“Le Retour“ Concert à deux violes esgales - Sainte-Colombe

“Le Retour“ Concert à deux violes esgales - Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe Los Gustos Extranjeros David Esteban Escobar & Sam Stadlen, viola da gamba Recorded in San Ignacio Chapel, Bogotá (2021) Felipe Cortés, audio Sam Stadlen, video “Le Retour“ reúne la danza y la excentricidad de la tradición musical francesa en una suite que evoca toda clase de afectos y emociones. Como era costumbre de los franceses, Sainte-Colombe le da un título sugestivo a la pieza, si bien en este caso no hace alusión a su carácter, sino al “retorno“ que hace el menuet al final de la suite. “Le Retour“ combines the characteristic upbeat rhythms of dance music with the harmonic eccentricities of the French musical tradition, in a suite that evokes various affects and sentiments. Following the tradition in France, Sainte-Colombe titled this piece, although in this particular case the name is not evocative of its affective character, but rather signals the “return“ of the menuet at the end of the suite. “Le retour“ réunit la danse et
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