Schenk: The Nymphs of the Rhine, Vol. 2

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Naxos's bargain-priced, first volume of Johannes Schenck's The Nymphs of the Rhine gave us an introduction to this illusive baroque composer's musical talents. This disc finishes the Nymphs cycle, with equally stunning results. These 12 sonatas for two violas da Gamba are some of the most original and esoteric works you could ever ask for--incredibly brief, but haunting duet suites filled with gorgeous lyricism and counterpoint, and bearing the influence of German, Italian, and French composing techniques. Schenck (1660-c. 1712) may have been a Dutch court composer, but it sounds as though he heard his share of Marais; just like the better-known French composer, he showcases the singing quality and tonal range of the da Gamba with incredible effectiveness. Susie Napper and Margaret Little, members of Les Voix Humaines, deliver stirring performances on these last six sonatas. This is soulful, goose-bump inducing music and a must-have for adventurous baroque lovers. --Jason Verlinde

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Schenk: The Nymphs of the Rhine, Vol. 2
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Outstanding period-instrument performance at a great price
 Schenk: The Nymphs of the Rhine, Vol. 2

Manufacturer: Naxos
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Binding: Audio CD

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  1. Schenck: The Nymphs of the Rhine, Vol. 1 (Sonatas for Two Violas da Gamba) / Les Voix Humaines
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ASIN: B00005A7JW
Release Date: 2001-04-17

Tracks:

  1. Adagio
  2. Allegro
  3. Adagio Con Affetto
  4. Allegro - Adagio
  5. Aria Amoroso: Adagio
  6. Adagio - Presto - Adagio
  7. Allemanda
  8. Corrente
  9. Sarabanda: Adagio
  10. Giga
  11. Rondeau
  12. Gavotta
  13. Menuet
  14. Adagio
  15. Aria: Allegro
  16. Tempo Di Sarabanda: Adagio
  17. Giga
  18. Bouree
  19. Menuet
  20. Adagio
  21. Allemanda
  22. Corrente
  23. Sarabanda
  24. Giga
  25. Gavotta
  26. Menuet
  27. Allegro - Adagio
  28. Aria: Allegro
  29. Adagio
  30. Ciacona
  31. Allegro - Adagio - Allegro
  32. Aria: Allegro
  33. Corrente
  34. Allegro - Presto

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Naxos's bargain-priced, first volume of Johannes Schenck's The Nymphs of the Rhine gave us an introduction to this illusive baroque composer's musical talents. This disc finishes the Nymphs cycle, with equally stunning results. These 12 sonatas for two violas da Gamba are some of the most original and esoteric works you could ever ask for--incredibly brief, but haunting duet suites filled with gorgeous lyricism and counterpoint, and bearing the influence of German, Italian, and French composing techniques. Schenck (1660-c. 1712) may have been a Dutch court composer, but it sounds as though he heard his share of Marais; just like the better-known French composer, he showcases the singing quality and tonal range of the da Gamba with incredible effectiveness. Susie Napper and Margaret Little, members of Les Voix Humaines, deliver stirring performances on these last six sonatas. This is soulful, goose-bump inducing music and a must-have for adventurous baroque lovers. --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Outstanding period-instrument performance at a great price.......2003-08-13

Naxos has done it again--brought us a beautifully recorded performance of unjustly neglected early music performed with good taste and finesse on period instruments. Schenk is one of those rare-fruits who has lingered for too long in the shadow of his more famous contemporaries. His duos for the viola da gamba are full of all sorts of unexpected twists and turns, and, surprisingly, they don't appear to have fallen prey to the rigid rules of form inflicted on the sonata by Corelli, retaining instead the dark, brooding quality of an earlier time and mixing it with the raw and latent energy found in the best music of the late seventeenth century. I had not heard of the performers here before I bought this CD, but I would put them on a level with the best gamba players today, as their interpretations are fresh and buoyant and entirely appropriate to the mysterious nature of this music.

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