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Globe's disc Diminutions and Ostinati deals, according to annotator and principal artist Saskia Coolen, "with the art of ornamentation in Italy from 1550 to 1650." Coolen serves as recorder virtuoso and as the main instrumental voice in music largely meant for viols or lute, and is supported by gambist Rainer Zipperling -- who is featured in a couple of pieces in the realm of viola bastarda -- and harpsichordist Patrick Ayrton in a program made up of some dances and songs from this period that, on their own, would be generally interesting. This would include music of Diego Ortiz, Andrea Gabrieli, Andrea Falconieri, Bartolome de Selma y Salaverde, Tarquinio Merula, and others, including some original pieces by Coolen herself, all designed to support the extensive liner notes inside. That's fine, but the recording is rather boring; the 19 pieces included are taken at roughly the same tempo and the relationship among instrumental voices is also the same throughout. The recorder dominates the proceedings to such extent that, when it is out of the picture for a piece here and there, what one is left with is a quiet recording with the harpsichord being the least readily audible element. Clearly with Globe's Diminutions and Ostinati, premise took center stage and not the program inside; all three -- Coolen, Zipperling, and Ayrton -- are skillful performers, but there is a nonchalant, workaday quality to the music that merely wears out one's patience rather than informs or enthralls. For those to whom performance practice is paramount, this might prove of some interest anyway, but apart from its pedagogical value, Diminutions and Ostinati is a snoozer.
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Diego Ortiz, Composer - Rainer Zipperling, MainArtist - Patrick Ayrton, MainArtist - Saskia Coolen, MainArtist
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Rainer Zipperling, MainArtist - Hernando de Cabezon, Composer - Patrick Ayrton, MainArtist - Saskia Coolen, MainArtist
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Rainer Zipperling, MainArtist - Patrick Ayrton, MainArtist - Saskia Coolen, Composer, MainArtist
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Diego Ortiz, Composer - Rainer Zipperling, MainArtist - Patrick Ayrton, MainArtist - Saskia Coolen, MainArtist
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Rainer Zipperling, MainArtist - Patrick Ayrton, MainArtist - Giovanni Maria Radino, Composer - Saskia Coolen, MainArtist
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Rainer Zipperling, MainArtist - Patrick Ayrton, MainArtist - Giovanni Maria Radino, Composer - Saskia Coolen, MainArtist
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Rainer Zipperling, MainArtist - Bartolomeo de Selma y Salaverde, Composer - Patrick Ayrton, MainArtist - Saskia Coolen, MainArtist
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Andrea Gabrieli, Composer - Rainer Zipperling, MainArtist - Patrick Ayrton, MainArtist - Saskia Coolen, MainArtist
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Diego Ortiz, Composer - Rainer Zipperling, MainArtist - Patrick Ayrton, MainArtist - Saskia Coolen, MainArtist
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Giovanni Bassano, Composer - Rainer Zipperling, MainArtist - Patrick Ayrton, MainArtist - Saskia Coolen, MainArtist
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Rainer Zipperling, MainArtist - Patrick Ayrton, MainArtist - Saskia Coolen, Composer, MainArtist
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Rainer Zipperling, MainArtist - Patrick Ayrton, MainArtist - Saskia Coolen, MainArtist - Richard Rogniono, Composer
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Rainer Zipperling, MainArtist - Hernando de Cabezon, Composer - Patrick Ayrton, MainArtist - Saskia Coolen, MainArtist
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Rainer Zipperling, MainArtist - Patrick Ayrton, MainArtist - Andrea Falconiero, Composer - Saskia Coolen, MainArtist
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Rainer Zipperling, MainArtist - Aurelio Virgiliano, Composer - Patrick Ayrton, MainArtist - Saskia Coolen, MainArtist
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Rainer Zipperling, MainArtist - Patrick Ayrton, MainArtist - Saskia Coolen, Composer, MainArtist
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Rainer Zipperling, MainArtist - Bartolomeo de Selma y Salaverde, Composer - Patrick Ayrton, MainArtist - Saskia Coolen, MainArtist
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Rainer Zipperling, MainArtist - Patrick Ayrton, MainArtist - Saskia Coolen, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Globe (P) 2014 Globe
Rainer Zipperling, MainArtist - Patrick Ayrton, MainArtist - Saskia Coolen, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Globe (P) 2014 Globe
Album review
Globe's disc Diminutions and Ostinati deals, according to annotator and principal artist Saskia Coolen, "with the art of ornamentation in Italy from 1550 to 1650." Coolen serves as recorder virtuoso and as the main instrumental voice in music largely meant for viols or lute, and is supported by gambist Rainer Zipperling -- who is featured in a couple of pieces in the realm of viola bastarda -- and harpsichordist Patrick Ayrton in a program made up of some dances and songs from this period that, on their own, would be generally interesting. This would include music of Diego Ortiz, Andrea Gabrieli, Andrea Falconieri, Bartolome de Selma y Salaverde, Tarquinio Merula, and others, including some original pieces by Coolen herself, all designed to support the extensive liner notes inside. That's fine, but the recording is rather boring; the 19 pieces included are taken at roughly the same tempo and the relationship among instrumental voices is also the same throughout. The recorder dominates the proceedings to such extent that, when it is out of the picture for a piece here and there, what one is left with is a quiet recording with the harpsichord being the least readily audible element. Clearly with Globe's Diminutions and Ostinati, premise took center stage and not the program inside; all three -- Coolen, Zipperling, and Ayrton -- are skillful performers, but there is a nonchalant, workaday quality to the music that merely wears out one's patience rather than informs or enthralls. For those to whom performance practice is paramount, this might prove of some interest anyway, but apart from its pedagogical value, Diminutions and Ostinati is a snoozer.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 01:12:03
- Main artists: Patrick Ayrton Rainer Zipperling Saskia Coolen
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Globe
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2014 Globe (P) 2014 Globe
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