The Mad Lover
Thomas Dunford, Théotime Langlois de Swarte
- Artist
- Thomas Dunford, Théotime Langlois de Swarte
- Label
- Harmonia Mundi
- Catalog number
- HMM 902305
- Released
- 2020
- Country
- Europe
- Format
- Album
- Barcode
- 3149020941942
What’s on it
The Mad Lover has 40 tracks.
- John Eccles (Ca. 1668-1735)
- 1Ground From The Mad Lover Suite (Aire V), Incidental Music (Motteux, After Fletcher)
- Daniel Purcell (Ca. 1664-1717) - Sonata Sesta For Violino Solo (Six Sonatas Or Solos, London, John Walsh, 1698)
- 2I. Adagio
- 3II. Allegro
- 4III. Adagio
- 5VI. Allegro
- 6Improvisation For Solo Lute
- Nicola Matteis (Ca. 1650-Ca. 1714)
- 7Variations On La Folia (Division On A Ground)
- Young Nicola Matteis (Late 1670s-1737)
- 8Fantasia In A Minor/ En La Mineur (2 Fantasias For Violin Solo, 1700-1720,D-DI,Mus.2045-R-1)
- Nicola Matteis
- 9Sarabanda Amarosa, Suite in A Minor/ En La Mineur (Ayres For The Violin (...), Book I, Ca. 1676)
- 10Diverse Bizzarie Sopra La Vecchia Sarabanda O Pur Ciaccona From The Suite In C Major/ Tiré De La Suite En Do Majeur (Ayres For The Violin (...), Book I, Ca. 1676)
- Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
- 11Prelude In G Minor/ En Sol Mineur, Zn, 773 (Select Preludes & Vollentarys For The Violin (...), London, John Walsh, 1705)
- Henry Eccles (Ca. 1680- Ca. 1740) - Sonata Undecima In G Minor/ En Sol Mineur (premier Livre de Sonates A Violon Seul Et La Basse, N°11, Chez Foucault, Grégoire,L'Auteur, Paris, 1720)
- 12I. Grave
- 13II. Corrente
- 14III. Adagio
- 15IV. Vivace
- Nicola Matteis - Suite In G Major/ En Sol majeur (Ayres For the Violin (...), Book II, Ca. 1676)
- 16I. Preludio
- 17II. Musica/ Grave
- 18III. Sarabanda
- 19IV. Aria Burlesca
- 20V. Capriccio
- 21VI. Giga Al genio turchesco
- Henry Eccles - Sonata Quinta In E Minor/ En Mi Mineur (Premier Livre De Sonates à Violon Seul Et La Basse (...), Paris, 1720)
- 22I. Andante
- 23II. Corrente
- 24III. Largo
- 25IV. Presto
- Young Nicola Matteis
- 26Fantasia In C Minor/ En Do Mineur 'Con discretione'(2 Fantasias For Violin Solo, 1700-1720, D-DI, Mus.2045-R-1)
- Henry Eccles
- 27A New division Upon The Ground bass of John Come And Kiss Me(The Division Violin, London, John Playford, 1684)
- John Eccles
- 28Ground From The Mad Lover suite (Aire III), Incidental Music (Motteux, after Fletcher)
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Where it came from
Released in 2020 on the Harmonia Mundi label, The Mad Lover represents a focused collaboration between lutenist Thomas Dunford and violinist Théotime Langlois de Swarte. The album explores the 17th-century English fascination with melancholia, featuring works by composers such as John Eccles, Henry Purcell, and Gottfried Finger. The project was conceived as an intimate dialogue between the lute and the violin, emphasizing the expressive potential of the English Baroque repertoire.
The album was recorded at the Philharmonie de Paris, capturing a clarity intended to highlight the nuanced interplay between the two instrumentalists. Upon its release, it was noted for its technical precision and the performers' ability to balance historical sensitivity with a modern, dynamic interpretative style. It garnered critical praise for revitalizing lesser-known instrumental pieces and was widely regarded as a significant contribution to the historically informed performance movement of the early 2020s.
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