Psyché: The French Weiss - CD
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Psyché: The French Weiss - CD

Psyché: The French Weiss - CD

Gamut Music, Inc.SKU: R108
2 reviews
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$4.99 USD

Description

The Psyché album traces the idea of the French lute style from its founder, Ennemond “le Vieux” Gaultier, through Jacques Gallot and Robert de Visée and, critically, onwards to Germany and the "French" works of Weiss. A new perspective of Weiss is explored — one that is based on the rediscovered Harrach manuscript that contains Weiss's early compositions based on Gallot's magnificent "L'Amant malheureux." These pièces de luth of Weiss act as the central link that binds this baroque concept album together and help us to reposition current understanding of lute music during the baroque era.

This recording is a genuine document of historical performance practice. The lute used was made by Martin Haycock, strung with gut strings made at Gamut Music, featuring Gimped basses, (a special type of bass string). From the first note, which pierces your heart like one of Cupid's arrows, Benjamin's virtuosity takes us on an emotional journey of joy, insight and pathos that will leave you leave you fully satisfied at the final note.

Psyché: The French Weiss

Jacques Gallot

1. Psyché

Robert de Visée

2. Tombeau du vieux Gallot
3. La Montfermeil
4. Chaconne

Jacques Gallot
Suite “L’Amant Malheureux”

5. L’Amant Malheureux

Sylvius Leopold Weiss

6. Allemande en double du meme
7. Courante
8. Gigue

Sylvius Leopold Weiss
Suite Pièces de caractère

9. Le Sans souci
10. Comment sçavez vous
11. Le Badinage
12. La Plainte
13. Campanella
14. Passacaille

Sonata No. 37 in C Major

15. Prelude
16. Allemande
17. Courante
18. Bourée
19. Sarabande
20. Menuets I & II
21. Presto

Vieux Gaultier

22. L’Adieu

Learn more Information on Benjamin Narvey and to hear samples from Psyché.

Hand-made in the USA by Gamut Music, Inc., a leader in the revival of early music strings and instruments. Gut strings are not intended to be used with fine tuners or string adjusters, and those devices should be removed before installing the gut string on the instrument.

All Gamut Academie strings (pure gut and gut/metal-wound) are made with beef serosa unless they specifically say "Sheep Gut." All pure gut Tricolore violin and viola strings are made with sheep gut; gut/metal-wound Tricolore and all Red Diamond strings are made with beef serosa.

Gamut gut string gauges are approximate (≈) diameter. Meaning, that while a ≈0.60mm string is polished in the workshop to a diameter of 0.60mm, changes in ambient humidity, temperature, shipping, and storage conditions can cause to string to expand or contract slightly.

Gimped gut strings and custom gauged equal tension strings are gauged with the equivalent-gauge (=) system. This means that the gauge listed, such as =1.50mm, indicates that the string is approximately equal in weight to a plain gut string of that diameter. Of course, because the wire is much heavier than gut, the string will be much thinner than a plain gut string.

More information about Gamut gut strings, string types, gauges, and string tensions can be found on our FAQ/Articles page. Not finding an answer to your question? Please contact us.

 

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Gretchen Stolfo
Psyche

This music i has virtuosity in it which is as gentle as a kiss and opens long dusty chambers of the heart.
Each note gives its all and disappears humbly as my ear drum trembles.

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Betty E.
A wonderful programme of historical importance

Benjamin Narvey takes us on an authentic and intimate journey in his recent recording of French music for the lute. Thoughtfully constructed, a performance of intelligence and emotion by this very talented young musician.