Boismortier, Geminiani, Dornel, Telemann, Fux
Parnassus Ensemble
- Artist
- Parnassus Ensemble
- Label
- Alpha (34)
- Catalog number
- DB 248
- Format
- LP
- Country
- Belgium
- Released
- 1976
- Genre
- Classical
What’s on it
Boismortier, Geminiani, Dornel, Telemann, Fux has 20 tracks.
- Joseph Bodin De Boismortier - Concerto En Mi Mineur Op. 37 Voor Blokfluit, Traverso, Hobo, Cello En Basso Continuo (Uit Cinq Sonates En Trio..., Paris 1732)
- A1Allegro
- A2Adagio
- A3Allegro
- Francesco Geminiani - Concerto In Re Maggiore Op. 2/4 Voor Twee Traverso's En Basso Continuo (Uit 6 Concerti Grossi, London, 1732)
- A4aAndante
- A4bAllegro
- A4cAdagio
- A4dAllegro
- Antoine Dornel - Sonate En Quatuor En Ré Mineur Voor Blokfluit, Traverso, Hobo En Basso Continuo (Uit Livre De Symphonies..., Paris, 1709)
- A5Sonate En Quatuor En Ré Mineur
- Georg Philipp Telemann - Triosonate E Moll Voor Traverso, Hobo En Basso Continuo (Uit Tafelmusik, 1733)
- B1Affetuoso
- B2Allegro
- B3Dolce
- B4Vivace
- Johann Joseph Fux - Sinfonia F Dur Voor Blokfluit, Hobo En Basso Continuo (Uit Concentus Musico-instrumentalis, Nürnberg, 1701)
- B5Adagio - Andante
- B6Allegro
- B7La Joie Des Fidels Sujets - Aria Italiana - Air Français - Les Ennemis Confus
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Where it came from
This recording, released by the Belgian label Alpha in 1976, captures the Parnassus Ensemble performing a selection of baroque chamber works by Boismortier, Geminiani, Dornel, Telemann, and Fux. The album reflects the mid-1970s movement toward historically informed performance, which sought to strip away the heavy romantic interpretations of the past in favor of a more transparent, period-conscious aesthetic using contemporary instrumental techniques.
The Parnassus Ensemble, founded in the early 1970s, earned a reputation for their rigorous research into baroque musical practices and their commitment to standardizing the sound of period-appropriate wind and string combinations. This release was praised during its era for its technical clarity and the ensemble's ability to balance the complex, contrapuntal textures of composers like Fux and Telemann with the more decorative, dance-like styles of the French baroque.
Alpha, the label responsible for this pressing, focused heavily on the preservation of early music and chamber repertoires that were often overlooked by major commercial labels. By choosing this diverse program, the ensemble and label aimed to demonstrate the versatility of the baroque chamber suite, moving fluidly between Italian influences and the structured elegance of the French school.
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