Purcell: Suites for Harpsichord / Rzetecka-Niewiadomska

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Label
DUX
Release Date
April 20, 2018
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      PURCELL, HENRY
    • PERFORMER
      Ewa Rzetecka-Niewiadomska
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 20, 2018
    • UPC
      5902547014371
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      DUX1437
    • LABEL
      DUX
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Prélude

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Performer: Ewa Rzetecka-Niewiadomska

    2. II. Almand

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Performer: Ewa Rzetecka-Niewiadomska

    3. III. Corant

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Performer: Ewa Rzetecka-Niewiadomska

    4. IV. Minuet

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Performer: Ewa Rzetecka-Niewiadomska

    5. I. Prélude

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Performer: Ewa Rzetecka-Niewiadomska

    6. II. Almand

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Performer: Ewa Rzetecka-Niewiadomska

    7. III. Corant

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Performer: Ewa Rzetecka-Niewiadomska

    8. IV. Saraband

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Performer: Ewa Rzetecka-Niewiadomska

    9. I. Prélude

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Performer: Ewa Rzetecka-Niewiadomska

    10. II. Almand

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Performer: Ewa Rzetecka-Niewiadomska

    11. III. Courante

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Performer: Ewa Rzetecka-Niewiadomska

    12. I. Prélude

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Performer: Ewa Rzetecka-Niewiadomska

    13. II. Almand

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Performer: Ewa Rzetecka-Niewiadomska

    14. III. Corant

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Performer: Ewa Rzetecka-Niewiadomska

    15. IV. Saraband

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Performer: Ewa Rzetecka-Niewiadomska

    16. I. Prélude

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Performer: Ewa Rzetecka-Niewiadomska

    17. II. Almand

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Performer: Ewa Rzetecka-Niewiadomska

    18. III. Corant

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Performer: Ewa Rzetecka-Niewiadomska

    19. IV. Saraband

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Performer: Ewa Rzetecka-Niewiadomska

    20. I. Prélude

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Performer: Ewa Rzetecka-Niewiadomska

    21. II. Almand

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Performer: Ewa Rzetecka-Niewiadomska

    22. III. Hornpipe

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Performer: Ewa Rzetecka-Niewiadomska

    23. I. Almand Bell-barr

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Performer: Ewa Rzetecka-Niewiadomska

    24. II. Corant

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Performer: Ewa Rzetecka-Niewiadomska

    25. III. Hornpipe

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Performer: Ewa Rzetecka-Niewiadomska

    26. I. Prélude

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Performer: Ewa Rzetecka-Niewiadomska

    27. II. Almand

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Performer: Ewa Rzetecka-Niewiadomska

    28. III. Courante

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Performer: Ewa Rzetecka-Niewiadomska

    29. IV. Minuet

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Performer: Ewa Rzetecka-Niewiadomska


The music of the English Virginalists (virginal is a smaller variety of harpsichord) dating back to the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries served as an inspiration for the French harpsichord style, which, after several years, returned to Great Britain. It was adopted in such a mature form by the most outstanding composer born in England. Henry Purcell, conscious of the music's sources, enriched it with subsequent references to native musical traditions and with his own original compositional technique. The extremely meticulous interpretations of eight harpsichord suites by Purcell, performed by Ewa Rzetecka-Niewiadomska, convincingly confirm the artistry and aesthetic value of these compositions, with plenty of charm and stylistic treats, which, due to extra-musical reasons, are on the margin of the mainstream of the history of music.