Bach,J.S. / Hoppstock - Tilman Hoppstock Plays Cello Suites for Guitar - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

J.S. Bach - Suites for Cello 2 [COMPACT DISCS] date 03/31/2012

Variation means change, and especially in the realm of tones, this is a particularly popular means of creating developments. In the programme of the guitarist Tilman Hoppstock, there are works with the designation InchVariationInch as well as many others, such as InchDoubleInch, PassacagliaInch, InchMutazioneInch or InchCapriccioInch. At the same time, it also reflects the possibilities of variation through the ages, beginning with compositions from the Baroque with Froberger, Buxtehude and Bach, through the Classical period - Beethoven, Carulli and Matiegka -to Romantic guitar music by Willcocks and Tansman, to the InchGarden of DreamsInch by contemporary composer Karl-Wieland Kurz, who in turn spreads his InchmutationsInch over a Renaissance theme.

Trombone Grande / Wim Becu, Oltremontano / Becu / Frescobaldi / Fontana / Monteverdi. Composer Giovanni Martino Cesare, Gioseffo Guami, Mikolaj Zielenski, Giovanni Palestrina, Performer Wim Becu, Orchestra/Ensemble Oltremontano, Number of Discs 1. The music is sober and serious, mixing freeform fantasias (themselves a mix of recitative and dance movements) with instrumental canzonas, and arrangements of vocal material. The performances by Oltremontano are expert. Hearing anywhere from one to three sackbuts (alto, tenor, and bass) played together with ease at moderate speed with the occasional very quick run, as in Guami's L'accorta, is a treat. The sound is crisp, with enough room to give body to instrumental resonance, and the balance subtly adjusts for softer instruments. In short, this is a of largely Italianate material that should greatly please fans of the genre, and of the music from this period.