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Oswald, J.C. Bach, Geminiani et al.: The Galant David Rizzio / Makaris
Olde Focus Recordings

Oswald, J.C. Bach, Geminiani et al.: The Galant David Rizzio / Makaris

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Details

Composer
James Oswald
Artist
Makaris, Fiona Gillespie
Format
CD
Label
Olde Focus Recordings
Released
Jul 08, 2022
Catalog #
FCR921
UPC
767223520035

About

In the early eighteenth century, a number of the most popular traditional Scottish songs were bizarrely attributed to David Rizzio, who more than 150 years earlier had been brutally murdered while serving as secretary to Mary, Queen of Scots. For their second recording on Olde Focus, Celtic HiP ensemble Makaris explores arrangements of the "Rizzio melodies" by galant-era composers including Francesco Geminiani, Johann Christian Bach, and James Oswald. MAKARIS formed in 2018 and the following year released its first album, Wisps in the Dell, to critical international acclaim. (“Absolutely wonderful ... one of the very best releases of 2019” (MusicWeb International); “Marvelous ... Highly recommended” (Fanfare); “Delightful ... a winning combination” (Early Music Review.) The ensemble’s second recording was the EP Tam Lin, a modern fairytale folk opera composed by Fiona Gillespie and Elliot Cole.

Tracklist 27 tracks

  1. 1 The Broom of Cowdenknows, W. LH2 02:52
    Track
    1
    Title
    The Broom of Cowdenknows, W. LH2
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Johann Christian Bach
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  2. 2 A Collection of Curious Scots Tunes, Vol. 2: Black Eagle (attrib. to D. Rizzio) - Drouth 01:50
    Track
    2
    Title
    A Collection of Curious Scots Tunes, Vol. 2: Black Eagle (attrib. to D. Rizzio) - Drouth
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    James Oswald
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  3. 3 Down the Burn Davie [Orpheus Caledonius, 1726] (attrib. to D. Rizzio) (arr. J. Campbell and W. Thomson for voice and chamber ensemble) 02:01
    Track
    3
    Title
    Down the Burn Davie [Orpheus Caledonius, 1726] (attrib. to D. Rizzio) (arr. J. Campbell and W. Thomson for voice and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  4. 4 A Treatise of Good Taste in the Art of Musick: Song No. 1. The Lass of Peaty’s Mill (attrib. to D. Rizzio) 02:28
    Track
    4
    Title
    A Treatise of Good Taste in the Art of Musick: Song No. 1. The Lass of Peaty’s Mill (attrib. to D. Rizzio)
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Francesco Geminiani
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  5. 5 Pinkie House [The Musical Miscellany, 1731] (attrib. to D. Rizzio) (arr. C. McLean for chamber ensemble) 03:45
    Track
    5
    Title
    Pinkie House [The Musical Miscellany, 1731] (attrib. to D. Rizzio) (arr. C. McLean for chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  6. 6 Roslin Castle [Scots Musical Museum, 1839] (attrib. to J. Oswald) (arr. P. Urbani for voice and chamber ensemble) 02:46
    Track
    6
    Title
    Roslin Castle [Scots Musical Museum, 1839] (attrib. to J. Oswald) (arr. P. Urbani for voice and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  7. 7 Fickle Jenny [Apollo's Cabinet, 1725] (attrib. to D. Rizzio) 02:25
    Track
    7
    Title
    Fickle Jenny [Apollo's Cabinet, 1725] (attrib. to D. Rizzio)
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  8. 8 A Collection of Curious Scots Tunes, Vol. 2: The Lowlands of Holland - Gigg - Musical Miscellany: Leslie's March (attrib. to D. Rizzio) 02:14
    Track
    8
    Title
    A Collection of Curious Scots Tunes, Vol. 2: The Lowlands of Holland - Gigg - Musical Miscellany: Leslie's March (attrib. to D. Rizzio)
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    James Oswald
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  9. 9 Beneath a Beech's Grateful Shade [Musical Miscellany, 1731] (attrib. to D. Rizzio) (arr. W. McGibbon for voice and chamber ensemble) 01:56
    Track
    9
    Title
    Beneath a Beech's Grateful Shade [Musical Miscellany, 1731] (attrib. to D. Rizzio) (arr. W. McGibbon for voice and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  10. 10 Push About the Brisk Bowl 01:51
    Track
    10
    Title
    Push About the Brisk Bowl
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    James Oswald
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  11. 11 Violin Sonata in A Major, Op. 2, No. 9: III. Scozzese 01:58
    Track
    11
    Title
    Violin Sonata in A Major, Op. 2, No. 9: III. Scozzese
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Francesco Maria Veracini
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  12. 12 Braes of Ballanden (Beneath a green shade), W. LH1 07:28
    Track
    12
    Title
    Braes of Ballanden (Beneath a green shade), W. LH1
    Duration
    07:28
    Composer
    Johann Christian Bach
