Gilbert Rowland is one of Europe's most senior and accomplished exponents of the harpsichord. Following his critically acclaimed 6-album series of the Harpischord Suites of Handel for Divine Art, he moved to the Athene imprint specializing now in baroque music and 'period' instruments for his well received album of Suites by Johann Mattheson. This 2-album set is the first volume in a projected complete survey of the Harpsichord Suites by Johann Jakob Froberger, whose organ and harpsichord music is individual in nature and ground breaking - he was one of the first composers to settle the 'dance-movement' style of Suite taken up by Couperin, Bach, and Handel among many others. There are 12 Suites in this collection. Gilbert Rowland plays a 2 manual French style harpsichord made by Andrew Wooderson after an instrument by Goemans (Paris, 1750).

Tracklist:

Suite In C Major, Fbwv 612: I. Lamento
Suite In C Major, Fbwv 612: II. Gigue
Suite In C Major, Fbwv 612: III. Courant
Suite In C Major, Fbwv 612: IV. Sarabande
Suite In F Minor, Fbwv 618: I. Allemande
Suite In F Minor, Fbwv 618: II. Gigue
Suite In F Minor, Fbwv 618: III. Courante
Suite In F Minor, Fbwv 618: IV. Sarabande
Suite In E-Flat Major, Fbwv 631: I. Allemande
Suite In E-Flat Major, Fbwv 631: II. Courante
Suite In E-Flat Major, Fbwv 631: III. Sarabande
Suite In E-Flat Major, Fbwv 631: IV. Gigue
Suite In E Minor, Fbwv 627: I. Allemande
Suite In E Minor, Fbwv 627: II. Gigue
Suite In E Minor, Fbwv 627: III. Courante
Suite In E Minor, Fbwv 627: IV. Sarabande
Suite In A Major, Fbwv 608: I. Allemande
Suite In A Major, Fbwv 608: II. Gigue
Suite In A Major, Fbwv 608: III. Courante
Suite In A Major, Fbwv 608: IV. Sarabande
Suite In D Minor, Fbwv 602: I. Allemande
Suite In D Minor, Fbwv 602: II. Courant
Suite In D Minor, Fbwv 602: III. Sarabande
Suite In D Minor, Fbwv 602: IV. Gigue
Suite In G Major, Fbwv 606 "Auff Die Mayerin": I. Air & 5 Variations On “auff Die Mayerin"
Suite In G Major, Fbwv 606 "Auff Die Mayerin": II. Courant & Double On "Auff Die Mayerin"
Suite In G Major, Fbwv 606 "Auff Die Mayerin": III. Saraband I On "Auff Die Mayerin"
Suite In G Major, Fbwv 606 "Auff Die Mayerin": IV. Saraband II
Suite In E Minor, Fbwv 642: I. Allemand
Suite In E Minor, Fbwv 642: II. Courant
Suite In E Minor, Fbwv 642: III. Saraband
Suite In E Minor, Fbwv 642: IV. Gig
Suite In C Minor, Fbwv 619: I. Allemande
Suite In C Minor, Fbwv 619: II. Gigue
Suite In C Minor, Fbwv 619: III. Courante
Suite In C Minor, Fbwv 619: IV. Sarabande
Suite In F Major, Fbwv 604: I. Allemanda
Suite In F Major, Fbwv 604: II. Courant
Suite In F Major, Fbwv 604: III. Saraband
Suite In F Major, Fbwv 604: IV. Chiqve
Suite In A Minor, Fbwv 615: I. Allemande
Suite In A Minor, Fbwv 615: II. Gigue
Suite In A Minor, Fbwv 615: III. Courante
Suite In A Minor, Fbwv 615: IV. Sarabande
Suite In E Major, Fbwv 645: I. Allemand
Suite In E Major, Fbwv 645: II. Courant
Suite In E Major, Fbwv 645: III. Saraband
Suite In E Major, Fbwv 645: IV. Gigue

UPC: 809730320422
Label: Athene
Release Date: 4.19.19
Format: CD

Froberger / Rowland - Suites for Harpsichord 1 (2 CD)