Various Composers - Le carillon des regrets (Alex Jellici; Matías Lanz)

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1. Antoine Forqueray - Pièces de viole, Suite No. 4 in G Minor: VI. Le carillon de Passy
2. Stephanie Haensler - Die kluge Schlange: Spionage und Bau
3. Robert de Visée - La Mascarade (arr. Stephanie Haensler)
4. Marin Marais - Pièces de viole, Book V, Suite No. 7 in E Minor: No. 108, Le tableau de l'operation
5. Hans Eugen Frischknecht - Entwicklung
6. Gaspard Fritz - Violin Sonata in C Major, Op. 3 No. 3: II. Largo (arr. Anonymous)
7. Antoine Forqueray - Pièces de viole, Suite No. 4 in G Minor: VI. Le carillon de Passy (arr. Jean-Baptiste Forqueray)
8. Peter Streiff - Ground
9. François Couperin - Premier livre de pièces de clavecin, Ordre 3: No. 10, Les regrets
10. François Couperin - Pièces de viole, Suite No. 2: III. La Pompe funèbre
11. François Couperin - Quatrième livre de pièces de clavecin, Ordre 26: No. 1, La convalescente
12. Georg Philipp Telemann - Viola da gamba Sonata in A Minor, TWV 41:a6: I. Largo
13. Georg Philipp Telemann - Viola da gamba Sonata in A Minor, TWV 41:a6: II. Allegro
14. Georg Philipp Telemann - Viola da gamba Sonata in A Minor, TWV 41:a6: III. Soave
15. Georg Philipp Telemann - Viola da gamba Sonata in A Minor, TWV 41:a6: IV. Allegro

Alex Jellici, viola da gamba

Matías Lanz, harpsichord

Date: 2026

Label: Solo Musica

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Music history abounds with unusual works that exist beyond the standard canon, particularly Baroque programmatic pieces created long before the 19th century formalized program music as a genre. Among these are imaginative “animal pieces,” such as Biber’s Sonata representativa or Handel’s Cuckoo-inspired capriccios and concertos, as well as sacred narrative compositions like Kuhnau’s Biblical Histories and Biber’s Rosary Sonatas. More rarely, composers drew inspiration from culinary or even medical themes. The present program centers on a strikingly singular work belonging to this latter category—so unusual in concept that it becomes the focal point and narrative thread of an entire musical exploration.

Alex Jellici is an Italian cellist who began his studies with Luca Fiorentini at the Claudio Monteverdi Conservatoire in Bolzano and continued his training in Vienna and Zurich, graduating with highest honors from the Zurich University of the Arts under Orfeo Mandozzi, while also specializing in baroque cello and viola da gamba with Martin Zeller. He performs as a solo cellist with La Cetra Barockorchester Basel and the European Union Baroque Orchestra and collaborates with leading period ensembles including the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Ensemble Zefiro. A founding member of several chamber groups, he appears internationally at major festivals and serves as Artistic Director of Ensemble TaG in Winterthur while teaching in Zurich.

Matías Lanz, a harpsichordist and organist from Winterthur, pursues a multifaceted freelance career centered on concert performance with his ensemble Cardinal Complex and teaching at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. He studied harpsichord at the Zurich University of the Arts and basso continuo with Jörg-Andreas Bötticher in Basel, earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees with distinction and receiving several awards, including the City of Winterthur Advancement Award. A founding member of Ensemble Pícaro, Cardinal Complex, and L’Arte di Arctus, he won second prize at the 2018 International Berlin Bach Competition with Cardinal Complex. His artistic focus includes Baroque keyboard arrangements, innovative programming, and research on basso continuo, particularly in the works of Michael Praetorius.

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