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Reviewer: Pablo Galonce
Abridged version : (Free translation by
Classic@la Carte
"As a first class performer of English music, Savall delivers an
integral version of the Consort Setts in Five and Six Parts.
Faithfull to his own manner, he rolls out a somptuous carpet of
sonorities, full of extreme liveliness, especially in the six parts
consorts. In a contemplative manner, Savall's musicians explore the
most mystical dimension of these compositions which remind us,
through this luminous and serene interpretation, of the masters of
English polyphonic music of the 16th Century. As a matter of fact,
Savall modifies the composition of his ensemble according to the
works being performed. Consort Setts in Five Parts are performed on
viols accompanied by an organ, wheras in in the Consrt Setts in Six
Parts, the ensemble is made up of two violins and four viols, with
the organ accompaniement maintained."
Goldberg #20
(Automne/Fall 2002)
Appréciation
EvaluationGoldberg a cessé de publier avec le # 54
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Goldberg is no longer available.
# 54 was the last issue.
Analyste: Brian Robins
Texte d'origine: Non disponible sur le site de Goldberg
Résumé ou abrégé:
Brian Robins écrit à propos de cette version par Jordi Savall de l'intégrale des pièces pour consort de Lawes qu'elle "... apporte à cette musique un lyrisme étonnant, voire une chaleur qui nous fait aborder l'intensité et la passion romantique de la musique de Lawes sous un nouvel éclairage, plus ensoleillé".
"L'approche d'Hespèrion XXI, .... fonctionne particulièrement bien dans la sereine Suite à six voix en si bémol, (à laquelle) il donne une réelle tendresse et une belle ampleur. Les pavanes sont également particulièrement réussies, le meilleur exemple étant l'ouverture de la Suite à 6 voix en sol mineur, que Savall et ses collègues interprètent de façon réellement sublime. Notons au passage que Savall, pour une raison inconnue, a remplacé les violes altos par des violons dans les Suites à 6 voix..." " Cette substitution, ajoutée à la lenteur et à la mollesse rythmique de certains des airs et à une interprétation inexplicablement prosaïque de la superbe Fantaisie "Sunrise" qui ouvre la Suite à 6 voix, fait perdre une étoile à Hespèrion. Il s'agit néanmoins d'un enregistrement qui mérite d¨être écouté pour les nombreuse révélations qu'il nous offre".
Reviewer: Brian Robins
Abridged version :
Brian Robins writes about this interpretation of the complete sets of consorts by Lawes that it brings "... to the music a surprising degree of lyricism, even warmth that often casts the intensity and romantic passion of Lawes's music in a new, sunnier light".
"... Hespèrion XXI's approach works particularly well in the tranquil 6-part Sett in Bb, to which they bring real affection and breadth. They are also particularly successful with the pavens, the ineffable example that opens the 6-part Sett in G minor drawing from Savall and his colleagues a performance of truly sublime quality. Savall, incidentally, has for some reason chosen to replace the treble viols with violins in the six-part Setts... This along with the slow, rhytmically slack performances of some of the aires and an unexpectadly prosaic performance of the beautiful "sunrise" Fantazy that opens the 6-part Sett, loses Hespèrion a star. Nonetheless, these are performances that demand to be heard for their many revelatory moments".
Vol. 26: 2 (Nov.Dec / 2002)Subscription
AbonnementReviewer: Brian Robins
Abridged version :
"One of the advantages of owning and running your own company is that you can not only record the repertoire of your choice, but also decide when you want to record it. When I asked Jordi Savall during an interview for Fanfare back in 1999 about recording the William Lawes Consort Setts, he rendered me momentarily speechless by explaining that he felt he needed more time to really understand these extraordinary works. I ended that interview by expressing the hope that we would one day hear Savall and Hespèrion XX (now XXI) in this music. Well, that day has at last arrived, appropriately enough during a year in which the 400th anniversary of Lawes’s birth is being celebrated, and with it the opportunity to discover what new light the great Catalonian has to shed on these masterpieces."
"...Hespèrion XXI’s way with Lawes."
Their performances are bathed in more primary colors that frequently reveal an unexpected lyricism and warmth in Lawes’s audaciously conceived writing. At times it is possible to feel that such concentration on expressive line is gained at the expense of rhythmic vitality, an impression that frequently comes to the fore in the more chordal, dance-like aires, which Savall tends to play more slowly than either of his competitors." (Phantasm or Fretwook)
"As an Englishman, I feel proud that one of the supreme international musicians of the day has taken up some of the greatest chamber music composed by a fellow countryman, music Savall himself considers “deserves to be known as one of the most original masterpieces of chamber music of all time.” His version will take an honored place on my shelves alongside those of Fretwork and Phantasm. All three are an essential possession for all true lovers of chamber music."
Original text available to subscribers of Fanfare MagazineAnalyste: Brian Robins
Brian Robins rédige une critique très favorable à Savall et à ses collègues. Toutefois il ne peut s'empêcher de faire la comparaison avec des enregistrements quasi similaires réalisés par des ensembles anglais spécialistes de la musique de consort, soit Phantasm et Fretwork. Il conclut que les vrais amateurs de musique de chambre devraient idéalement posséder les enregistrements des trois ensembles.
Le texte original en anglais est disponible sur internet aux abonnés de
Fanfare Magazine (version papier ou numérique).American Record Guide
(11/12/2002)Reviewer: John W. Baker
Abridged version :
"Anyone seriously interested in Lawes and in the 17th Century English instrumental music will find this ... Alia Vox release indispensable. For either continuous listening or for sampling, Savall and his associates offer vigorous, sonorous and stylish performances, quite free of the tedious sawing qualities too many viol ensembles can descend. To be sure, Savall distinguishes between the well-balanced and traditional part-writing of the five-part sets and the denser textures of the six part ones..."
"The organ moreover, is a delicious component. It is not identified beyond "di legno", which presumably means a small, wooden chamber organ ..."
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La musique / The music |
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CD 1 |
CD 2 |
| I. Consort Set a 5 en sol mineur : Fantazya : a 5 - On the Playnsong : a 5 - Aire : a 5 | VI. Consort Set a 6 en sol mineur : Paven : a 6 - Fantazy : a 6 - Aire : a 6 |
| II. Consort Set a 5 en la mineur : Fantazy n° 1 : A 5 for ye violls - Fantazia n° 2 : a 5 - Aire : a 5 | VII. Consort Set a 6 en ut majeur : Fantazy n° 1 : a 6 - Fantazy n° 2 : a 6 - Aire : a 6 |
| III. Consort Set a 5 en ut mineur :
Fantazia : a 5 - Aire n° 1 : a 5 - Paven : a 5 - Aire n° 2 : a 5 |
VIII. Consort Set a 6 en fa majeur : Aire n° 1 : a 6 - Fantazy n° 1 : a 6 - Aire n° 2 : a 6 - Fantazy n° 2 : a 6 |
| IV. Consort Set a 5 en fa majeur :
Fantazy : a 5 - Paven : a 5 - Aire : a 5 |
IX. Consort Set a 6 en si bémol majeur : Fantazia : a 6 - Aire : a 6 - Inominy : a 6 |
| V. Consort Set a 5 en ut majeur : Fantazy : a 5 - Paven : a 5 - Aire : a 5 | X. Consort Set a 6 en ut mineur :
Fantazia n° 1 : a 6 - Fantazia n° 2 : a 6 - Inomine : a 6 - Aire : a
6 |
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