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Froberger: The Strasbourg Manuscript / Ludger Rémy

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Composer
FROBERGER
Artist
Ludger Remy
Format
CD
Label
CPO
Released
Oct 01, 2000
Catalog #
999750-2
UPC
761203975020

About


Like his contemporary Louis Couperin, Johann Jacob Froberger preferred to let his music speak for itself. He left no known treatises to clue the interpreter one way or the other as to interpretation, save for the usual dance markings in the suites themselves. Once in a rare while he'll title a movement programmatically, alluding to an extramusical subject (such as in the Allemande of Suite III here subtitled "Wasserfall" or waterfall); but otherwise, the performer is left to freely interpret within the stylistic keyboard parameters of the time. For the less imaginative performer this can be stultifying. For the adventurous one however, the rich variety of Froberger's ideas can bring great joy.

On this new two-CD set from CPO, harpsichordist Ludger Rèmy is thankfully up to the task. He offers the debut recording of Froberger's complete autograph Strasbourg Manuscript, an amazing collection of 14 keyboard suites brimming with fine ideas which was discovered in 1675, eight years after its composer's death. How youthful and exuberant these works are! And how pensive and introspective they can become. The scope and variety of Froberger's imagination places him on par with Rameau, the Couperins, Frescobaldi, and d'Anglebert in their prime. In Germany certainly, he had no peer before J.S. Bach. Listen to the marvelous Gigue in Suite XII, for instance. Rèmy's pointed contrapuntal voice-leading may make the piece impossible to dance to--it is, after all, a stylization--yet it's musically fascinating, a real treat for the ear. In the Allemande of Suite IV, Rèmy treats each run as if it were a new beginning; a fresh start in a series of fresh starts that ends up completeing the piece. The simple minute-long Courante in Suite X is a model of dignity undermined, with it's cocky twists and flourishes humorously interupting the march. This set is loaded with similarly brilliant inventive moments.

CPO's sound is excellent; Rèmy's harpsichord has sufficient weight, yet sparkles gracefully. His fascinating, personal notes are appropriately suited to the diverse interpretive nature of the program. Since this is the only recording of these pieces, there is no comparison. However, for those inclined to further their enjoyment of Froberger, I heartily recommend last year's "Ou L'intranquillité" by longstanding Froberger champion Blandine Verlet (Astree Naive), as well as a much older, transcendental program performed by Enrico Baiano (Symphonia). Like these, this recording could not be recommended more highly!
--John Greene, ClassicsToday.com

Tracklist 55 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Allemande 03:33
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allemande
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  3. 2 II. Gigue 01:37
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Gigue
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  4. 3 III. Courante 01:37
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  5. 4 IV. Sarabande 02:31
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  6. 5 I. Allemande 03:53
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allemande
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  7. 6 II. Gigue 01:15
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Gigue
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  8. 7 III. Courante 01:25
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    01:25
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  9. 8 IV. Sarabande 02:43
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  10. 9 I. Allemande 04:42
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Allemande
    Duration
    04:42
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  11. 10 II. Courante 01:11
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Courante
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  12. 11 III. Sarabande 02:28
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Sarabande
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  13. 12 IV. Gigue 01:59
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Gigue
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  14. 13 I. Allemande 04:04
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Allemande
    Duration
    04:04
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  15. 14 II. Gigue 01:18
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Gigue
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  16. 15 III. Courante 01:28
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    01:28
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  17. 16 IV. Sarabande 02:45
    Track
    16
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  18. 17 I. Allemande 03:13
    Track
    17
    Title
    I. Allemande
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  19. 18 II. Gigue 01:11
    Track
    18
    Title
    II. Gigue
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  20. 19 III. Courante 01:17
    Track
    19
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  21. 20 IV. Sarabande 01:53
    Track
    20
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  22. 21 I. Allemande 03:28
    Track
    21
    Title
    I. Allemande
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  23. 22 II. Gigue 01:38
    Track
    22
    Title
    II. Gigue
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  24. 23 III. Courante 01:44
    Track
    23
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  25. 24 IV. Sarabande 02:32
    Track
    24
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  26. 25 I. Allemande - II. Double 05:34
    Track
    25
    Title
    I. Allemande - II. Double
    Duration
    05:34
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  27. 26 III. Courante - IV. Double 02:11
    Track
    26
    Title
    III. Courante - IV. Double
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  28. 27 V. Sarabande - VI. Double 03:02
    Track
    27
    Title
    V. Sarabande - VI. Double
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  29. 28 VII. Gigue 01:21
    Track
    28
    Title
    VII. Gigue
    Duration
    01:21
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  30. Disc 2
  31. 1 I. Allemande 03:23
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allemande
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  32. 2 II. Gigue 01:06
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Gigue
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  33. 3 III. Courante 01:27
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  34. 4 IV. Sarabande 01:39
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  35. 5 I. Allemande 04:03
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allemande
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  36. 6 II. Gigue 02:06
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Gigue
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  37. 7 III. Courante 01:19
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  38. 8 IV. Sarabande 02:36
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  39. 9 I. Allemanda 03:37
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Allemanda
    Duration
    03:37
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  40. 10 II. Gigue 01:06
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Gigue
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  41. 11 III. Courant 01:42
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Courant
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  42. 12 IV. Sarabanda 02:54
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Sarabanda
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  43. 13 I. Lamento 06:52
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Lamento
    Duration
    06:52
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  44. 14 II. Courante 01:01
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Courante
    Duration
    01:01
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  45. 15 III. Sarabande 01:39
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Sarabande
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  46. 16 IV. Gigue 01:28
    Track
    16
    Title
    IV. Gigue
    Duration
    01:28
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  47. 17 I. Allemande 05:27
    Track
    17
    Title
    I. Allemande
    Duration
    05:27
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  48. 18 II. Gigue 01:11
    Track
    18
    Title
    II. Gigue
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  49. 19 III. Courante 01:16
    Track
    19
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  50. 20 IV. Sarabande 02:03
    Track
    20
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  51. 21 I. Allemande - II. Double 05:14
    Track
    21
    Title
    I. Allemande - II. Double
    Duration
    05:14
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  52. 22 III. Courante 01:05
    Track
    22
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    01:05
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  53. 23 IV. Sarabande - V. Double 01:24
    Track
    23
    Title
    IV. Sarabande - V. Double
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  54. 24 VI. Gigue 01:45
    Track
    24
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  55. 25 I. Allemande 04:31
    Track
    25
    Title
    I. Allemande
    Duration
    04:31
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  56. 26 II. Courante 02:55
    Track
    26
    Title
    II. Courante
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy
  57. 27 III. Sarabande 01:49
    Track
    27
    Title
    III. Sarabande
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Ludger Rémy