A Passacaglia by any other name
June 2nd, 2012
Original Air Date: Sunday, May 29, 2011 at 9 AM and 4 PM
Mr. de Launay: Chaconne or Cascades. Performed by Catherine Liddell, lute. Centaur 2359.
Henry Purcell: Fantasia a 4 “Chacony”, performed by the Orchestra of the 18th Century (Philips 426714). Chaconne from The Fairy Queen performed by Tafemusik. CBS/Sony 61874.
Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer: Chaconne in F major. Performed by Gustav Leonhardt at the Egedacher organ in Schlägl, Austria. CBS/Sony 68262.
Girolamo Frescobaldi: Aria de passacaglia & partite sopra passacagli. Performed by Ingrid Matthews, violin and Byron Schenkman, harpsichord. Centaur 2529.
Jean-Philippe Rameau: Chaconne from Castor and Pollux. Performed by the Orchestra of the 18th Century. Philips 426714.
Dieterich Buxtehude: Passacaglia in d minor, performed by Wolfgang Rübsam at the organ of the cathedral of St. Martin in Colmar. Bellaphon 690.01.023.
Antonio Bertali: Chiacona a violino solo. Performed by John Holloway, violin; Aloysia Assenbaum, organ and Lars-Ulrik Mortensen, harpsichord. ECM 1668.
Jean-Baptiste Lully: Chaconne from Phaeton. Performed by Musica Antiqua Köln. DG 453418.
Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger: Chaconne. Performed by Paul O’Dette, lute. HMU 907020.
Benedetto Marcello: Chaconne. Performed by Freddy Eichelberger, organ; Hager Hanana, cello; Claire Antonini & Marc Wolff, theorbo. K617 099