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Nocturnal

Artist: Pascal Boels
$15.53
Format: CD
SKU: 2633500X  |  Barcode: 5028421970134

Description

Pavans and galliards by the Elizabethan master of melancholy, complemented by a new recording of Benjamin Britten's magnificent Nocturnal inspired by both Dowland's music and by the playing of Julian Bream. After the success of 'The Golden Age of the Guitar in Europe' (2CD, 96157), Brilliant Classics releases a second album by the French guitarist Pascal Boëls, a unique collection of music by 17th and 20th-century English masters. In a booklet introduction, the guitarist explains how he sees Dowland as 'a universal genius, eternal wanderer who - already! - knew how to rub shoulders with all facets of the human soul.' Pascal Boëls plays a personal selection of Dowland's piece originally written for solo lute, pieces which embody a spirit of introversion such as the 'Forlorn Hope' Fancy and the 'Lachrymae' Pavan which became famous across Europe, much imitated and adapted by other composers of the day. Lightening the mood are also the kind of courtly dances and romances which delighted the composer's aristocratic patrons such as the Earl of Essex and King Christian of Denmark. The English guitarist Julian Bream played Dowland's pieces on the guitar from an early stage of his career, and made a best-selling album of them for RCA. It was this antique palette of gentle, musing expression that inspired Benjamin Britten to write a Nocturnal for guitar which builds as a sequence of eight variations towards (rather than away from) the Dowland song on which they are based. The resulting work, according to Bream, was the greatest solo work ever written for guitar, exploring a slippage between wakeful and dream states with a subtle ambiguity between major and minor harmonies and a language that bridges the divide between the 17th and 20th centuries.

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Specifications
  • Format
    CD
  • Composers
    John Dowland, Benjamin Britten
  • Brand
    Brilliant Classics
  • Model #
    BRI97013
  • Number of Pieces
    1
  • Available Date
    10/27/2023

