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Love Is the Cause brings together two instruments rarely heard combined as a duo: viola da gamba and Baroque guitar. The guitar is an obvious choice for playing these Scottish folk melodies, taken from collections made in the 17th and early 18th centuries. The gamba is a less likely candidate for this repertoire, but is no less effective; it has a slightly archaic timbre, can produce a folk-like tone, and is good at creating an atmosphere of soulful melancholy. The gamba, using multiple stops, is as capable as the guitar of creating its own harmonies, so there are numerous tracks where each instrumentalist is featured as a soloist, and those are among the most effective on the album. On the tracks they play together, they divide the melodic and accompanimental responsibilities. Among the duets, the most successful are the tracks in which the gamba joins the guitar in plucking the strings rather than in bowing, creating the effect of a duet of two equal instruments, as well as the tracks in which the gamba plays the melody with guitar strumming the accompaniment. The music is likely to be unfamiliar to most listeners; even Auld Lang Syne and Coming Through the Rye are heard in versions in which the melody differs so radically from the familiar one that they are barely recognizable. The prevailing tone of the album is one of gentle wistfulness, although several lively dances are included. Gamba player Jonathan Dunford and guitarist Rob MacKillop play with immaculate technique and with sensitivity to both folk tradition and the emotional essence of each piece. The album was recorded at a 17th century country house outside Edinburgh where the only ambient sound is the occasional distant birdsong, a lovely serendipitous effect. Alpha's sound is clean, present, detailed, and intimate.
© TiVo
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Jonathan Dunford, Performer - Rob MacKillop, Performer - Orpheus Caledonius, Composer
2011 Alpha 2009 Alpha
Jonathan Dunford, Performer - Rob MacKillop, Performer - Orpheus Caledonius, Composer
2011 Alpha 2009 Alpha
Jonathan Dunford, Performer - Rob MacKillop, Performer - Orpheus Caledonius, Composer
2011 Alpha 2009 Alpha
Jonathan Dunford, Performer - Rob MacKillop, Performer - Orpheus Caledonius, Composer
2011 Alpha 2009 Alpha
Jonathan Dunford, Performer - Rob MacKillop, Performer - Orpheus Caledonius, Composer
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Jonathan Dunford, Performer - Leyden MS, Composer
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Jonathan Dunford, Performer - Leyden MS, Composer
2011 Alpha 2009 Alpha
Jonathan Dunford, Performer - Leyden MS, Composer
2011 Alpha 2009 Alpha
Rob MacKillop, Performer - Straloch MS, Composer
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Rob MacKillop, Performer - Wemyss MS, Composer
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Rob MacKillop, Performer - Panmure 5 MS, Composer
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Rob MacKillop, Performer - Straloch MS, Composer
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Jonathan Dunford, Performer - Rob MacKillop, Performer - Leyden MS, Composer
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Jonathan Dunford, Performer - Rob MacKillop, Performer - Pickering MS, Composer
2011 Alpha 2009 Alpha
Jonathan Dunford, Performer - Leyden MS, Composer
2011 Alpha 2009 Alpha
Jonathan Dunford, Performer - Rob MacKillop, Performer - Panmure 5 MS, Composer
2011 Alpha 2009 Alpha
Jonathan Dunford, Performer - Leyden MS, Composer
2011 Alpha 2009 Alpha
Jonathan Dunford, Performer - Leyden MS, Composer
2011 Alpha 2009 Alpha
Jonathan Dunford, Performer - Leyden MS, Composer
2011 Alpha 2009 Alpha
Rob MacKillop, Performer - Henry François de Gallot MS, Composer
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Rob MacKillop, Performer - Princess Anne's guitar book, Composer
2011 Alpha 2009 Alpha
Rob MacKillop, Performer - Princess Anne's guitar book, Composer
2011 Alpha 2009 Alpha
Rob MacKillop, Performer - Princess Anne's guitar book, Composer
2011 Alpha 2009 Alpha
Jonathan Dunford, Performer - Leyden MS, Composer
2011 Alpha 2009 Alpha
Jonathan Dunford, Performer - Leyden MS, Composer
2011 Alpha 2009 Alpha
Jonathan Dunford, Performer - Leyden MS, Composer
2011 Alpha 2009 Alpha
Jonathan Dunford, Performer - Leyden MS, Composer
2011 Alpha 2009 Alpha
Rob MacKillop, Performer - Schiller MS, Composer
2011 Alpha 2009 Alpha
Rob MacKillop, Performer - Schiller MS, Composer
2011 Alpha 2009 Alpha
Jonathan Dunford, Performer - Leyden MS, Composer
2011 Alpha 2009 Alpha
Jonathan Dunford, Performer - Rob MacKillop, Performer - Leyden MS, Composer
2011 Alpha 2009 Alpha
Jonathan Dunford, Performer - Rob MacKillop, Performer - Balcarres MS, Composer
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Albumbeschreibung
Love Is the Cause brings together two instruments rarely heard combined as a duo: viola da gamba and Baroque guitar. The guitar is an obvious choice for playing these Scottish folk melodies, taken from collections made in the 17th and early 18th centuries. The gamba is a less likely candidate for this repertoire, but is no less effective; it has a slightly archaic timbre, can produce a folk-like tone, and is good at creating an atmosphere of soulful melancholy. The gamba, using multiple stops, is as capable as the guitar of creating its own harmonies, so there are numerous tracks where each instrumentalist is featured as a soloist, and those are among the most effective on the album. On the tracks they play together, they divide the melodic and accompanimental responsibilities. Among the duets, the most successful are the tracks in which the gamba joins the guitar in plucking the strings rather than in bowing, creating the effect of a duet of two equal instruments, as well as the tracks in which the gamba plays the melody with guitar strumming the accompaniment. The music is likely to be unfamiliar to most listeners; even Auld Lang Syne and Coming Through the Rye are heard in versions in which the melody differs so radically from the familiar one that they are barely recognizable. The prevailing tone of the album is one of gentle wistfulness, although several lively dances are included. Gamba player Jonathan Dunford and guitarist Rob MacKillop play with immaculate technique and with sensitivity to both folk tradition and the emotional essence of each piece. The album was recorded at a 17th century country house outside Edinburgh where the only ambient sound is the occasional distant birdsong, a lovely serendipitous effect. Alpha's sound is clean, present, detailed, and intimate.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 35 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:02
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Jonathan Dunford Rob MacKillop
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Alpha Classics
- Genre: Klassiek
- Collection: Les chants de la terre
2011 Alpha 2009 Alpha
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