Carolus (Carel) Hacquart is one of the most important composers of the Low Countries of the 17th c. Born ca. 1640 in Bruges, he relocated to Amsterdam in the early 1670's, earning a living as a musician and instructor. His twelve Viol Suites, op.3, adopt the classical French arrangement with the four standard dance movements, preceded by a free prelude or fantasy. The Sarabandes have ornamented repeats as practiced by French composers of keyboard music, but the typical French agreements are absent. Instead, Hacquart preferred the highly developed diminution art of Dutch and English musicians.

Tracklist:

Suite In D Major, Op. 3, No. 6: I. Preludium
Suite In D Major, Op. 3, No. 6: II. Allemande
Suite In D Major, Op. 3, No. 6: III. Courante
Suite In D Major, Op. 3, No. 6: IV. Sarabande
Suite In D Major, Op. 3, No. 6: V. Gigue
Suite In A Minor, Op. 3, No. 10: I. Preludium
Suite In A Minor, Op. 3, No. 10: II. Allemande
Suite In A Minor, Op. 3, No. 10: III. Courante
Suite In A Minor, Op. 3, No. 10: IV. Sarabande
Suite In A Minor, Op. 3, No. 10: V. Gigue
Suite In E Minor, Op. 3, No. 8: I. Fantasia
Suite In E Minor, Op. 3, No. 8: II. Allemande
Suite In E Minor, Op. 3, No. 8: III. Courante
Suite In E Minor, Op. 3, No. 8: IV. Sarabande
Suite In E Minor, Op. 3, No. 8: V. Gigue
Suite In C Major, Op. 3, No. 12: I. Preludium
Suite In C Major, Op. 3, No. 12: II. Allemande
Suite In C Major, Op. 3, No. 12: III. Courante
Suite In C Major, Op. 3, No. 12: IV. Sarabande
Suite In C Major, Op. 3, No. 12: V. Gigue
Suite In G Minor, Op. 3, No. 11: I. Preludium
Suite In G Minor, Op. 3, No. 11: II. Allemande
Suite In G Minor, Op. 3, No. 11: III. Courante
Suite In G Minor, Op. 3, No. 11: IV. Sarabande
Suite In G Minor, Op. 3, No. 11: V. Gigue
Suite In F Major, Op. 3, No. 9: I. Preludium
Suite In F Major, Op. 3, No. 9: II. Allemande
Suite In F Major, Op. 3, No. 9: III. Courante
Suite In F Major, Op. 3, No. 9: IV. Sarabande
Suite In F Major, Op. 3, No. 9: V. Gigue

UPC: 7619990103382
Label: Pan Classics
Release Date: 5.26.15
Format: CD

Hacquart / Balestracci / Maso / Bonavita / Raschie - Suites for Viol (CD)