Special offer. Henri-Jacques de Croes: La Sonate Égarée
BarrocoTout
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2019, Editor's Choice
The players of the upper lines are well matched in tone and approach, over purposeful continuo support and in clear textures, well caught by the recording. It’s a pleasure to hear this talented...
Special offer. Henri-Jacques de Croes: La Sonate Égarée
BarrocoTout
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Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2019, Editor's Choice
The players of the upper lines are well matched in tone and approach, over purposeful continuo support and in clear textures, well caught by the recording. It’s a pleasure to hear this talented...
About
BarrocoTout makes its recording debut following a prize-winning performance at the highly respected biennial York Early Music International Young Artists Competition.
• After a hard-fought competition Philip Hobbs, Chairman of the Judges and Linn’s Chief Producer, said: “The level of musical performance has been exceptional… BarrocoTout are an extraordinary ensemble.”
• Formed at the Royal Conservatoires in Brussels, the ensemble has chosen to champion the music of a hitherto neglected Belgian composer: Henri-Jacques de Croes.
• Treading a path between French, Italian and German influences, de Croes produced music that was courtly yet with enlightenment aspirations.
• The trio sonatas of Op. 5 were written with a touch of Rococo in mind and a strong Italianate flavour.
• With only one copy in existence the Six Sonates have hitherto led only a shadowy existence and were regarded as ‘lost’ for many years.
• With this recording BarrocoTout aims to quash the myth that ‘unknown is unloved’.
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Awards and reviews
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Gramophone MagazineSeptember 2019Editor's Choice
October 2019
The players of the upper lines are well matched in tone and approach, over purposeful continuo support and in clear textures, well caught by the recording. It’s a pleasure to hear this talented and thoughtful group – as it is to encounter the music of the versatile De Croes.
January/February 2020
These are bright and alert performances that suit the music well, and the playing is tonally refined. Listen, for example, to Garcia and Soria in the central Adagio of the Trio Sonata No. 2, and you can’t fail to notice the grace and sensitivity of their dialogue with each other. All goes well in these readings, with no rushing or pushing. Linn’s engineering is, as expected, outstanding. The instruments have a strong, realistic presence, and are optimally in balance. You can almost reach out and touch the harpsichord.
September 2019
This is so delicious that it's tempting simply to suggest that you go and buy it. But of course I'll elaborate...A debut disc – the result of success at the York Early Music Competition – from a young Baroque ensemble possessed of all the flair, creative rapport and passion required to make the music of this era such a thrilling listen.