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Johann Jacob Froberger: Strasbourg Manuscript

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Anyone who has ever heard Frobergers music might be familiar with its particularily sombre tinge.this is why I choosed this one as my paragon of Frobergers music.here Mr LUDGER plays authentically and sumptuously on a very fine instrument which I personally consider as very appropriate for Frobergers music !A must for all early music fans!

This is an excellent CD, and I was glad to add it to my collection. Froberger's music is very rhythmically and harmonically complex, especially for the period. I've had people tell me it sounds modernist. It certainly makes liberal use of dissonance, interesting rhythmic devices, and ornamentation in the French style, but it is always elegant as well. For me, the sarabandes and especially the allemandes are favorites. The suites are all in the same style, 4 movements beginning with an expressive allemande that serves like the Ouverture of later baroque suites. Most are dark and decidedly minor key. The playing is excellent as well; very clear acoustics and tasteful renditions without excess but certainly indulging in the music.