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Marin Marias
Pièces à trois violes


Les Voix Humaines (Susie Napper & Margaret Little), Wieland Kuijken
violas da gamba | violes de gambe
Nigel North, theorbo | théorbe
Eric Milnes, harpsichord | clavecin


ACD2 2374

Marais published five books of pieces for viol and continuo.   The most exceptional volume was the fourth, which appeared in 1717.   It contains these two Pièces à trois s violes.   Marais noted that such pieces, with three independent parts, had never before been written in France.   Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe, to whom the elegy in the second volume was dedicated, was a renowned teacher of a number of prominent viol players, including Marais.   Marais's elegy for Lully, with whom he had studied composition, also appeared in the same volume.

Wieland Kuijken is the guest of the viola da gamba duo Les Voix humaines, who celebrate their twentieth anniversary this year.   He returned to Quebec to participate in the Festival Montréal Baroque, which was held in Old Montreal from June 22-25, 2006.

Première suite à trois violes en ré majeur
(PIÈCES À UNE ET TROIS VIOLES, IVe LIVRE, 1717)     [ 23:54 ]
  1 Prélude     [5.25]
  2 Allemande (gai)     [2.37]
  3 Courante     [7.56]
  4 Menuet     [7.07]
  5 Sarabande     [3.32]
  6 Gigue     [2.57]
  7 Gavotte [1.41]
  8 Petite paysanne (léger)     [0.50]
  9 Rondeau     [3.55]

10 Tombeau pour Monsieur de Lully
(PIÈCES DE VIOLES, IIe LIVRE, 1701)     [8:42]

Deuxième suite à trois violes en sol majeur
(PIÈCES À UNE ET TROIS VIOLES, IVe LIVRE)     [28.32]
11 Caprice     [5.50]
12 Allemande (gai)     [3.02]
13 Courante     [1.38]
14 Paysanne gracieuse (légèrement)     [1.19]
15 Sarabande     [3.11]
16 Gigue (légèrement)     [1.36]
17 Gavotte     [1.46]
18 Rondeau (gai)     [3.49]
19 Musette (légèrement)     [3.23]
10 Musette (gracieusement et doux) - Double     [2.70]
21 Menuet musette (plus gai)     [0.48]



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