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Baroqueswing Vol. I

Charl du Plessis Trio

Released
2017
Label
Claves
Forces
Piano, Trio
Personnel
Werner Spies, Hugo Radyn and Charl du Plessis

The recording comes from a 2013 live concert in the church at Ernen, where du Plessis had once studied with György Sebök.

He later admitted that Baroque jazz trio was hardly a new idea, so his challenge was not to claim invention but to make repertoire he loved sound personal again.

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The classical side contains only the source pieces used on the album, in album order. The jazz side presents the complete album whenever a dependable copy can be embedded.

The originalsPachelbel; Vivaldi; Handel; J.S. Bach · classical source works

One complete performance of Vivaldi’s Winter covers the three tracks drawn from it. The Prelude and Fugue in C minor has its own recording for each half. Every other source is played separately, in album order.

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Source works

The album’s complete track listing, with each classical source identified and original compositions marked plainly.

  1. Praludium In C MinorJ.S. Bach: Prelude in B minor, BWV 855a, Siloti’s transcription of the Well-Tempered Clavier I Prelude in E minor, BWV 855
  2. Prelude & Fugue In C Minor WTC I No. 2J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier I, Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C minor, BWV 847
  3. Lascia Ch’io Pianga From Rinaldo HWV 7Handel: Rinaldo, HWV 7: Lascia ch’io pianga
  4. Fantasia In C Minor BWV 906J.S. Bach: Fantasia in C minor, BWV 906
  5. Air On A G-stringJ.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air
  6. Allegro Non MoltoVivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 ‘L’inverno’: I. Allegro non molto
  7. LargoVivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 ‘L’inverno’: II. Largo
  8. AllegroVivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 ‘L’inverno’: III. Allegro
  9. PreludeJ.S. Bach: Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: I. Preludio
  10. GavotteJ.S. Bach: Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: III. Gavotte en rondeau
  11. GigueJ.S. Bach: Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: VII. Gigue
  12. Canon In D Major P 37Pachelbel: Canon in D major, P. 37
  13. Capriccio From Partita Bwv 826J.S. Bach: Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826: Capriccio
  14. Präludium Für SigiJ.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier I, Prelude in C major, BWV 846