Gilbert Rowland is one of Europe's most senior and accomplished exponents of the harpsichord. Following his critically acclaimed 6-album series of the Harpsichord Suites of Handel for Divine Art, he moved to the Athene imprint which now specializes in baroque music and 'period' instruments for his well-received album of Suites by Johann Mattheson and his first volume of Froberger's Suites. This 2-album set is the second 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 D Major, Fbwv 620: I. Méditation Sur Ma Mort Future
Suite In D Major, Fbwv 620: II. Gigue
Suite In D Major, Fbwv 620: III. Courante
Suite In D Major, Fbwv 620: IV. Sarabande
Suite In A Minor, Fbwv 610: I. Allemande
Suite In A Minor, Fbwv 610: II. Gigue
Suite In A Minor, Fbwv 610: III. Courante
Suite In A Minor, Fbwv 610: IV. Sarabande
Suite In F Minor, Fbwv 653 "Die Hochstädter Leuchte": I. Allemande
Suite In F Minor, Fbwv 653 "Die Hochstädter Leuchte": II. Courante
Suite In F Minor, Fbwv 653 "Die Hochstädter Leuchte": III. Sarabande & Double
Suite In F Minor, Fbwv 653 "Die Hochstädter Leuchte": IV. Gigue
Suite In C Major, Fbwv 605: I. Allemande
Suite In C Major, Fbwv 605: II. Courante
Suite In C Major, Fbwv 605: III. Sarabande & Double
Suite In E Minor, Fbwv 643: I. Allemande
Suite In E Minor, Fbwv 643: II. Courante
Suite In E Minor, Fbwv 643: III. Aria
Suite In E Minor, Fbwv 643: IV. Sarabande
Suite In E Minor, Fbwv 643: V. Gigue
Suite In D Minor, Fbwv 626: I. Allemande
Suite In D Minor, Fbwv 626: II. Courante
Suite In D Minor, Fbwv 626: III. Sarabande
Suite In D Minor, Fbwv 626: IV. Gigue
Suite In G Major, Fbwv 616: I. Allemande
Suite In G Major, Fbwv 616: II. Gigue
Suite In G Major, Fbwv 616: III. Courante
Suite In G Major, Fbwv 616: IV. Sarabande
Suite In E Minor, Fbwv 607: I. Allemande
Suite In E Minor, Fbwv 607: II. Gigue
Suite In E Minor, Fbwv 607: III. Courante
Suite In E Minor, Fbwv 607: IV. Sarabande
Suite In G Minor, Fbwv 641: I. Allemande
Suite In G Minor, Fbwv 641: II. Courante
Suite In G Minor, Fbwv 641: III. Sarabande
Suite In G Minor, Fbwv 641: IV. Gigue
Suite In B Major, Fbwv 655 "Der Naseweise Orgelprobierer": I. Allemande
Suite In B Major, Fbwv 655 "Der Naseweise Orgelprobierer": II. Courante
Suite In B Major, Fbwv 655 "Der Naseweise Orgelprobierer": III. Sarabande & Double
Suite In B Major, Fbwv 655 "Der Naseweise Orgelprobierer": IV. Gigue
Suite In D Minor, Fbwv 625: I. Allemande
Suite In D Minor, Fbwv 625: II. Courante I
Suite In D Minor, Fbwv 625: III. Courante II
Suite In D Minor, Fbwv 625: IV. Sarabande & Double
Suite In G Major, Fbwv 603: I. Allemande
Suite In G Major, Fbwv 603: II. Courante
Suite In G Major, Fbwv 603: III. Sarabande
Suite In G Major, Fbwv 603: IV. Gigue

UPC: 809730320927
Label: Athene
Release Date: 5.14.21
Format: CD

Froberger / Rowland - Suites For Harpsichord 2 (2pk) (2 CD)