The story of an instrument's life between Italy, France and Baroque Germany
This programme retraces the life of the theorbo, beginning with its invention in Italy by Kapsberger, Castaldi and Piccinini, followed by its arrival in France with Robert de Visée etc...
Johannes HIERONYMUS KAPSGERBER (Venice 1580 - Rome 1651)
Libro quarto (1640) d'Intavolatura di Chitarone
Bellerofonte CASTALDI (Collegara 1580 - Modena 1649)
Capricci a due stromenti (1622)
Alessandro PICCININI (Bologna 1566 - Bologna 1638)
Intavolatura di Liuto et di Chitarrone, libro primo (1632)
Suite in D and G minor :
Toccata Prima, Arpeggiata a mio modo, Passacaglia,
Toccata VI, Canario & Sfessaina
Robert DE VISÉE (France 1650 - Paris 1725)
Ms. Vaudry de Saizenay Vaudry de Saizenay (1699)
Suite in A minor
Johann Sebastian BACH (Eisenach 1685 - Leipzig 1750)
Suites for Cello (1726)
First Suite in G major BWV 1007
Gabriel Rignol is in recital at the Palais du Grand Large in Saint-Malo (FR) this Saturday, April 26th at 4pm as part of the Classique au Large festival with a program of French music entitled “La grotte de Versailles”, Robert de Visée is in the spotlight!