Sfumato Cet étrange éclat

• Arcangelo Corelli (1653 - 1713): Sonate, Op. 5:
• 1 Corelli: Sonate, Op. 5: I. Adagio 04:18
• 2 Corelli: Sonate, Op. 5: II. Allegro 02:34
• 3 Corelli: Sonate, Op. 5: III. (Adagio) 01:38
• 4 Corelli: Sonate, Op. 5: IV. (Allegro) 01:11
• 5 Corelli: Sonate, Op. 5: V. Giga 03:10
• Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741): Sonate pour violoncelle, RV 47:
• 6 Vivaldi: Sonate pour violoncelle, RV 47: I. Preludio 02:48
• Giacobbe Cervetto (1680 - 1783): Sonate en trio, Op. 1 No. 3:
• 7 Cervetto: Sonate en trio, Op. 1 No. 3: I. Adagio 02:24
• 8 Cervetto: Sonate en trio, Op. 1 No. 3: II. Allegro 02:25
• 9 Cervetto: Sonate en trio, Op. 1 No. 3: III. Minuetto 03:33
• Marin Marais (1656 - 1728): Suite en Sol Mineur du Troisième Livre:
• 10 Marais: Suite en Sol Mineur du Troisième Livre: I. Prélude 03:07
• Benedetto Marcello (1686 - 1739): Sonate à deux basses, Op. 6 No. 2:
• 11 Marcello: Sonate à deux basses, Op. 6 No. 2: I. Largo 04:50
• 12 Marcello: Sonate à deux basses, Op. 6 No. 2: II. Presto 02:45
• 13 Marcello: Sonate à deux basses, Op. 6 No. 2: III. Grave 01:45
• 14 Marcello: Sonate à deux basses, Op. 6 No. 2: IV. (Presto) 01:47
• Jean-Baptiste Barrière (1707 - 1747): Sonate pour clavecin No. 4:
• 15 Barrière: Sonate pour clavecin No. 4: I. Adagio 02:14
• Sonate pour violoncelle No. 6:
• 16 Barrière: Sonate pour violoncelle No. 6: I. Adagio 03:26
• 17 Barrière: Sonate pour violoncelle No. 6: II. Allegro 04:11
• 18 Barrière: Sonate pour violoncelle No. 6: III. Larghetto 02:12
• 19 Barrière: Sonate pour violoncelle No. 6: IV. Giga 05:24
• Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741): Sonate pour violoncelle, RV 47:
• 20 Vivaldi: Sonate pour violoncelle, RV 47: II. Largo 03:21
• Jean-Baptiste Barrière: Sonate No. 2, Troisième Livre pour violoncelle:
• 21 Barrière: Sonate No. 2, Troisième Livre pour violoncelle: I. Adagio 02:11
• 22 Barrière: Sonate No. 2, Troisième Livre pour violoncelle: II. Allegro 01:26
• 23 Barrière: Sonate No. 2, Troisième Livre pour violoncelle: III. Aria 02:32
• 24 Barrière: Sonate No. 2, Troisième Livre pour violoncelle: IV. Giga 01:49
• Total Runtime 01:07:01

Info for Sfumato

The art of sfumato was developed in the Renaissance, especially by Leonardo da Vinci, and adds a new dimension to painting. The use of this technique is all the more mysterious because it cannot be guessed at from a distance. The whole appears uniform and clear; a superimposition of layers with ambiguous boundaries creates an image that looks like a mist. Every detail is embedded in a mist that makes the layers of colour blend together. The blur lies between each line and space, creating a vibration that perfects the cohesion of all the elements. In this way, a particularly unified, dense and coherent whole emerges from all these unclear, fleeting lines. It is in this paradox that the beauty of the artwork can unfold.

Cet Étrange Éclat - a quartet of three low strings plus harpsichord - borrows its name from a poem by Louis Aragon and draws its sound research inspiration from the art of sfumato (blurred) in Leonardo da Vinci's painting. In a programme ranging from Corelli to Jean-Baptiste Barrière, the four young artists, trained in particular by Christophe Coin, employ a wide range of timbres and manage to blend the violone (a large six-string bass viol whose register is similar to that of the double bass), the viola da gamba, the baroque cello and the harpsichord into a homogeneous sound.

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