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Muffat: Componimenti Musicali per il cembalo (1739) / Loreggian
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Muffat: Componimenti Musicali per il cembalo (1739) / Loreggian

Contemporary Virtuosic Serene Spiritual Harpsichord Organ
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Details

Composer
Gottlieb Muffat
Artist
Roberto Loreggian
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Feb 16, 2024
Catalog #
BRI96340
UPC
5028421963402

About

Gottlieb Muffat’s oeuvre, dedicated almost in its entirety to keyboard instruments and skilfully straddling the stile antico and stile moderno, deserves more detailed attention than it has ever been afforded. The majority of sources containing music by Muffat are unpublished, with only two collections published at the composer’s own behest during his years in the Emperor’s service in Vienna. One of these is the Componimenti Musicali per il Cembalo (Augsburg, 1739).

This collection contains 6 Suites and a Ciacona with 38 variations for solo harpsichord. The composer describes these seven works as capricci or galanterie to be performed in the stile moderno and to suit modern tastes. Although arranged in the conventional order of Allemande–Courante–Sarabande–Gigue, Muffat also added various optional dances, displaying no shortage of innovation. The first movements are introductory in nature, often fugal in form and varying in style and pace: Ouverture (Suites 1 and 5), Prelude (Suite 2) and Fantaisie (Suites 3, 4 and 6). The seventh piece in the collection, the Ciacona con 38 Variazioni, is a special case. As Christopher Hogwood suggests in his introduction to the modern edition (Orpheus, 2009), the Ciacona could be another tribute to the imperial family, as the number of variations matches the age Charles VI’s niece, Maria Amalia, would have been on 22 October 1739.

Muffat’s interest in contemporary harpsichord composition is most clearly evident in his transcription and reinterpretation of works by George Frideric Handel, based on a manuscript copy of the Suites des pièces pour le clavecin he held in his library. Muffat reworked the suites in Handel’s collection, suggesting new ornamentation, distributing the notes differently between the hands, changing the clefs and sometimes note values, and adding slurs and cadenzas. He then applied everything he had observed while rewriting Handel’s suites to his own Componimenti musicali: including a table of ornaments, which the composer asks be played with ‘art and discretion’; he considers the positioning of the player’s hands on the keyboard in his writing and avoids using multiple clefs on one line to prevent confusion; he describes the optimum way to use the thumb for accidentals; and he provides the correct technical interpretation of trills and slurs.

Study of the Componimenti reveals what could be defined as a pedagogical intent, as well as a clear desire to make the score unambiguous and accessible by means of his introductory instructions. The collection contributed greatly to setting a new benchmark for keyboard writing in the lands of the Viennese Empire.

