"We have wanted to record Bach's violin concertos with Sophie Gent ever since she joined Ensemble Masques in 2003", says Olivier Fortin, harpsichordist and founder of the ensemble that explores Baroque music with such passion. "Sophie is an exceptional musician with an extremely convincing, honest and unpretentious style". Another pillar of the group is Kathleen Kaji, who is the soloist for Telemann's viola concerto. "Telemann is a fantastic storyteller," she says, "who provides a plot, characters, costumes and props - and leaves you to put it all together". Two sinfonie by Albinoni link the concertos and shine a spotlight on each musician in the ensemble.
1 Concerto Pour Violon en la Mineur, BWV 1041-I. [...]
2 Concerto Pour Violon en la Mineur, BWV 1041-II. Andante
3 Concerto Pour Violon en la Mineur, BWV 1041-III. Allegro Assai
4 Sinfonia a Cinque en Sol Majeur, Op. 2 No. 1-I. Grave-Adagio
5 Sinfonia a Cinque en Sol Majeur, Op. 2 No. 1-II. Allegro
6 Sinfonia a Cinque en Sol Majeur, Op. 2 No. 1-III. Adagio
7 Sinfonia a Cinque en Sol Majeur, Op. 2 No. 1-IV. Allegro Assai
8 Concerto Pour Alto en Sol Majeur, TWV 51:G9-I. Largo
9 Concerto Pour Alto en Sol Majeur, TWV 51:G9-II. Allegro
10 Concerto Pour Alto en Sol Majeur, TWV 51:G9-III. Andante
11 Concerto Pour Alto en Sol Majeur, TWV 51:G9-IV. Presto
12 Sinfonia a Cinque en Sol Mineur, Op. 2 No. 6-I. Adagio
13 Sinfonia a Cinque en Sol Mineur, Op. 2 No. 6-II. Allegro
14 Sinfonia a Cinque en Sol Mineur, Op. 2 No. 6-III. Grave
15 Sinfonia a Cinque en Sol Mineur, Op. 2 No. 6-IV. Allegro
16 Concerto Pour Violon en Mi Majeur, BWV 1042-I. Allegro
17 Concerto Pour Violon en Mi Majeur, BWV 1042-II. Adagio
18 Concerto Pour Violon en Mi Majeur, BWV 1042-III. Allegro Assai
"We have wanted to record Bach's violin concertos with Sophie Gent ever since she joined Ensemble Masques in 2003", says Olivier Fortin, harpsichordist and founder of the ensemble that explores Baroque music with such passion. "Sophie is an exceptional musician with an extremely convincing, honest and unpretentious style". Another pillar of the group is Kathleen Kaji, who is the soloist for Telemann's viola concerto. "Telemann is a fantastic storyteller," she says, "who provides a plot, characters, costumes and props - and leaves you to put it all together". Two sinfonie by Albinoni link the concertos and shine a spotlight on each musician in the ensemble.
