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Taracea: a musical mosaic spanning five centuries / seldom sene recorder quintet

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Taracea - A Musical Mosaic Spanning Five Centuries / Seldom Sene Recorder Quintet

Release Date: 10/28/2014
Label: Brilliant Classics Catalog #: 94871 Spars Code: DDD
Seldom Sene recorder quintet
Number of Discs: 1
Recorded in: Stereo
Length: 1 Hours 17 Mins.


Track Listing

1
Susana (Obras de música...")
Antonio de Cabezón
Seldom Sene
2:49
2
Auf tiefer Not schrei' ich zu Dir
Hermann Robert Frenzel
Seldom Sene
2:11
3
Auf tiefer Not schrei' ich zu Dir, Op. 67/3
Max Reger
Seldom Sene
3:09
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 BWV 1051
4
III. Allegro
Johann Sebastian Bach
Seldom Sene
6:00
5
Omtrent A-B-C
Frans Geysen
Seldom Sene
7:59
6
Mirabile mysterium
Jacobus Handl (Gallus)
Seldom Sene
3:15
Fantasia and Fugue BWV 904
7
Fantasia
Johann Sebastian Bach
Seldom Sene
4:44
Prelude and Fugue, BWV 546
8
Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach
Seldom Sene
4:41
9
O sacrum convivium
Thomas Tallis
Seldom Sene
4:47
10
Fantasia after Luca Marenzio's madrigal 'O voi che sospirate
Giovanni Coprario
Seldom Sene
2:14
11
Seldom sene [In nomine]
Christopher Tye
Seldom Sene
2:06
12
A Knell
Robert Johnson
Seldom Sene
1:54
13
Die Sonne (No. 1 from "Due corali Op. 79c")
Fulvio Caldini
Seldom Sene
3:12
Concerto in A minor Op.15 No. 2
14
I. Allegro
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier
Seldom Sene
3:01
15
II. Largo
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier
Seldom Sene
2:29
16
III. Allegro
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier
Seldom Sene
2:44
17
The image of melancholly
Antony Holborne
Seldom Sene
5:22
18
The fruit of love
Antony Holborne
Seldom Sene
1:23
19
Almain
Antony Holborne
Seldom Sene
1:13
20
Lelia doura
Aspasia Nasopoulou
Seldom Sene
6:03
21
Ave regina caelorum
Tomás Luis de Victoria
Seldom Sene
3:43
22
La Spagna
Josquin Des Prez
Seldom Sene
2:17


Notes and Editorial Reviews

About this release
Taracea (Spanish) is defined as ‘an inlaid decorative work made from small pieces of different coloured woods and other fine materials, arranged to form intricate geometric shapes' (liner notes). This is exactly what is represented in this colourful and eclectic mix of music, most of which has been specially arranged for recorders by the artists on the recording. The works span the ancient and modern eras – from Christopher Tye and Antonio de Cabezón to Frans Geysen and Aspasia Nasopoulou – and many have been adapted from Renaissance and Baroque sacred vocal compositions; one of the challenges pertaining to this music is evoking the original sung idiom through instrumental language.

Recorder quintet Seldom Sede was formed in 2009 after the five performers met at the Amsterdam Conservatoire. Among the awards won by the group are First Prize at the 2009 Concours International d'Ensembles de Flûte in Le Mans, France (their debut) and the Interpretation Prize at the 17th Concours International de Musique de Chambre d'Illzach in 2011 by a unanimous jury. The ensemble has been hailed as ‘Outstanding because of their excellent musical interpretation and beautiful choice of repertoire' (Frédéric de Roos, 2009) and has appeared all over Europe in concert series and festivals. The musicians perform on a collection of more than 50 recorders.

Other information:
- Recording made in 2013.
- Taracea is the Spanish word for an inlaid decorative work of pieces of coloured wood. This craft was a source of inspiration for the recorder ensemble Seldom Sene in their choice of repertoire fort heir first CD: a juxtaposition of masterworks for 5 centuries, together forming a harmonious unity. We find works by Renaissance masters Cabezon, Josquin, Tallis, Tye, we travel the Baroque with Holborne, Boismortier and Bach, we end up in the 20-th century with Reger, Gheysen, Nasapoulou: a fascinating journey!
- The Dutch ensemble Seldom Sene plays a wide variety of instruments, from the twittering sopranino to the deep sonority of the bass recorder, an immense spectrum of sounds.
- Excellent and extensive liner notes by the artists, as well as biographies and photos.
- Booklet contains instrument specifications as well as notes on the music and an ensemble biography in English and Dutch (German and Spanish available for download by clicking on ‘Download booklet', below the cover (on release).

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Gramophone Magazine December 2014
The recorder consort's limitations as a chamber ensemble show...But these observations are outweighed by the commitment, technical versatility, unanimity of ensemble and near-immaculate tuning on display.

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Consort-Musik aus fünf Jahrhunderten, für Blockflötenquintett arrangiert

»Taracea« ist das spanische Wort für filigrane Einlegearbeiten in Holz, die im Kunsthandwerk verwendet werden, um edle Möbel, alltägliche Gebrauchsgegenstände, aber auch Musikinstrumente mit faszinierenden, oft geometrischen Mustern zu verzieren. Diese Kunst, unterschiedlichste Elemente zu einem harmonischen Ganzen zusammenzufügen, war – im übertragenen Sinn – Quell der Inspiration für das Blockflötenquintett Seldom Sene bei seinem CD-Debüt.

Die fünf Musikerinnen des in Amsterdam beheimateten Ensembles stammen aus Deutschland, Großbritannien, den Niederlanden und Spanien. Sie spielen auf »Taracea« eine breite Auswahl an Blockflöten, von einer Sopraninoblockflöte in f2 bis zu einer Subgroßbassblockflöte in C.

Für das Album hat das Quintett Consort-Musik aus fünf Jahrhunderten zusammengetragen und arrangiert, beginnend mit Werken der Renaissance von Komponisten wie Cabezón, Josquin, Tallis und Victoria über Barockkompositionen von Holborne, Boismortier und Bach und spätromantischen Miniaturen von Reger und Frenzel bis zu Werken der zeitgenössischen Komponisten Geysen, Caldini und Nasapoulou.

Die Aufnahmen entstanden im November 2013. Das Booklet enthält detaillierte Anmerkungen (auf Englisch und Niederländisch) zu den Werken; deutsch- und spanischsprachige.

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