Isabelle Faust - Telemann: Violin Concertos, Overture, Suite, Fantasie - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Ménestrel-the Canadian early music ensemble of soprano-violinist Janelle Lucyk and tenor-lutenist Kerry Bursey-mix ancient repertoire with Canadian oral folk traditions. In an age defined by acceleration and artifice, their debut album, Ménestrel, reaches backward, not to escape the modern world, but to examine it's emotional roots. They gather songs drawn from several centuries and traditions, from the luminous melancholy of John Dowland to the ardent intimacy of Barbara Strozzi, from the refined contours of French Renaissance chanson to the rugged sincerity of Celtic and English folk ballads.The name ménestrel refers to the medieval minstrel, a musician who moved between written and oral traditions and carried songs across regions and generations. Janelle and Kerry draw on that lineage as they bring early music and folk repertoire into close conversation. Their approach highlights the continuity between these traditions, focusing on clarity, text, and the shared expressiveness that links courtly song with vernacular melody.Formed in 2019, Ménestrel bridges historical performance and Canadian oral folk traditions, and the ensemble has given performances and collaborated with singers and choirs in all of Canada's 13 provinces and territories. Janelle Lucyk is a singer and producer among an emerging generation of Canadian artists specializing in early music and historically informed performance, taking ideas from conception to the stage. Kerry Bursey is a tenor and plucked string instrumentalist whose voice is appreciated for it's luminous quality, and as a sought-after lutenist, he is also invested in the rare practice of self-accompaniment in early and folk music of northwestern traditions. Their concerts aim to demystify early music, juxtaposing it next to folk songs, which are songs of the people.

Locatelli was one of the most impressive violin virtuosos of the first half of the eighteenth century. Considered today as a sort of Baroque Paganini, he left picturesque, colorful, strikingly modern pieces for his instrument. A few years after a Mozart collaboration that earned them worldwide acclaim, Isabelle Faust and the musicians of Il Giardino Armonico bring out the full narrative intensity of these concertos, worthy of the operatic stage. Album Tracks 1. Locatelli Concerto Grosso in C minor, Op.1 No.11 II. Allemanda. Allegro 2. Locatelli Concerto Grosso in C minor, Op.1 No.11 III. Sarabanda. Largo 3. Locatelli Concerto Grosso in C minor, Op.1 No.11 IV. Giga. Allegro 4. Locatelli Violin Concerto in a Major, Op.3 No.11 I. Allegro 5. Locatelli Violin Concerto in a Major, Op.3 No.11 II. Largo 6. Locatelli Violin Concerto in a Major, Op.3 No.11 III. Andante 7. Locatelli Concerto Grosso in E-Flat Major, Op.7 No.6 InchIl Pianto D'ariannaInch I. Andante - Allegro - Adagio - Andante - Allegro 8. Locatelli Concerto Grosso in E-Flat Major, Op.7 No.6 InchIl Pianto D'ariannaInch II. Largo 9. Locatelli Concerto Grosso in E-Flat Major, Op.7 No.6 InchIl Pianto D'ariannaInch III. Largo Andante 10. Locatelli Concerto Grosso in E-Flat Major, Op.7 No.6 InchIl Pianto D'ariannaInch IV. Grave 11. Locatelli Concerto Grosso in E-Flat Major, Op.7 No.6 InchIl Pianto D'ariannaInch V. Allegro 12. Locatelli Concerto Grosso in E-Flat Major, Op.7 No.6 InchIl Pianto D'ariannaInch VI. Largo 13. Locatelli Violin Concerto in C minor, Op.3 No.2 I. Andante 14. Locatelli Violin Concerto in C minor, Op.3 No.2 II. Largo 15. Locatelli Violin Concerto in C minor, Op.3 No.2 III. Andante 16. Locatelli Concerto Grosso in F minor, Op.1 No.8 VI. Pastorale. Largo Andante

Following on from their recording of the sonatas for violin and obbligato harpsichord, Isabelle Faust and Kristian Bezuidenhout are now joined by Kristin von der Goltz for an exploration of the wonderful pieces Bach composed for violin and basso continuo. They reveal the full the elegance and poetry of these rarely recorded works. Album Tracks 1. Bach Sonata for Violin and Continuo in E minor, BWV 1023 I 2. Bach Sonata for Violin and Continuo in E minor, BWV 1023 II. Adagio Ma Non Tanto 3. Bach Sonata for Violin and Continuo in E minor, BWV 1023 III. Allemande 4. Bach Sonata for Violin and Continuo in E minor, BWV 1023 IV. Gigue 5. Bach Sonata for Violin and Continuo in G Major, BWV 1021 I. Adagio 6. Bach Sonata for Violin and Continuo in G Major, BWV 1021 II. Vivace 7. Bach Sonata for Violin and Continuo in G Major, BWV 1021 III. Largo 8. Bach Sonata for Violin and Continuo in G Major, BWV 1021 IV. Presto 9. Bach Sonata for Violin and Continuo in C minor, BWV 1024 I. Adagio 10. Bach Sonata for Violin and Continuo in C minor, BWV 1024 II. Presto 11. Bach Sonata for Violin and Continuo in C minor, BWV 1024 III. Affettuoso 12. Bach Sonata for Violin and Continuo in C minor, BWV 1024 IV. Vivace 13. Bach Sonata for Violin and Obbligato Harpsichord in G Major, BWV 1019A (Early Version) Cantabile, Ma Un Poco Adagio 14. Bach Sonata for Violin and Obbligato Harpsichord in G Major, BWV 1019A (Early Version) Adagio 15. Bach Sonata for Violin and Obbligato Harpsichord in G Major, BWV 1019A (Early Version) Violino Solo E Basso L'accompagnato 16. Bach Fugue for Violin and Continuo in G minor, BWV 1026 17. Bach Sonata for Violin and Obbligato Harpsichord in G minor, BWV 1029 I. Vivace 18. Bach Sonata for Violin and Obbligato Harpsichord in G minor, BWV 1029 II. Adagio 19. Bach Sonata for Violin and Obblig