When the harpsichordist Andreas Staier started putting together a recital featuring his favorite 17th-century works for the instrument, he discovered that they all shared a theme of melancholy. That isn't to say that these piece are sad, slow or in a minor key.
Throughout this episode, Staier will delve into the notion of melancholy, which dates back to ancient Greece, examining its many many shades.
Program:
Johann Jacob Froberger: Plainte faite à Londres pour passer la Mélancholie, laquelle se joue lentement avec discrétion
Courante
Sarabande
Gigue
Jean-Henry d’Anglebert: "Fugue grave pour l’Orgue. Fort lentement" from Premier livre de pièces de claveçin
Louis Couperin: Saraband / Courante / Chaconne / Tombeau de M. de Blancrocher
Fischer: "Ricercar pro Tempore Quadragesimae super Initium Cantilenae: Da Jesus an dem Creutze stund" from Ariadne Musica
Louis-Nicolas Clérambault: Premier livre de pìèces de claveçin
Prélude. Fort tendrement
Allemande. Lentement
Courante
Sarabande Grave
Gigue. Vite
Georg Muffat: Passacaglia from Apparatus Musico-Organisticus
