Various Composers - Polyptyque (Marianne Piketty; Le Concert Idéal)

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1. Johann Sebastian Bach - Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244, Seconda parte: No. 34, Mein Jesus schweigt zu falschen Lügen stille (transc. Olivier Fourés)
2. Antonio Lotti - Crucifixus à 10 (transc. Olivier Fourés)
3. Frank Martin - Polyptyque for Violin and Two Small String Orchestras: I. Image des Rameaux
4. Antonio Vivaldi - Laetatus sum in C Major, RV 827: II. Rogate quae ad pacem sunt (transc. Olivier Fourés)
5. Nicolas Chédeville - Il pastor fido, Op. 13, Sonata No. 6 in G Minor: II. Fuga da capella. Alla breve (transc. Olivier Fourés)
6. Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto in G Minor, BWV 975 (after Vivaldi's Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV 316): II. Largo (transc. Olivier Fourés)
7. Frank Martin - Polyptyque for Violin and Two Small String Orchestras: II. Image de la Chambre haute
8. Antonio Vivaldi - Gloria, RV 588: IV. Et in terra pax hominibus (transc. Olivier Fourés)
9. Frank Martin - Polyptyque for Violin and Two Small String Orchestras: III. Image de Juda
10. Tomas Luis de Victoria - O magnum mysterium
11. Johann Sebastian Bach - Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, BWV 12: II. Chorus. Weinen, Klagen (transc. Olivier Fourés)
12. Johann Sebastian Bach - Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243: IV. Chorus. Omnes generationes (transc. Olivier Fourés)
13. Frank Martin - Polyptyque for Violin and Two Small String Orchestras: IV. Image de Gethsémané
14. Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto in G Minor, BWV 975 (after Vivaldi's Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV 316): III. Giga. Presto (transc. Olivier Fourés)
15. Antonio Vivaldi - Beatus vir, RV 597/795: V. In memoria aeterna (transc. Olivier Fourés)
16. Frank Martin - Polyptyque for Violin and Two Small String Orchestras: V. Image du Jugement
17. Antonio Vivaldi - Credo, RV 592: III. Crucifixus
18. Frank Martin - Polyptyque for Violin and Two Small String Orchestras: VI. Image de la Glorification (transc. Olivier Fourés)
19. Johann Sebastian Bach - Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 582 (transc. Olivier Fourés)
20. Antonio Vivaldi - Dixit Dominus in D Major, RV 594: X. Sicut erat in principio (transc. Olivier Fourés)

Marianne Piketty, violin & direction

Le Concert Idéal

Date: 2025

Label: Evidence Classics

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Inspired by Duccio's polyptych, the Swiss composer Frank Martin decided to write a work in six "tableaux" based on the Passion of Christ. In "Polyptyque", a concerto for violin and two small orchestras rooted in the music of Bach, Martin attempts to translate the scenes of the crucifixion into music. This work forms the starting point for this recording by Marianne Piketty and Le Concert Idéal. It is interspersed with works by Vivaldi, Bach, Lotti, Chédeville and Victoria. The dialog between ancient and modern, sacred and profane explores the continuum of human emotions: universal and ephemeral, but also a source of beauty and abundance.

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