Jean Baptiste Loeillet of London

Epoca Barocca - Jean-Baptiste Loeillet of London: Trio Sonatas (2020) Music

Posted by varrock at Feb. 8, 2020

Epoca Barocca - Jean-Baptiste Loeillet of London: Trio Sonatas (2020)
WEB FLAC (tracks+booklet) - 394 MB | Tracks: 23 | 61:11 min
Style: Classical | Label: CPO

Jean-Baptiste Loeillet was from a Flemish family whose members included a number of musicians, two of whom went by the name of Jean-Baptiste Loeillet. Already in the eighteenth century this onomastic fact caused irritation and confusion. Our Jean-Baptiste, who later enjoyed a career as John Loeillet in London, was born in Ghent in 1680. What motivated him to go to London when he was a young man? Unfortunately, our sources are silent about this matter. However, he is termed »Mr John Loeillet« in printed editions, which perhaps reflects the fact that he chose London as his home in the 1720s.

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Sergei Kasprov - Exploring Time With My Piano (2013) Music

Posted by Designol at April 17, 2024

For his first recording on the Alpha label, Sergey Kasprov, a young Russian artist trained at the Moscow Conservatory, defies the laws of time. He has in fact chosen to create a dialogue between great Baroque geniuses and Russian Romantics: Rameau, Lully, Loeillet, Bach and Scarlatti revised by Tausig, Godowsky and Rachmaninov.In the tradition of Marcelle Meyer, Glenn Gould or, more recently, Alexandre Tharaud, Sergey Kasprov pulls off the tour de force of freeing himself from Baroque interpretative codes and, at the same time, from those of the 19th century, to better get back to the essential.The excellent recording quality attests ideally to the discourse, respectful of the original counterpoint as well as unfailing digital dexterity necessitated by appropriate ornamentation and the amazing sound palette required by late Romanticism, all on a Steinway contemporary with Rachmaninov.

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Jan Devlieger - Loeillet: 6 Suites for Harpsichord (2018) Music

Posted by tirexiss at Feb. 5, 2019

Between 1680 and 1688 three scions of the prominent family of Ghent musicians saw the light of day: Jean-Baptiste Loeillet (of London), Jacques (Jacob) Loeillet and Jean-Baptiste Loeillet (de Gant). Their similar initials continue to cause confusion, but their musical legacy is an everflowing source of joy, for it is intimate chamber music of the highest quality. John, who most of his professional career in London, had an international reputation in his lifetime.

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Piers Lane goes to town again (2023) Music

Posted by ArlegZ at Dec. 16, 2023

Piers Lane brings all his pianistic panache to this splendidly eclectic recital of works from the 1700s to 2019, in a programme exploring very different aspects of the dance.

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Maurice André - Great Trumpet Concertos [6CDs] (2016) Music

Posted by ArlegZ at Dec. 25, 2024

“Indisputably the most consummate artist in the history of the classical trumpet,” was how Gramophone described Maurice André, a musician characterised by both brilliance and refinement. These six CDs, which give pride of place to music from the 18th and 20th centuries, complement some of the most popular concertos ever written for trumpet with an enticing and fascinating selection of rarely-heard works.

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