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  13. 13 The Bush Aboon Traquair [Orpheus Caledonius, 1726] (attrib. to D. Rizzio) (arr. A. Munro and W. Shield for voice and chamber ensemble) 01:16
    Track
    13
    Title
    The Bush Aboon Traquair [Orpheus Caledonius, 1726] (attrib. to D. Rizzio) (arr. A. Munro and W. Shield for voice and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  14. 14 The Yellow-Hair'd Laddie [Thoughts and Prose in Verse, Started in His Walks, 1780] (attrib. to D. Rizzio) (arr. B. Thumoth for chamber ensemble) 02:07
    Track
    14
    Title
    The Yellow-Hair'd Laddie [Thoughts and Prose in Verse, Started in His Walks, 1780] (attrib. to D. Rizzio) (arr. B. Thumoth for chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  15. 15 Auld Rob Morris [Orpheus Caledonius, 1726] (attrib. to D. Rizzio) (arr. G. Francesco and S. Armold for voice and chamber ensembe) 01:58
    Track
    15
    Title
    Auld Rob Morris [Orpheus Caledonius, 1726] (attrib. to D. Rizzio) (arr. G. Francesco and S. Armold for voice and chamber ensembe)
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  16. 16 An Thou Were My Ain Thing [Orpheus Caledonius, 1726] (attrib. to D. Rizzio) (arr. D. Corri and F. Peacock for voice and chamber ensemble) 03:13
    Track
    16
    Title
    An Thou Were My Ain Thing [Orpheus Caledonius, 1726] (attrib. to D. Rizzio) (arr. D. Corri and F. Peacock for voice and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  17. 17 A Collection of Curious Scots Tunes, Vol. 2: The Last Time I Came O'er the Moor (attrib. to D. Rizzio) - A Treatise of Good Taste in the Art of Musick: No. 3. The Last Time I Came o'er the Moor 03:24
    Track
    17
    Title
    A Collection of Curious Scots Tunes, Vol. 2: The Last Time I Came O'er the Moor (attrib. to D. Rizzio) - A Treatise of Good Taste in the Art of Musick: No. 3. The Last Time I Came o'er the Moor
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    James Oswald, Francesco Geminiani
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  18. 18 A Highland Battle 06:54
    Track
    18
    Title
    A Highland Battle
    Duration
    06:54
    Composer
    James Oswald
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  19. 19 Flowers of Edinburgh, Hob.XXXIa:90bis (arr. C. Hedge for voice and chamber ensemble) 01:56
    Track
    19
    Title
    Flowers of Edinburgh, Hob.XXXIa:90bis (arr. C. Hedge for voice and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  20. 20 A Collection of Curious Scots Tunes, Vol. 2: William's Ghost (attrib. to D. Rizzio) (arr. D. Balliett and P. Morton for chamber ensemble) 03:05
    Track
    20
    Title
    A Collection of Curious Scots Tunes, Vol. 2: William's Ghost (attrib. to D. Rizzio) (arr. D. Balliett and P. Morton for chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    James Oswald
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  21. 21 Love in Low Life (arr. C. Hedge for voice and chamber ensemble) 02:09
    Track
    21
    Title
    Love in Low Life (arr. C. Hedge for voice and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    James Oswald
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  22. 22 The Boatman [Orpheus Caledonius, 1726] (attrib. to D. Rizzio) (arr. Manami Mizumoto for voice and chamber ensemble) 02:26
    Track
    22
    Title
    The Boatman [Orpheus Caledonius, 1726] (attrib. to D. Rizzio) (arr. Manami Mizumoto for voice and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  23. 23 The Cock-Laird [Orpheus Caledonius, 1726] (attrib. to D. Rizzio) (arr. D. Balliett for voice and chamber ensemble) 03:22
    Track
    23
    Title
    The Cock-Laird [Orpheus Caledonius, 1726] (attrib. to D. Rizzio) (arr. D. Balliett for voice and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  24. 24 Peggy, I Must Love Thee [A Collection of Curious Scots Tunes, Vol. 2, 1743] (attrib. to D. Rizzio) (arr. A. Craig and E. Figg for chamber ensemble) 02:28
    Track
    24
    Title
    Peggy, I Must Love Thee [A Collection of Curious Scots Tunes, Vol. 2, 1743] (attrib. to D. Rizzio) (arr. A. Craig and E. Figg for chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  25. 25 Bessy Bell and Mary Gray [Orpheus Caledonius, 1726] (attrib. to D. Rizzio) (arr. F. Gillespie, W. McGibbon, P. Morton and J. Oswald for voice and chamber ensemble) 03:01
    Track
    25
    Title
    Bessy Bell and Mary Gray [Orpheus Caledonius, 1726] (attrib. to D. Rizzio) (arr. F. Gillespie, W. McGibbon, P. Morton and J. Oswald for voice and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  26. 26 Queen Mab: Fairy Dance I - Fairy Dance II - The Last Dance 02:06
    Track
    26
    Title
    Queen Mab: Fairy Dance I - Fairy Dance II - The Last Dance
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    James Oswald
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  27. 27 Let Us with a Gladsome Mind 00:52
    Track
    27
    Title
    Let Us with a Gladsome Mind
    Duration
    00:52
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Makaris