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Pastorale Classical Christmas - Bach, Albinoni, Schütz, Esterházy, Franck / AUDIO CD 2000
UPC 5999514910040
DDD
Label: Allegro Thaler MZA-055
Made in Austria
Tracklisting:
1. CROFT, William (1678-1727) Trumpet Time 1:08
2. BACH, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) Jesus Bleibet Meine Freude 3:32
3. ESTERHÁZY, Pál (1635-1750) Dormi Jesu 3:22
4. BACH, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) Sinfonia Aus Weihnachts-Oratorium 6:00
5. STUBLEY, Simon(?-?) Voluntary in C 4:10
6. SWEELINCK, Jan Pieston (1526-1621) Hodie Christus natus est 3:58
7. BALDASSARE, Pietro (1690-1786) Sonate in F 7:05
8. ALBINONI, Tomaso (1671-1750) Adagio in Sol minore 7:01
9. BACH, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) Bist du bei mir 3:21
10. REGER, Max (1873-1916) Maria Wiegenlied 3:38
11. ZIPOLI, Domenico (1688-1726) Pastorale 3:54
12. GEORGIÁN Procedentem sponsum 2:22
13. ADAM, Adolphe (1803-1856) Cantique du Noel 2:14
14. BACH, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) Pastorale BWV 590 11:35
15. SCHÜTZ, Heinrich (1585-1672)Heute ist Christus der Herr geboren 3:04
16. Franck, César (1822-1890) Soirte 3:18
TOTAL TIME: 71:22
Angelica Leánykar
Magnificat Gyermekkar
Musica Nostra Énekegyüttes
Asr Longa Zenekar
Almásy László Attila - orgona
Sonoro Duo: Bogáthy Gábor - trombita és Szili Zoltán - orgona
Pastorale refers to something of a pastoral nature in music, whether in form or in mood.
In Baroque music, a pastorale is a movement of a melody in thirds over a drone bass, recalling the Christmas music of pifferari, players of the traditional Italian bagpipe (zampogna) and reed pipe (piffero). Pastorales are generally in 6/8 or 9/8 or 12/8 metre, at a moderate tempo. They resemble a slowed-down version of a tarantella, encompassing many of the same rhythms and melodic phrases.
Common examples include the last movement of Corelli's Christmas Concerto (Op.6, No.8), the third movement of Vivaldi's Springconcerto from The Four Seasons, the Pifa movement of Handel's Messiah, the first movements of Bach's Pastorale (BWV 590) for organ, and the Sinfonia that opens part II of his Christmas Oratorio as an introduction to the angelic announcement to the shepherds. Scarlatti wrote some examples in his keyboard sonatas, and many other composers in the transition between the baroque and classical eras, particularly French, used this technique. Rossini famously included a Pastorale section in his William Tell Overture.The Italian pastorale Tu scendi dalle stelle, sometimes called "Carol of the Bagpipers" (Canzone d'i zampognari), is a widely popular Christmas carol by St. Alfonso Liguori, and Pietro Yon's Gesù bambino is another.
The Swedish poet and performer Carl Michael Bellman's song collection Fredman's Epistles contain several pastorales, including Liksom en Herdinna, högtids klädd (Like a Shepherdess, Solemnly Dressed), which begins with a near-paraphrase of the start of Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux's French guide to the construction of pastoral verse.
Pastorales are still played in the regions of Southern Italy where the zampogna continues to thrive. The pastorale can be played by a solo zampogna player, sometimes also accompanied by the piffero (also commonly called a ciaramella, pipita, or bifera), which is a primitive key-less, double-reed, oboe-type instrument.