Tracklist 52 tracks

  1. 1 I. Overture: Alla breve, ma tempo - Moderato - Fuga: Allegretto - Adagio, R. 85 03:17
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Overture: Alla breve, ma tempo - Moderato - Fuga: Allegretto - Adagio, R. 85
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  2. 2 II. Allemande: Affettuoso, R. 86 03:23
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allemande: Affettuoso, R. 86
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  3. 3 III. Courante, R. 87 02:05
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Courante, R. 87
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  4. 4 IV. Air, R. 88 02:26
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Air, R. 88
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  5. 5 V. Rigaudon, R. 89 00:49
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Rigaudon, R. 89
    Duration
    00:49
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  6. 6 VI. Menuet et trio, R. 90 02:28
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Menuet et trio, R. 90
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  7. 7 VII. Adagio, R. 91 01:02
    Track
    7
    Title
    VII. Adagio, R. 91
    Duration
    01:02
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  8. 8 VIII. Finale: Allegro, R. 92 01:49
    Track
    8
    Title
    VIII. Finale: Allegro, R. 92
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  9. 9 I. Prelude: Tempo giusto - Allegretto - Adagio, R. 93 02:46
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Prelude: Tempo giusto - Allegretto - Adagio, R. 93
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  10. 10 II. Allemande: Affettuoso, R. 94 03:08
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Allemande: Affettuoso, R. 94
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  11. 11 III. Courante, R. 95 02:27
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Courante, R. 95
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  12. 12 IV. Sarabande, R. 96 03:03
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Sarabande, R. 96
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  13. 13 V. Bouree, R. 97 00:59
    Track
    13
    Title
    V. Bouree, R. 97
    Duration
    00:59
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  14. 14 VI. Menuet, R. 98 03:03
    Track
    14
    Title
    VI. Menuet, R. 98
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  15. 15 VII. Fantaisie: Allegro, R. 99 01:44
    Track
    15
    Title
    VII. Fantaisie: Allegro, R. 99
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  16. 16 VIII. Gigue, R. 100 02:10
    Track
    16
    Title
    VIII. Gigue, R. 100
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  17. 17 I. Fantaisie: Grave - Vivace, R. 101 02:21
    Track
    17
    Title
    I. Fantaisie: Grave - Vivace, R. 101
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  18. 18 II. Allemande: Affettuoso, R. 102 04:28
    Track
    18
    Title
    II. Allemande: Affettuoso, R. 102
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  19. 19 III. Courante, R. 103 02:22
    Track
    19
    Title
    III. Courante, R. 103
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  20. 20 IV. Sarabande: Adagio assai, R. 104 03:53
    Track
    20
    Title
    IV. Sarabande: Adagio assai, R. 104
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  21. 21 V. Menuet, R. 105 01:11
    Track
    21
    Title
    V. Menuet, R. 105
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  22. 22 VI. Rigaudon Bizarre: Spirituoso, R. 106 02:10
    Track
    22
    Title
    VI. Rigaudon Bizarre: Spirituoso, R. 106
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  23. 23 VII. Air: Affettuoso, R. 107 02:40
    Track
    23
    Title
    VII. Air: Affettuoso, R. 107
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  24. 24 VIII. Finale: Spirituoso, R. 108 02:41
    Track
    24
    Title
    VIII. Finale: Spirituoso, R. 108
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  25. 25 I. Fantaisie: Tempo giusto - Adagio - Fuga a quatro: spiritoso, R. 109 05:15
    Track
    25
    Title
    I. Fantaisie: Tempo giusto - Adagio - Fuga a quatro: spiritoso, R. 109
    Duration
    05:15
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  26. 26 II. Allemande: Affettuoso, R. 110 02:14
    Track
    26
    Title
    II. Allemande: Affettuoso, R. 110
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  27. 27 III. Courante, R. 111 02:09
    Track
    27
    Title
    III. Courante, R. 111
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  28. 28 IV. Sarabande, R. 112 03:08
    Track
    28
    Title
    IV. Sarabande, R. 112
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  29. 29 V. La Hardiesse: Allegro, R. 113 02:13
    Track
    29
    Title
    V. La Hardiesse: Allegro, R. 113
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  30. 30 VI. Menuet I - II, R. 114 03:04
    Track
    30
    Title
    VI. Menuet I - II, R. 114
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  31. 31 VII. Air: Cantabile, R. 115 02:45
    Track
    31
    Title
    VII. Air: Cantabile, R. 115
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  32. 32 VIII. Hornpipe: Spiritoso, R. 116 02:31
    Track
    32
    Title
    VIII. Hornpipe: Spiritoso, R. 116
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  33. 33 IX. Gigue: Allegro assai, R. 117 01:42
    Track
    33
    Title
    IX. Gigue: Allegro assai, R. 117
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  34. 34 I. Overture: Allegretto - Vivace, R. 118 02:59
    Track
    34
    Title
    I. Overture: Allegretto - Vivace, R. 118
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  35. 35 II. Allemande: Affettuoso, R. 119 03:01
    Track
    35
    Title
    II. Allemande: Affettuoso, R. 119
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  36. 36 III. Courante, R. 120 01:50
    Track
    36
    Title
    III. Courante, R. 120
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  37. 37 IV. Sarabande, R. 121 03:00
    Track
    37
    Title
    IV. Sarabande, R. 121
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  38. 38 V. Menuet I, R. 122 01:05
    Track
    38
    Title
    V. Menuet I, R. 122
    Duration
    01:05
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  39. 39 VI. Rigaudon: Spiritoso, R. 123 01:24
    Track
    39
    Title
    VI. Rigaudon: Spiritoso, R. 123
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  40. 40 VII. Menuet II, R. 124 02:41
    Track
    40
    Title
    VII. Menuet II, R. 124
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  41. 41 VIII. Gigue, R. 125 01:16
    Track
    41
    Title
    VIII. Gigue, R. 125
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  42. 42 I. Fantaisie: Vivace - Adagio, R. 126 02:24
    Track
    42
    Title
    I. Fantaisie: Vivace - Adagio, R. 126
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  43. 43 I. Fuga a 4 tro. - Vivace, R. 126 02:28
    Track
    43
    Title
    I. Fuga a 4 tro. - Vivace, R. 126
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  44. 44 II. Allemande: Spirituoso, R. 127 02:30
    Track
    44
    Title
    II. Allemande: Spirituoso, R. 127
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  45. 45 III. Courante, R. 128 02:26
    Track
    45
    Title
    III. Courante, R. 128
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  46. 46 IV. Sarabande, R. 129 03:36
    Track
    46
    Title
    IV. Sarabande, R. 129
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  47. 47 V. La Coquette, R. 130 00:51
    Track
    47
    Title
    V. La Coquette, R. 130
    Duration
    00:51
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  48. 48 VI. Menuet, R. 131 02:30
    Track
    48
    Title
    VI. Menuet, R. 131
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  49. 49 VII. Air: Vivace, R. 132 01:41
    Track
    49
    Title
    VII. Air: Vivace, R. 132
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  50. 50 VIII. Gigue: Allegro, R. 133 02:50
    Track
    50
    Title
    VIII. Gigue: Allegro, R. 133
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  51. 51 IX. Menuet en Cornes de Chasse, R. 134 01:29
    Track
    51
    Title
    IX. Menuet en Cornes de Chasse, R. 134
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian
  52. 52 Ciacona 10:41
    Track
    52
    Title
    Ciacona
    Duration
    10:41
    Composer
    Gottlieb Muffat
    Performer
    Roberto Loreggian