It was between the publication of the Quatrième Livre de Pièces de Violes in 1717 and the Cinquième in 1725 that Marin Marais offered his public an exceptional collection of works that use both the violin and the viol.
These works are very different from the earlier viol pieces, from the instruments used to the works’ formal structures: they include a sonata inspired by Italian models marked à la marésienne (in Marais’ own style), a piece on a three note basso ostinato that evokes the peals of bells in a Parisian church, and an astonishing monument of a piece — La Gamme — that Marais described as an example of a small opera for instruments.
Scale Knitters
Fiona-Émilie Poupard, Violin
Marion Martineau, Bass Violin
Atsushi Sakai, Bass Viola
Magnus Andersson, Theorbo
Brice Sailly, Harpsichord
Tracklist
Please note that the below previews are loaded as 44.1 kHz / 16 bit.Total time: 01:07:56
Additional information
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| SKU | RIC471 |
| Qualities | DSD 512 fs, DSD 256 fs, DSD 128 fs, DSD 64 fs, DXD 24 Bit, WAV 192 kHz, FLAC 96 kHz |
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| Release Date | March 3, 2025 |
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I was delighted to find that The Scale Knitters have given us variety very different from the collections for viols. Included here are different styles of music (imagine!). We even have a sonata a sonata inspired by Italian models, a piece on a three note basso ostinato that evokes the peals of bells in a Parisian church, and an astonishing piece that Marais described as an example of a small opera for instruments.
This is a delightful recital and a delightful recording. Just listen to the playful interaction of instruments in the fourth movement of La Gamme en forme de petit Opéra, track 4. The sound quality is very good, perhaps a bit close for my tastes and a bit lacking in hall ambience, but overall very enjoyable. The growl of the two bass viols is simply delicious with their resonant gut strings.
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