Tracks

  • 1 Brandenburg Concertos 1-2-3, BWV 1046 - 1048
  • 2 Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046: I. Allegro
  • 3 Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046: II. Adagio
  • 4 Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046: III. Allegro
  • 5 Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046: IV. Menuetto
  • 6 Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047: I. Allegro
  • 7 Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047: II. Andante
  • 8 Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047: III. Allegro Assai
  • 9 Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048: I. Allegro
  • 10 Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048: II. Adagio
  • 11 Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048: III. Allegro
  • 12 Brandenburg Concertos 4-5-6, BWV 1049 - 1051
  • 13 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049: I. Allegro
  • 14 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049: II. Andante
  • 15 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049: III. Presto
  • 16 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050: I. Allegro
  • 17 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050: II. Affetuoso
  • 18 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050: III. Allegro
  • 19 Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major, BWV 1051: I. Allegro
  • 20 Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major, BWV 1051: II. Adagio Ma Non Troppo
  • 21 Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major, BWV 1051: III. Allegro
  • 22 Orchestral Suites 1 & 2, BWV 1066 & 1067
  • 23 Ouverture No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066: I. Ouverture
  • 24 Ouverture No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066: II. Courante
  • 25 Ouverture No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066: III. Gavotte I & II
  • 26 Ouverture No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066: IV. Forlane
  • 27 Ouverture No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066: V. Menuet I & II
  • 28 Ouverture No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066: VI. Bourée I & II
  • 29 Ouverture No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066: VII. Passepied I & II
  • 30 Ouverture No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: I. Ouverture
  • 31 Ouverture No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: II. Rondeau
  • 32 Ouverture No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: III. Sarabande
  • 33 Ouverture No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: IV. Bourée I & II
  • 34 Ouverture No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: V. Polonaise
  • 35 Ouverture No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: VI. Menuet
  • 36 Ouverture No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie
  • 37 Orchestral Suites 3 & 4, BWV 1068 & 1069
  • 38 Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: I. Ouverture
  • 39 Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air
  • 40 Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: III. Gavotte I & II
  • 41 Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: IV. Bourrée
  • 42 Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: V. Gigue
  • 43 Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D Major, BWV 1069: I. Ouverture
  • 44 Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D Major, BWV 1069: II. Bourrée I & II
  • 45 Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D Major, BWV 1069: III. Gavotte
  • 46 Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D Major, BWV 1069: IV. Menuet I & II
  • 47 Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D Major, BWV 1069: V. Réjouissance
  • 48 Violin Concertos, BWV 1041 - 1042 & 1052 & 1056 & 1064
  • 49 Violin Concerto in a Minor, BWV 1041: I. Allegro
  • 50 Violin Concerto in a Minor, BWV 1041: II. Adagio
  • 51 Violin Concerto in a Minor, BWV 1041: III. Allegro
  • 52 Violin Concerto in E Major, BWV 1042: I. Allegro
  • 53 Violin Concerto in E Major, BWV 1042: II. Adagio
  • 54 Violin Concerto in E Major, BWV 1042: III. Allegro Assai
  • 55 Violin Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052: I. Allegro
  • 56 Violin Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052: II. Largo
  • 57 Violin Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052: III. Presto
  • 58 Violin Concerto in G minor, BWV 1056: I. Allegro
  • 59 Violin Concerto in G minor, BWV 1056: II. Andante
  • 60 Violin Concerto in G minor, BWV 1056: III. Allegro Assai
  • 61 Concerto for 3 Violins, Strings and Basso Continuo, BWV 1064: I. Allegro
  • 62 Concerto for 3 Violins, Strings and Basso Continuo, BWV 1064: II. Adagio
  • 63 Concerto for 3 Violins, Strings and Basso Continuo, BWV 1064: III. Allegro
  • 64 Harpsichord Concertos BWV 1052 - 1055
  • 65 Harpsichord Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052: I. Allegro
  • 66 Harpsichord Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052: II. Adagio
  • 67 Harpsichord Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052: III. Allegro
  • 68 Harpsichord Concerto in E Major, BWV 1053: I. Without Tempo Indication
  • 69 Harpsichord Concerto in E Major, BWV 1053: II. Siciliano
