From Castle & Cottage.
Baroque music and Swedish traditional music played on nyckelharpa and harpsichord.
Music by Jansson, Sahlström, C.P.E Bach, Näsbom, J.S Bach, Couperin and Marais. Released in april 2007 on the swedish label "Musica Rediviva". The CD case is a digipak with lots of photos inside. Commentary in swedish, english and japanese. Top class auidophile recording by Mats Hellberg.
Cover design by Leif Haglund, Urbane Guerilla Design Group
Contents.
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- Kyrkmarsch (Olof Jansson)
- The title means "Church March".
- Vårdroppar (Eric Sahlström)
- "Spring Drops". When the spring arrives, the ice on the roofs start to melt with the first warm sun.
- Sonata C-major (C.P.E Bach)
- Andante - Allegretto -
Arioso
Originally for Viola da Gamba and B.C. - Kyrkpolska (Lars Näsbom)
- Composed by Torbjörn's father.
- Stormyren (Eric Sahlström)
- The Vast Marsh.
- Suite G major (J.S Bach)
- Prélude - Allemande - Courante - Sarabande - Menuet - Gigue. Originally for Violoncello solo, here played on nyckelharpa in D major
- Cinquième Prélude (François Couperin)
- From L'art de toucher le clavecin, 1716. This solo is played with the harpsichord in low pitch (a=392Hz) and tuned to a historical temperament.
- La rêveuse (Marin Marais)
- The (female) dreamer. Originally for Viola da Gamba and B.C.
- 32 Couplets de Folies (M. Marais)
- Originally for Viola da Gamba and B.C. 32 variations over a theme. Marais wrote it in d minor, we play it in c minor.
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