Forqueray Atsushi Sakai, Christophe Rousset & Marion Martineau

• Antoine Forqueray (1672-1745): Quatrième Suite
• 1I. La Marella04:21
• 2II. La Clément09:26
• 3III. Sarabande. La D'Aubonne07:22
• 4IV. La Bournonville03:28
• 5V. La Sainscy11:35
• 6VI. Le Carillon de Passy - La Latour12:40
• Deuxième Suite
• 7I. La Bouron05:14
• 8II. La Mandoline08:07
• 9III. La Dubreuil06:02
• 10IV. La Leclair03:49
• 11V. Chaconne. La Buisson06:50
• Troisième Suite
• 12I. La Ferrand04:23
• 13II. La Régente07:16
• 14III. La Tronchin04:27
• 15IV. La Angrave04:18
• 16V. La Du Vaucel07:14
• 17VI. La Eynaud03:48
• 18VII. Chaconne. La Morangis ou La Plissay08:25
• Première Suite
• 19I. Allemande. La La Borde07:31
• 20II. La Forqueray05:32
• 21III. La Cottin04:25
• 22IV. La Bellemont05:59
• 23V. La Portugaise04:33
• 24VI. La Couperin05:31
• Cinquième Suite
• 25I. La Rameau05:24
• 26II. La Guignon05:21
• 27III. Sarabande. La Léon06:05
• 28IV. La Boisson05:48
• 29V. La Montigni07:03
• 30VI. La Silva08:30
• 31VII. Jupiter08:45
• Total Runtime03:19:12

Info for Forqueray

Each appearance of Atsushi Sakai and Christophe Rousset leaves an unforgettable memory with those who have had the good fortune to hear them commune on stage. Long-standing partners, they now join together for the first time on disc for a composer they worship: the mysterious Antoine Forqueray. Born in 1672 in Paris, he was, with Marin Marais, one of the greatest gambists of all time. Famed for his virtuosic improvisations, he published none of his 300-odd pieces and died in 1745 in Mantes where he had moved in 1731, after having suffered serious financial setbacks, especially in the course of Law’s bankruptcy. Aside from a few handwritten pieces copied in the collections of other composers, Forqueray’s pieces have been lost.

The release of the Pièces de viole, to which the present recording is devoted, is thus the sole important testimony to his oeuvre.

Atsushi Sakai, cello
Christophe Rousset, conductor
Marion Martineau, cello

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