Massimo Marchese - 1611: Darkness & Light (2025)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 53:17 minutes | 653 MB
Classical | Label: Aulicus Classics, Official Digital Download
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 53:17 minutes | 653 MB
Classical | Label: Aulicus Classics, Official Digital Download
1611, an emblematic date in the history of the lute repertoire: in fact, in this year, Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger's Primo libro d'intavolatura di Lauto and Robert Ballard's Premier livre de luth came out in print. Kapsberger as well as Ballard, could justifiably be regarded as the offspring initiators of a more modern form of Suite, if we consider the pre-existing Renaissance forms, namely Pavana - Saltarello - Piva or Pavana - Saltarello of the early composer-lyricists as the earliest precursors of the genre. In the above-mentioned tablatures, one constantly finds an improvisational form (Toccata in Kapsberger, Entrée de Luth in Ballard) coupled with two dance forms: Gagliarda and Corrente in Kapsberger, Ballet, Courante and una sola Volte in Ballard. Nevertheless, the two authors proposed here present some peculiar differences in musical writing. Kapsberger shows a dual nature in the writing of the Toccatas: on the one hand presumably improvisational in the fast virtuosic runs contrasted with stretches of elevated and fine contrapuntal workmanship, also present at times in the dances; Ballard more linear-harmonic, inserted in a 'French' tradition of courtly elegance centred mainly on the dualism of the melody-bass lines. Referring to the title of this recording, we could compare Kapsberger to a painter like Caravaggio (shadow-light contrasts…): the use of harmonic-melodic formulas recalling precise 'rhetorical places' refers to an expressiveness made of contrasts: sudden bursts of energy, followed or preceded by relaxed moments of stillness. Ballard on the other hand appears more restrained, more 'courteous'; we could, to continue the comparison with a different art, compare him to the portraiture of a Poussin.
Tracklist:
01. Entrée de Luth, Premiere Chant
02. Ballet Troisiesme
03. Courante de la Reyne Seconde
04. Courante Sixsiesme de la Reyne
05. Toccata 5
06. Gagliarda 8
07. Corrente 12
08. Entree de Luth, Premiere
09. Ballet de Manans
10. Courante Les Angeliques I Movement
11. Toccata 2
12. Gagliarda 2
13. Corrente 4
14. Entrée de Luth, Troisiesme
15. Ballet des Dieux
16. Premiere Volte
17. Courante De La Reyne, Dixiesme
18. Ballet I Premiere Chant
19. Toccata 1
20. Gagliarda 1
21. Corrente 1
22. Entrée De Luth, Cinquiesme
23. Ballet II Premiere Chant
24. Ballet III Premiere Chant
25. Courante Les Angeliques II Movement
foobar2000 v2.24.1 / DR Meter v0.7
log date: 2025-07-13 10:06:48
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Analyzed: Massimo Marchese / 1611 - Darkness & Light
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -2.28 dBFS -20.15 dBFS 1:51 01-Entrée de Luth, Premiere Chant
DR16 -1.69 dBFS -20.94 dBFS 2:01 02-Ballet Troisiesme
DR14 -0.26 dBFS -18.42 dBFS 2:16 03-Courante de la Reyne Seconde
DR13 -0.06 dBFS -15.62 dBFS 1:40 04-Courante Sixsiesme de la Reyne
DR14 0.00 dBFS -17.02 dBFS 4:33 05-Toccata 5
