Between Two Hearts

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We may think of dances as having stronger rhythmic emphasis than many of the pieces on this disc. There are plenty of accents and strummed chords to be found here but also some very gentle, lilting melodies. McFarlane has selected a very varied program from a number of Renaissance collections and then arranged the pieces to provide a listening program that never palls throughout the hour it lasts. Of course, much of the reason for the disc's maintaining our interest so well is the excellent playing of McFarlane, who is equally adept with bouncy tunes and tender ones. Dorian's very clear, resonant, realistic sound also adds to the enjoyment. --Leslie Gerber

Between Two Hearts, Music, Pierre Attaingnant, Jean-Baptiste Besard, Pietro Paulo Borrono, Vincenzo Capirola, Joan Ambrosio Dalza, Hans Judenkunig, Simone Molinaro, Cesare Negri, Hans Neusidler, Mark Cudek, Ronn McFarlane, Jean Baptiste Besard, Joanambrosio Dalza, Baroque Individual Dance Movement for Orchestra, Chamber, Chamber Music, Chamber Music & Recitals, Classical, Classical Artists, Classical Music, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music, Orchestral, Orchestral Music, Renaissance Dance Music, Unknown Genre/Unspecified Instrumentation
Between Two Hearts
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Renaissance lute - nice survey
 Between Two Hearts
Jean Baptiste Besard , and Joanambrosio Dalza
Manufacturer: Dorian Recordings
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Baroque Dance SuitesBaroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music | Allemandes | Courantes | Gigue | Sarabande
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ASIN: B000001QB3
Release Date: 1996-02-20

Tracks:

  1. Renaissance Dances For Lute: Saltarello (Two Lutes)
  2. Renaissance Dances For Lute: Piva (Two Lutes)
  3. Renaissance Dances For Lute: Pavane
  4. Renaissance Dances For Lute: Branle Gay
  5. Renaissance Dances For Lute: Pavane
  6. Renaissance Dances For Lute: Gaillarde
  7. Renaissance Dances For Lute: La Rote De Rode
  8. Renaissance Dances For Lute: Ballo Detto Il Conte Orlando
  9. Renaissance Dances For Lute: Saltarello
  10. Renaissance Dances For Lute: Spagnoletto
  11. Renaissance Dances For Lute: Catena D'Amore
  12. Renaissance Dances For Lute: Ballo So Ben Mi Chi Ha Buon Tempo
  13. Renaissance Dances For Lute: Nizzarda
  14. Renaissance Dances For Lute: Ein Ser Guter Hoff Tantz Mit Durch Straichen
  15. Renaissance Dances For Lute: Hupff Auff
  16. Renaissance Dances For Lute: Ein Guter Welscher Tantz
  17. Renaissance Dances For Lute: Gassenhawer
  18. Renaissance Dances For Lute: Rossina Ain Welscher Dantz
  19. Renaissance Dances For Lute: Ain Niderlendisch Runden Dantz
  20. Renaissance Dances For Lute: Ain Hoff Dantz Mit Zway Stimen
  21. Renaissance Dances For Lute: Saltarello Chiamato El Mazolo
  22. Renaissance Dances For Lute: Pavana Chiamata La Desperata
  23. Renaissance Dances For Lute: Saltarello
  24. Renaissance Dances For Lute: Tocha Tocha La Canella
  25. Renaissance Dances For Lute: Branle Gay
  26. Renaissance Dances For Lute: Branle
  27. Renaissance Dances For Lute: Branle
  28. Renaissance Dances For Lute: La Spagna
  29. Renaissance Dances For Lute: Tientalora, Balletto Da Ballare
  30. Renaissance Dances For Lute: Padoana
  31. Renaissance Dances For Lute: Pavana Alla Venetiana
  32. Renaissance Dances For Lute: Saltarello
  33. Renaissance Dances For Lute: Piva
  34. Renaissance Dances For Lute: Puisquen Deux Cueurs
  35. Renaissance Dances For Lute: La Roque
  36. Renaissance Dances For Lute: Gaillarde
  37. Renaissance Dances For Lute: Pavane
  38. Renaissance Dances For Lute: La Magdalena
  39. Renaissance Dances For Lute: Bonus Track 1

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We may think of dances as having stronger rhythmic emphasis than many of the pieces on this disc. There are plenty of accents and strummed chords to be found here but also some very gentle, lilting melodies. McFarlane has selected a very varied program from a number of Renaissance collections and then arranged the pieces to provide a listening program that never palls throughout the hour it lasts. Of course, much of the reason for the disc's maintaining our interest so well is the excellent playing of McFarlane, who is equally adept with bouncy tunes and tender ones. Dorian's very clear, resonant, realistic sound also adds to the enjoyment. --Leslie Gerber

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Renaissance lute - nice survey.......2001-12-12

Catchy yet pensive, these dance suites convey something of the fascination with the art of love that pervades the Renaissance, a point not lost on Dorian's perceptive marketing staff. Dorian has released a host of thematically programmed early music designed to pique the interest of the novice as well as the seasoned collector. It works; particularly when you have such a sympathetic player as McFarlane, who sounds like your average guy who started his career on electric guitar, gravitated toward the lute, became a world class player, and who, incidentally, enjoys meditating and taking long walks by the shore. His partner for one suite, Mark Cudek, throws in a tidbit about being a competitive tri-athlete. They may be folksy, but don't tell them to get a life.

Works on this program mostly date from the early 1500's, when the European appetite for courtly dance was at its height. McFarlane has selected his favorites from among composers such as Joanambrosio Dalza, Pierre Attaingnant (a publisher of music actually), and Hans Judenkunig. The typical suite begins with a stately main dance (pavana or basse danse) and concludes with a faster, jumping dance (saltarello or hupfauf). McFarlane uses three different lutes by modern masters, selecting the one most appropriate to the music. My favorite of his lutes is an older 8-course; owing to its loose internal bracing, it imparts a unique twang to certain notes. The rustic effect is easily heard on the first suite by Attaingnant, where a series of trills in the Pavane are accompanied by a strummed, ground base.

Dorian uses a well-documented 20-bit technique, and this program was recorded in the revered Troy Savings Bank Music Hall. The good sound that is their hallmark is present here. Easily enjoyed.

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