Allegro02:07
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Suite in A Major, BWV 1025:
• 12Bach: Suite in A Major, BWV 1025: I. Fantasia03:07
• 13Bach: Suite in A Major, BWV 1025: II. Courante04:27
• 14Bach: Suite in A Major, BWV 1025: IV. Sarabande05:31
• 15Bach: Suite in A Major, BWV 1025: VI. Allegro03:15
• Carl Friedrich Abel: Andante in D Major, A10:
• 16Abel: Andante in D Major, A1004:17
• Total Runtime01:01:35

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Awarded a Diapason Découverte, André Lislevand’s debut album Forqueray Unchained (Arcana A486, 2021) celebrated one of moments of greatest splendor for the viola da gamba: that of the ancien régime in France. In this repertoire, the young musician proved to be "absolutely on top of his game and not afraid to explore the extremes of his instrument’s aesthetic world, though without ever losing touch with le bon goût " (Early Music Review). The same youthful freshness and energy can be found in his second album, though here he explores the German repertoire of the central decades of the 18th century, a period that witnessed the gradual decline of the instrument, but was still capable of expressing unexpected treasures and developing an idiom that often seems to anticipate the years to come.

In the program are sonatas for gamba and basso continuo (C.P.E. Bach’s WQ 136 and C.F. Abel’s B93 in A minor), Telemann's Fantasia XI for solo viol, two pieces by Abel from the Drexel Manuscript, and finally, the lesser-known Suite BWV 1025 by J.S. Bach, presented here in a version for viola da gamba and concertante lute.

Also featured and playing a vital role in this project are the Duncumb brothers, two extraordinary chamber musicians: Emil on the fortepiano and Jadran, who already played on the debut album, on the lute.

André Lislevand, bass viola da gamba
Jadran Duncumb, theorbo, baroque lute
Emil Duncumb, fortepiano

André Lislevand
was born in Verona in 1993. He has been collaborating from an early age with various ensembles and orchestras including Ensemble Kapsberger, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, the Münchner Phillharmoniker, performing in the largest concert halls such Wigmore Hall, Gasteig München Philarmonie and Muziekgebouw Amsterdam.

Between 2013 and 2017 he studies under Paolo Pandolfo at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis and Vittorio Ghielmi at the University Mozarteum in Salzburg. His debut album Forqueray Unchained (Arcana Outhere, 2021) has been rewarded with a Diapason Découverte and received critical acclaim.

Jadran Duncumb
is of English and Croatian origins, although from the age of nine he grew up near Oslo in Norway. He made his mind up to study music when he won the String Category as a guitar player and thus reached the final of the “BBC Young Musician of the Year.” He went to London to study at the Royal College of Music under Gary Ryan, but the riches of the theorbo's chamber music repertoire and the freedom of continuo-playing quickly turned his head. Before long he was spending far too much time reading music with colleagues in the vibrant historical performance department and taking lute lessons with Jakob Lindberg, and far too little time practising the guitar. ​

After graduating with a Bachelor in classical guitar, he left the big city for the Black Forest and the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik in Trossingen with Prof. Rolf Lislevand, accompanied only by a theorbo, a baroque lute and a huge London-induced student loan. Thankfully, the school was great, the professor inspiring and his decision to leave London therefore, very good. Not only that, but he accomplished his only football achievement of note being a passenger of the winning team at the Trossingen Music Academy Indoor Football Tournament of 2013. ​

He graduated from the Masters in lute and baroque guitar with distinction in 2015, but stayed on to also graduate with distinction from a Masters in basso continuo. In 2015 he also won the 1st prize at the “Maurizio Pratola” lute competition in L’Aquila, Italy. Although Jadran still loves the classical guitar, he now focuses on solo repertoire for baroque lute and baroque guitar as well as chamber music.

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