DR14 0.00 dBFS -16.20 dBFS 1:48 06-Gagliarda 8
DR13 -3.07 dBFS -19.64 dBFS 2:00 07-Corrente 12
DR12 0.00 dBFS -15.17 dBFS 1:52 08-Entree de Luth, Premiere
DR12 0.00 dBFS -14.60 dBFS 0:41 09-Ballet de Manans
DR13 0.00 dBFS -14.96 dBFS 2:09 10-Courante Les Angeliques I Movement
DR14 -1.35 dBFS -19.56 dBFS 3:35 11-Toccata 2
DR13 -2.92 dBFS -18.54 dBFS 1:25 12-Gagliarda 2
DR12 0.00 dBFS -14.81 dBFS 2:34 13-Corrente 4
DR13 0.00 dBFS -18.40 dBFS 1:25 14-Entrée de Luth, Troisiesme
DR13 -1.40 dBFS -17.90 dBFS 2:11 15-Ballet des Dieux
DR13 0.00 dBFS -15.72 dBFS 2:29 16-Premiere Volte
DR13 -0.28 dBFS -16.76 dBFS 1:20 17-Courante De La Reyne, Dixiesme
DR13 0.00 dBFS -15.07 dBFS 1:10 18-Ballet I Premiere Chant
DR14 -0.00 dBFS -18.18 dBFS 5:51 19-Toccata 1
DR14 0.00 dBFS -16.88 dBFS 2:26 20-Gagliarda 1
DR13 0.00 dBFS -15.08 dBFS 3:14 21-Corrente 1
DR14 0.00 dBFS -16.53 dBFS 1:15 22-Entrée De Luth, Cinquiesme
DR12 0.00 dBFS -14.93 dBFS 1:27 23-Ballet II Premiere Chant
DR13 -0.00 dBFS -15.89 dBFS 0:51 24-Ballet III Premiere Chant
DR12 -0.10 dBFS -15.72 dBFS 1:11 25-Courante Les Angeliques II Movement
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Number of tracks: 25
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 88200 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1688 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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log date: 2025-07-13 10:06:48
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Analyzed: Massimo Marchese / 1611 - Darkness & Light
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -2.28 dBFS -20.15 dBFS 1:51 01-Entrée de Luth, Premiere Chant
DR16 -1.69 dBFS -20.94 dBFS 2:01 02-Ballet Troisiesme
DR14 -0.26 dBFS -18.42 dBFS 2:16 03-Courante de la Reyne Seconde
DR13 -0.06 dBFS -15.62 dBFS 1:40 04-Courante Sixsiesme de la Reyne
DR14 0.00 dBFS -17.02 dBFS 4:33 05-Toccata 5
DR14 0.00 dBFS -16.20 dBFS 1:48 06-Gagliarda 8
DR13 -3.07 dBFS -19.64 dBFS 2:00 07-Corrente 12
DR12 0.00 dBFS -15.17 dBFS 1:52 08-Entree de Luth, Premiere
DR12 0.00 dBFS -14.60 dBFS 0:41 09-Ballet de Manans
DR13 0.00 dBFS -14.96 dBFS 2:09 10-Courante Les Angeliques I Movement
DR14 -1.35 dBFS -19.56 dBFS 3:35 11-Toccata 2
DR13 -2.92 dBFS -18.54 dBFS 1:25 12-Gagliarda 2
DR12 0.00 dBFS -14.81 dBFS 2:34 13-Corrente 4
DR13 0.00 dBFS -18.40 dBFS 1:25 14-Entrée de Luth, Troisiesme
DR13 -1.40 dBFS -17.90 dBFS 2:11 15-Ballet des Dieux
DR13 0.00 dBFS -15.72 dBFS 2:29 16-Premiere Volte
DR13 -0.28 dBFS -16.76 dBFS 1:20 17-Courante De La Reyne, Dixiesme
DR13 0.00 dBFS -15.07 dBFS 1:10 18-Ballet I Premiere Chant
DR14 -0.00 dBFS -18.18 dBFS 5:51 19-Toccata 1
DR14 0.00 dBFS -16.88 dBFS 2:26 20-Gagliarda 1
DR13 0.00 dBFS -15.08 dBFS 3:14 21-Corrente 1
DR14 0.00 dBFS -16.53 dBFS 1:15 22-Entrée De Luth, Cinquiesme
DR12 0.00 dBFS -14.93 dBFS 1:27 23-Ballet II Premiere Chant
DR13 -0.00 dBFS -15.89 dBFS 0:51 24-Ballet III Premiere Chant
DR12 -0.10 dBFS -15.72 dBFS 1:11 25-Courante Les Angeliques II Movement
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Number of tracks: 25
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 88200 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1688 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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