For the Record, Op. 272: Théotime Langlois de Swarte; Lucile Boulanger

February 16, 2024, 4:45 PM · Welcome to "For the Record," Violinist.com's weekly roundup of new releases of recordings by violinists, violists, cellists and other classical musicians. We hope it helps you keep track of your favorite artists, as well as find some new ones to add to your listening!

Violinist Théotime Langlois de Swarte. Photo by Marco Borggreve.>

Vivaldi: Concerti per una vita
Théotime Langlois de Swarte, violin
Le Consort

"One must get past the cliché that 'Vivaldi composed the same concerto 500 times' to understand the extent to which composer, instrument and genre form an indissoluble whole; and that is what Théotime Langlois de Swarte and the musicians of Le Consort have set out to do," read the notes from this new release from the French violinist, who calls the two-disc album a tribute to "the undisputed master of the concerto," Vivaldi. "From his early youth in Venice to his last days in Vienna, the 'red-haired priest' pushed back technical and academic boundaries, constantly creating new narrative forms: the journey of a lifetime." BELOW: Vivaldi - Concerti per una vita: Violin concerto in D minor.

The Golden Hour
Lucile Boulanger, viola da gamba
Simon Pierre, violin
Olivier Fortin, clavecin

"During the time of the Regency, at the political crossroads between Louis XIV and Louis XV, the viola da gamba was enjoying its last hours of glory in France, while the violin was beginning to take centre stage. The Golden Hour, which generally refers to the periods after sunrise and before sunset when the light changes, evokes here those years of convergence, even confrontation, between a viola da gamba in the twilight of its life and a violin at the dawn of its soloist destiny." The recording includes sonatas by Jean-Marie Leclair, Joseph de Boismortier, Louis-Antoine Dornel, Jean-Féry Rebel and François Francoeur. BELOW: Boismortier's Sonata No. 6 in D Major, Op. 50: II. Allegro.

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