Folias have already been the subject of a great many recordings and there is a vaste repertoire dedicated to this theme. In any case, it seems to us that it would be of interest to offer a programme based on this evergreen “standard,” whose sucess may unabashedly be compared with that enjoyed by Twentieth Century blues. This gives us a good excuse to express unbriedled imagination and conviviality. The simple project wich spurred us on for this CD was to create a selection of four versions, alternated by recorder pieces, all in a festive, sharing spirit.
Jean-Marc Andrieu, recorder
Flavio Losco et Nirina Betoto, violins
Etienne Mangot, cello
Liv Heym, alto
Jean-Paul Talvard, double bass
Ronaldo Correia de Lima Lopes, theorbo and baroque guitar
Mélanie Flahaut, bassoon
Yasuko Uyama-Bouvard, harpsichord
► Arcangelo Corelli (1653 – 1713) – Francesco Geminiani (1687 – 1762) : Follia for recorder and strings
►Georg-Philipp Telemann (1681 – 1767) : Sonate in trio in F Major n°7, for recorder, cello and continuo bass TWV 42:F3
► Benedetto Giacomo Marcello (1686 – 1739) : Ciaccona in F Major extract from the opus number 2 n°12
► Antonio Vivaldi (1678 – 1741) : La Follia, sonate in D minor for 2 violins and continuo bass RV 63
►Giovanni Battista Sammartini (1700 – 1775) : Sonate in B b Major for recorder and continuo bass Sibley n°21
► Henry Purcell (1659 – 1685) – Chaconne for 3 recorders and continuo bass Three parts upon a ground
► J-S. Bach (1685 – 1750) : Aria Unser trefflicher lieber Kammerherr extract from la Cantate des Paysans BWV 212, transcription for voice flute
► François Couperin (1668 – 1733) : Le Rossignol en Amour Extract from the third book Pièces de clavecin for the harpsichord
►Thierry Huillet (1965) : Folies ! – Order of Passions and creation in 2010
Duration : 65′
Follia de Vivaldi
Sonate en trio en Fa majeur n° 7 de Telemann
Le Rossignol en Amour de Couperin
Follia Corelli/Geminiani. Arrangement Jean-Marc Andrieu
Folies! Commande des Passions à Thierry Huillet, création 2010
Recorded in july 2014 at Saint-Pierre des Chartreux Church of Toulouse.
Label Ligia / Harmonia Mundi Distribution, 2014. Artistic Direction : Laurence Heym. Sound recording : Eric Baratin.