  • 70 Harpsichord Concerto in E Major, BWV 1053: III. Allegro
  • 71 Harpsichord Concerto in D Major, BWV 1054: I. Without Tempo Indication
  • 72 Harpsichord Concerto in D Major, BWV 1054: II. Adagio E Piano Sempre
  • 73 Harpsichord Concerto in D Major, BWV 1054: III. Allegro
  • 74 Harpsichord Concerto in a Major, BWV 1055: I. Allegro
  • 75 Harpsichord Concerto in a Major, BWV 1055: II. Larghetto
  • 76 Harpsichord Concerto in a Major, BWV 1055: III. Allegro Ma Non Tanto
  • 77 Harpsichord Concertos BWV 1056 - 1058 & 1060 & 1065
  • 78 Harpsichord Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056: I. Without Tempo Indication
  • 79 Harpsichord Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo
  • 80 Harpsichord Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056: III. Presto
  • 81 Concerto for Harpsichord, 2 Flutes, Strings and Basso Continuo in F Major, BWV 1057: I. Without Tempo Indication
  • 82 Concerto for Harpsichord, 2 Flutes, Strings and Basso Continuo in F Major, BWV 1057: II. Andante
  • 83 Concerto for Harpsichord, 2 Flutes, Strings and Basso Continuo in F Major, BWV 1057: III. Allegro Assai
  • 84 Harpsichord Concerto in G minor, BWV 1058: I. Without Tempo Indication
  • 85 Harpsichord Concerto in G minor, BWV 1058: II. Andante
  • 86 Harpsichord Concerto in G minor, BWV 1058: III. Allegro Assai
  • 87 Concerto for 2 Harpsichords, Strings and Basso Continuo in C minor, BWV 1060: I. Allegro
  • 88 Concerto for 2 Harpsichords, Strings and Basso Continuo in C minor, BWV 1060: II. Largo Ovvero Adagio
  • 89 Concerto for 2 Harpsichords, Strings and Basso Continuo in C minor, BWV 1060: III. Allegro
  • 90 Concerto for 4 Harpsichords, Strings and Basso Continuo in a Minor, BWV 1065: I. Without Tempo Indication
  • 91 Concerto for 4 Harpsichords, Strings and Basso Continuo in a Minor, BWV 1065: II. Largo
  • 92 Concerto for 4 Harpsichords, Strings and Basso Continuo in a Minor, BWV 1065: III. Allegro
  • 93 Concertos for 2 & 3 Harpsichords BWV 1061 - 1064
  • 94 Concerto for 2 Harpsichords and Strings in C Major, BWV 1061: I. Without Tempo Indication
  • 95 Concerto for 2 Harpsichords and Strings in C Major, BWV 1061: II. Adagio Ovvero Largo
  • 96 Concerto for 2 Harpsichords and Strings in C Major, BWV 1061: III. Fuga
  • 97 Concerto for 2 Harpsichords and Strings in C minor, BWV 1062: I. Without Tempo Indication
  • 98 Concerto for 2 Harpsichords and Strings in C minor, BWV 1062: II. Andante
  • 99 Concerto for 2 Harpsichords and Strings in C minor, BWV 1062: III. Allegro Assai
  • 100 Concerto for 3 Harpsichords and Strings in D minor, BWV 1063: I. Without Tempo Indication
  • 101 Concerto for 3 Harpsichords and Strings in D minor, BWV 1063: II. Alla Siciliana
  • 102 Concerto for 3 Harpsichords and Strings in D minor, BWV 1063: III. Allegro
  • 103 Concerto for 3 Harpsichords and Strings in C Major, BWV 1064: I. Without Tempo Indication
  • 104 Concerto for 3 Harpsichords and Strings in C Major, BWV 1064: II. Adagio
  • 105 Concerto for 3 Harpsichords and Strings in C Major, BWV 1064: III. Allegro
  • 106 Double Concertos BWV 1043 - 1044 & 1055 & 1060
  • 107 Concerto for Flute, Violin, Harpsichord, Strings and Basso Continuo in a Minor, BWV 1044: I. Allegro
  • 108 Concerto for Flute, Violin, Harpsichord, Strings and Basso Continuo in a Minor, BWV 1044: II. Adagio
  • 109 Concerto for Flute, Violin, Harpsichord, Strings and Basso Continuo in a Minor, BWV 1044: III. Alla Breve
  • 110 Concerto for Oboe, Violin, Strings and Basso Continuo in D minor, BWV 1060: I. Allegro
  • 111 Concerto for Oboe, Violin, Strings and Basso Continuo in D minor, BWV 1060: II. Adagio
  • 112 Concerto for Oboe, Violin, Strings and Basso Continuo in D minor, BWV 1060: III. Allegro
  • 113 Concerto for Oboe D'amore, Strings and Basso Continuo in a Major, BWV 1055: I. Allegro
  • 114 Concerto for Oboe D'amore, Strings and Basso Continuo in a Major, BWV 1055: II. Larghetto
  • 115 Concerto for Oboe D'amore, Strings and Basso Continuo in a Major, BWV 1055: III. Allegro Ma Non Tanto
  • 116 Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings and Basso Continuo in D minor, BWV 1043: I. Vivace
  • 117 Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings and Basso Continuo in D minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo
  • 118 Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings and Basso Continuo in D minor, BWV 1043: III. Allegro
  • 119 Sonate E Partite Per Violino Solo I BWV 1001 - 1003
  • 120 Violino Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: I. Adagio
  • 121 Violino Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: II. Fuga (Allegro)
  • 122 Violino Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: III. Siciliana
  • 123 Violino Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: IV. Presto
  • 124 Partita for Violino No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: I. Allemanda
  • 125 Partita for Violino No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: II. Double
  • 126 Partita for Violino No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: III. Corrente
  • 127 Partita for Violino No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: IV. Double - Presto
  • 128 Partita for Violino No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: V. Sarabande