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Ronde de Saisons / Science Ficta
Olde Focus Recordings

Ronde de Saisons / Science Ficta

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Composer
Henri Casadesus, Ottorino Respighi, Camille Saint-Saens
Artist
Science Ficta, Caitlin Hedge, Kivie Cahn-Lipman, Loren Ludwig, Doug Balliett
Format
CD
Label
Olde Focus Recordings
Released
Feb 03, 2023
Catalog #
FCR922
UPC
767223520066

About

Encouraged by Camille Saint-Saëns, violist/composer Henri Casadesus founded the Société des Instruments Anciens in 1901. Casadesus played viola d'amore, his brother Marius played quinton, and additional Casadesus family members and friends played viols, keyboards, and plucked strings. Unlike other early period-instrument revivals, the Casadesus ensemble performed not only baroque pastiche, but also new works which they commissioned and composed for their rediscovered instruments. This disc presents the premiere recordings of music written in the first decades of the twentieth century by Henri Casadesus and Ottorino Respighi for a "quartet of viols."

Tracklist 13 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro moderato 05:24
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    05:24
    Composer
    Henri Casadesus
    Ensemble
    Science Ficta
  2. 2 II. Scherzando vivo 02:31
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Scherzando vivo
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Henri Casadesus
    Ensemble
    Science Ficta
  3. 3 III. Choral 04:21
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Choral
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Henri Casadesus
    Ensemble
    Science Ficta
  4. 4 IV. Final: Allegro molto 03:45
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Final: Allegro molto
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Henri Casadesus
    Ensemble
    Science Ficta
  5. 5 I. Adagio - Allegro moderato 03:42
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Adagio - Allegro moderato
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Ensemble
    Science Ficta
  6. 6 II. Minuetto 03:20
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Minuetto
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Ensemble
    Science Ficta
  7. 7 III. Largo 02:29
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Largo
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Ensemble
    Science Ficta
  8. 8 IV. Tambourin 02:42
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Tambourin
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Ensemble
    Science Ficta
  9. 9 Le papillon et l'étoile (arr. K. Cahn-Lipman for voice, recorder and chamber ensemble) 03:33
    Track
    9
    Title
    Le papillon et l'étoile (arr. K. Cahn-Lipman for voice, recorder and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Ensemble
    Freelance Nun, Science Ficta
  10. 10 I. Le Printemps: Allegro molto moderato dolce 06:02
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Le Printemps: Allegro molto moderato dolce
    Duration
    06:02
    Composer
    Henri Casadesus
    Ensemble
    Science Ficta
  11. 11 II. L'Été: Intermezzo - Allegro moderato 04:35
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. L'Été: Intermezzo - Allegro moderato
    Duration
    04:35
    Composer
    Henri Casadesus
    Ensemble
    Science Ficta
  12. 12 III. L'Automne: Molto adagio 05:31
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. L'Automne: Molto adagio
    Duration
    05:31
    Composer
    Henri Casadesus
    Ensemble
    Science Ficta
  13. 13 IV. L'Hiver: Allegro molto marcato 05:57
    Track
    13
    Title
    IV. L'Hiver: Allegro molto marcato
    Duration
    05:57
    Composer
    Henri Casadesus
    Ensemble
    Science Ficta