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Jollage: Premier livre de Pieces de Clavecin / De Luca
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Jollage: Premier livre de Pieces de Clavecin / De Luca

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Composer
Charles-Alexandre Jollage
Artist
Fernando De Luca
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Jun 23, 2023
Catalog #
BRI96773
UPC
5028421967738

About

A world-premiere recording of elegant, courtly French harpsichord suites by a forgotten name of the early 18th century. The early life and formation of Charles-Alexandre Jollage is shrouded in obscurity. By the time he enters the historical record in the 1720s, he had become organist for the King of Poland, Stanislas Leszcznski, at that time exiled to France and settled at the castle of Chambord in the Loire region of France. In 1733 Stanislas left Chambord for Warsaw where he claimed the throne of Poland; meanwhile Jollage seems to have settled in Paris, where his only known set of work was published in 1738, and dedicated to the Marquise of Clermont d’Amboise. After that point, it has been established with greater certainty that he remained in Paris as an organist, and died there in 1761. This ‘First Book’ of Jollage’s harpsichord works was never followed by a second, but the two suites therein have rewarded the investigation of Fernando De Luca, who has already revived the little-known harpsichord music of Christoph Graupner (96131) and Christophe Moyreau (96285) for Brilliant Classics. Jollage’s refined and elegant idiom reflects the predominant taste in France during the first half of the 18th century, enlivened throughout with touches of originality. Take, for example, the penultimate piece of the First Suite: L’italienne, which is written in an entirely contemporary style perhaps emulating Domenico Scarlatti and even resembling the sonatas of Haydn. In his booklet essay, Fernando De Luca makes a pertinent comparison between Jollage and the contemporary master Watteau. ‘By combining dance, music and painting, while suspending time and movement, Watteau captures a snapshot of human life… He combines lightness and tragedy to capture a fleeting moment. Jollage draws his creative lifeblood from the same source, while retaining all the characteristics of harpsichord music of his period.’ ‘A monumental enterprise… Listeners will want to dip in and out, perhaps taking one partita at a time, admiring both Graupner’s and De Luca’s facility and being rewarded with some attractive music confidently delivered.’ Early Music Review February 2022 (Graupner)

Tracklist 17 tracks

  1. 1 I. Courante 02:20
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Courante
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Charles-Alexandre Jollage
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  2. 2 II. La cheverny - Rondeau 05:31
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. La cheverny - Rondeau
    Duration
    05:31
    Composer
    Charles-Alexandre Jollage
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  3. 3 III. Le postillon - Rondeau 02:08
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Le postillon - Rondeau
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Charles-Alexandre Jollage
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  4. 4 IV. Seconde partie - Mineur 03:42
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Seconde partie - Mineur
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    Charles-Alexandre Jollage
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  5. 5 V. Les tendresses mutuelles 03:25
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Les tendresses mutuelles
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Charles-Alexandre Jollage
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  6. 6 VI. Menuet I-III 05:24
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Menuet I-III
    Duration
    05:24
    Composer
    Charles-Alexandre Jollage
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  7. 7 VII. La naïve - Rondeau 06:52
    Track
    7
    Title
    VII. La naïve - Rondeau
    Duration
    06:52
    Composer
    Charles-Alexandre Jollage
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  8. 8 VIII. L'italienne 04:39
    Track
    8
    Title
    VIII. L'italienne
    Duration
    04:39
    Composer
    Charles-Alexandre Jollage
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  9. 9 IX. La marais 07:05
    Track
    9
    Title
    IX. La marais
    Duration
    07:05
    Composer
    Charles-Alexandre Jollage
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  10. 10 I. La bonne amie - Rondeau 05:04
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. La bonne amie - Rondeau
    Duration
    05:04
    Composer
    Charles-Alexandre Jollage
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  11. 11 II. L'obstinée 04:46
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. L'obstinée
    Duration
    04:46
    Composer
    Charles-Alexandre Jollage
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  12. 12 III. La résolue - Rondeau 03:51
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. La résolue - Rondeau
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Charles-Alexandre Jollage
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  13. 13 IV. L'agitée - La tranquille - Rondeau 05:12
    Track
    13
    Title
    IV. L'agitée - La tranquille - Rondeau
    Duration
    05:12
    Composer
    Charles-Alexandre Jollage
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  14. 14 V. Tambourin I-III 03:50
    Track
    14
    Title
    V. Tambourin I-III
    Duration
    03:50
    Composer
    Charles-Alexandre Jollage
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  15. 15 VI. Gigue 03:25
    Track
    15
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Charles-Alexandre Jollage
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  16. 16 VII. Les caquets 06:42
    Track
    16
    Title
    VII. Les caquets
    Duration
    06:42
    Composer
    Charles-Alexandre Jollage
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  17. 17 VIII. L'utile 01:23
    Track
    17
    Title
    VIII. L'utile
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Charles-Alexandre Jollage
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca