Lucile Boulanger (viola da gamba)

Mascitti: Sonata a Violino solo e Basso in G Minor, Op. 1, No. 2
Forqueray, A: Pièces de viole, deuxième suite: IV. La Leclair
Leclair, J-M: Sonata for Violin and Continuo No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 9
Visée: La Vénitienne de Mr. Fourcroy
Corelli: Violin Sonata in C Major, Op. 5, No. 3 (transcribed for viola da gamba)
Forqueray, A: Suite No. 4 in G minor
Forqueray, A: Suite No. 3 in G Major: La Morangis ou La Plissay. Mouvement de chaconne

In her debut recording for harmonia mundi, Lucile Boulanger explores the facets of Antoine Forqueray’s career as a virtuoso instrumentalist: adept in a wide range of Italian repertoire and skilled at transcribing works originally intended for the violin, he could try it on for size, as it were, before settling on a different medium.

With the viola da gamba, he extended the technique of playing it far beyond the norm, confronting the performer with fiendishly difficult challenges… which have been met brilliantly by the hugely talented foursome heard here.

"Kuulijan hurmaa välittömästi Boulangerin bassogamban syvä ja tiikintumma sointi, joka on äänitetty Passyn intiimissä alppikappelissa. (...) Kokonaisuus on taidokkaasti sommiteltu, eikä se toimisi ilman Pierre Gallonin, Claire Gautrotin ja Romain Falikin temperementtista continuosoittoa.2 - Antti Häyrynen, Rondo 3/2019.