Passacalle de la Follie
5054197221873 (Erato, CD)
FIRST RELEASE (17 February 2023)
Playing time: 62'55"
Tracks: 16
Booklet pages: 40
℗ 2023 Christina Pluhar under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
© 2023 Parlophone Records Limited
Main country of recording: France
Country of manufacture: Germany
Reviewer: Giuseppe Pennisi
Review of Passacalle de la Follie published on 4 March 2023
Philippe Jaroussky, countertenor
L'Arpeggiata:
Doron Sherwin, cornetto
Jesús Merino Ruiz, baroque violin
Josep Maria Martí Duran, theorbo, baroque guitar
Flora Papadopoulos, baroque harp
Rodney Prada, viola da gamba
David Mayoral, percussion
Christina Pluhar, theorbo, musical direction
Pierre Guédron (c1570-1620), arranged by Christina Pluhar:
1 Aux plaisirs, aux délices, bergères
Antoine Boësset (1586/7-1643), arranged by Pluhar:
2 ÀA la fin de cette bergèere
Étienne Moulinié (1599-1676):
3 Non speri pietàa
Michael Lambert (1610-1696):
4 Vos mépris chaque jour
Arranged by Christina Pluhar, after Robert de Visée (c1655-1732) and Marin Marais (1656-1728):
5 Improvisation on Les Folies d’Espagne
Henry de Bailly (c1585/90-1637), arranged by Pluhar:
6 Yo soy la locura: Passacalle (La Follie)
Étienne Moulinié:
7 Paisible et ténébreuse nuit
Antoine Boësset, arranged by Pluhar:
8 Nos esprits libres et contents
Étienne Moulinié, arranged by Pluhar:
9 Orilla del claro Tajo
Michael Lambert:
10 Ma bergère est tendre et fidèle
Robert de Visée:
11 Passacaille pour guitare in D minor
Gabriel Bataille (c1574/5-1630):
12 El baxel está en la playa
Robert de Visée:
13 Chaconne in G minor
Étienne Moulinié, arranged by Pluhar:
14 Concert de différents oyseaux
Louis de Caix d'Hervelois (c1670-1759):
15 Plainte
Étienne Moulinié:
16 Enfin la beautée que j'adore
On this release, Christina Pluhar performs alongside star countertenor Philippe Jaroussky and her ensemble L'Arpeggiata. This recording shines a spotlight on chamber music composed for the French court at the turn of the seventeenth century: a subtle and refined art form, performed in the salons of the era and accompanying a topic that dominated courtly society at the time: love. The French court and aristocratic salons witnessed an extraordinary artistic boom during this period, leading to the development of the air de cour in vocal music. Pluhar, who is known for her creative musical curation, presents a programme of French baroque music on this album, featuring works by Robert de Visée, Antoine Boesset, Etienne Mouliné, Michel Lambert, and many more.