Froberger - Harpsichord works - Gustav Leonhardt

Froberger - Harpsichord works - Gustav Leonhardt
Harpsichord | Eac, flac, cue | log, cover | 1 CD, 323 MB
April 16, 1995 | Harmonia Mundi | RapidShare

The great Leonhardt playing some of the best music ever written for harpsichord. Very authentic. Beautifully recorded.

Johann Jakob Froberger (baptized May 19, 1616 – May 7, 1667) was a German Baroque composer, keyboard virtuoso, and organist. He was among the most famous composers of the era and influenced practically every major composer in Europe by developing the genre of keyboard suite and contributing greatly to the exchange of musical traditions through his many travels. He is also remembered for his highly idiomatic and personal descriptive harpsichord pieces, which are among the earliest known examples of program music.

Froberger

Only two of Froberger's many compositions were published during his lifetime, but his music was very widely spread in manuscript copies and he was one of the very few 17th century composers who were never entirely forgotten. His works were studied in the 18th century (although perhaps not very extensively, and certainly without influence on the emerging Classical style) by Handel, Bach and, extraordinarily, even Mozart and Beethoven.

Tracks:

01 - Gustav Leonhardt - Allemande, Lamentation Sur Ce Que J'ay Été Volé (03:02) 02 - Gustav Leonhardt - Toccata N°9 (01:57) 03 - Gustav Leonhardt - Canzon N°2 (05:36) 04 - Gustav Leonhardt - Suite N°30 : Plainte Faite À Londres Pour Passer La Mélancolie (03:13) 05 - Gustav Leonhardt - Suite N°30 : Gigue (01:15) 06 - Gustav Leonhardt - Suite N°30 : Courant (01:14) 07 - Gustav Leonhardt - Suite N°30 : Saraband (01:46) 08 - Gustav Leonhardt - Capriccio N°10 (06:21) 09 - Gustav Leonhardt - Ricercar N°5 (03:29) 10 - Gustav Leonhardt - Suite N°2 : Allemanda (02:59) 11 - Gustav Leonhardt - Suite N°2 : Courant (01:24) 12 - Gustav Leonhardt - Suite N°2 : Sarabanda (01:32) 13 - Gustav Leonhardt - Suite N°2 : Gigue (01:22) 14 - Gustav Leonhardt - Toccata N°10 (03:17) 15 - Gustav Leonhardt - Fantasia N°4 Sopra Sollare (04:08) 16 - Gustav Leonhardt - Toccata N°14 (03:09) 17 - Gustav Leonhardt - Lamentation - Faite Sur La Mort... (05:49) 18 - Gustav Leonhardt - Tombeau Faict À Paris Sur La Mort... (05:18)