The Parley of Instruments - Georg Muffat: Armonico Tributo (1989)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 347 Mb | Total time: 59:12 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Hyperion | # CDA66032 | Recorded: 1981
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 347 Mb | Total time: 59:12 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Hyperion | # CDA66032 | Recorded: 1981
These five sonatas which form the Armonico Tributo make the best possible case for Georg Muffat as a composer of the first rank. He apparently drew together the French, German and Italian styles in a way that was unprecedented, and the result is surprisingly moving and brilliant, likely to make new listeners wonder: Muffat where have you been all of my life? In fact it is deeply seductive, often with beautiful harmonies and exquisite grace notes that really get under the skin in this fantastic ambiance. They are in effect like double violin sonatas with a small chamber accompaniment in which each part is taken by one instrument. Roy Goodman leads with aplomb in a period style that has no lack of emotional weight, and contributes a useful note that puts this neglected name into the context of his time, being born 40 years before Bach.