The baroque spirit in all its musical shapes. Today’s episode is filled with music that involves wind instruments. And over the course of this hour, the music becomes increasingly airy. Besides music for flute and oboe, we also hear works for oboe da caccia (hunting oboe) and musette de cour (a small bagpipe).
James Paisible (1656 – 1721)
1. Suite for wind instruments in C major
– Ouverture – Aire – Ornepaipe – Entrée – Gigue – Paspiet – Trompette
La Petite Écurie
(CD: The Queen’s Favourites: Music for oboe band at the court of Anne Stuart. Arcana A527, 2022)
Jacques-Martin Hotteterre (1673 – 1763)
2. Suite for flute and basso continuo in D major, op. 2 no. 1
– Prélude – Allemande: La Royalle – Rondeau: Le Duc d’Orléans – Sarabande: La d’Armagnac – Gavotte: La Meudon – Menuett 1 et 2: Le Comte de Brione – Gigue: La Folichon
Camerata Köln
(CD: Jacques-Martin Hotteterre – Complete Chamber Music vol. 1 : Suites op. 2. CPO 777 790-2, 2014)
Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688 – 1758)
3. Concert for oebos da caccia, 2 violas, 2 bassoons and basso continuo, FWV.L no. G11, in G major
– Un poco allegro – Air – Allegro – Menuet alternativement
Il Gardellino
(CD: Johann Friedrich Fasch – Concertos for Various Instruments. Accent ACC 24252, 2011)
Hyacinthe Rigaud, Portrait of musette player Gaspard de Gueidan (detail), Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence (source: Wikimedia Commons)
Michel Corrette (1709 – 1795)
4. Concerto pour musette de cour, op 4 no. 3
– Allegro – Adagio – Gavotte – Allegro
Stradivaria conducted by Daniel Cuiller
(CD: Michel Corrette – Concerts et concertos comiques. Universal Records 00028947625377, Accord 476 2537, 2006 (recorded 1995))
Jean-Baptiste Loeillet de Londres (1680 – 1730)
5. Sonata VI a 3 con Fluto è Hautboy, op. 2
– Largo – Allegro – Adagio – Allegro
Jean-Baptiste Loeillet de Gant (1688 – 1720)
Addition, from Sonata V op. 2:
– Adagio
La Caccia, conducted by Patrick Denecker, recorder
(CD: Loeillet – Sonatas & Triosonatas. Musica Ficta MF8007, 2006)
Picture in title: Hobo da caccia (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
