Various Composers - Per la viola bastarda (Various Artists)

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1. Sylvestro Ganassi - Recerchar secondo
2. Diego Ortiz - Recercada Tercera sobre O felici occhi miei
3. Diego Ortiz - Recercada Ottava sobre tenore La Gamba
4. Antonio de Cabezon - Qui la dira
5. Antonio de Cabezon - Ancor che col partire
6. Richardo Rogniono - Ancor che col patire
7. Orazio Bassani - Toccata
8. Orazio Bassani - Nasce la gioia mia
9. Adrien Willaert - Qui la dira la peine de mon coeur, IAW 60
10. Orazio Bassani - Cara la vita mia
11. Luzzasco Luzzaschi - Fantasia a quattro sopra Ave Maris Stella
12. Luzzasco Luzzaschi - Ch'io no t'ami cor moi
13. Aurelio Virgiliano - Nasce la pena mia
14. Manon Papasergio - Partite sopra la Bergamasca
15. Francesco Rognoni - Pulchra es amica mea
16. Roland de Lassus - Susanne un jour, LV 98
17. Orazio Bassani - Susanna un giorno
18. Manon Papasergio - Partite sopra La Monica

Manon Papasergio, bass viol

Angélique Mauillon, harp

Yoann Moulin, harpsichord & organ

Clémence Niclas, soprano

Date: 2025

Label: Ricercar

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The viola bastarda is not merely an instrument but a demanding virtuoso technique for the viola da gamba, requiring mastery of ornamentation across the instrument’s full range and the ability to move fluidly from bass to soprano lines. Modern performers must rely on a small surviving repertoire created by a handful of historical virtuosos and reconstruct performance practices documented only sparsely in period treatises. In her debut recording, Manon Papasergio explores this intricate art, tracing its evolution during the vibrant transitional era between the Renaissance and the Baroque, when musical expression and instrumental technique were rapidly expanding.