Credits:

Richard Lester (Harpsichord), Mark Bennett (Baritone), Greenwood Consort.

Description:

[Homage to Frescobaldi by veteran player and researcher Richard Lester] British harpsichordist and organist Richard Lester is the author of over 80 recordings, including the complete sonatas of Scarlatti. He has recently undertaken a study of Frescobaldi and published a book focusing on his originality. This CD is his commemoration of the 440th anniversary of Frescobaldi's birth and the 380th anniversary of his death. The work chosen is "A Bouquet of Music. This work consists of No. 1 "Mass for the Lord's Day", No. 2 "Mass for the Apostles", and No. 3 "Mass for the Blessed Virgin", and is composed of a mass (Kyrie) section based on the Gregorian chant melody associated with each day, a toccata as a prelude, and keyboard music such as toccata, canzonas, capriccios, ricercar The toccata and other parts are composed of improvisation. The toccata and other parts are filled with improvisation and virtuosity, reminiscent of Frescobaldi's skill as organist of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. In this recording, four baritone singers participate in the Kyrie section. Naxos Japan

Tracklisting:

1.Missa (No. 2): In Festis duplicibus I (Cunctipotens Genitor Deus)~Toccata avanti la Messa degli Apostoli
2.Missa (No. 2): In Festis duplicibus I (Cunctipotens Genitor Deus)~Kyrie - Kyrie Plainchant - Kyrie
3.Missa (No. 2): In Festis duplicibus I (Cunctipotens Genitor Deus)~Christe Plainchant - Christe - Christe Plainchant
4.Missa (No. 2): In Festis duplicibus I (Cunctipotens Genitor Deus)~Kyrie - Kyrie Plainchant - Kyrie
5.Missa (No. 2): In Festis duplicibus I (Cunctipotens Genitor Deus)~Canzon dopo l'Epistola
6.Missa (No. 2): In Festis duplicibus I (Cunctipotens Genitor Deus)~Toccata avanti il Recercar
7.Missa (No. 2): In Festis duplicibus I (Cunctipotens Genitor Deus)~Altro Recercar
8.Missa (No. 2): In Festis duplicibus I (Cunctipotens Genitor Deus)~Toccata per l'Elevatione
9.Missa (No. 2): In Festis duplicibus I (Cunctipotens Genitor Deus)~Canzon quarti toni, Dopo il Post Comune
10.Missa (No. 1): In Dominicis infra annum (Orbis factor)~Toccata avanti la Messa della Domenica
11.Missa (No. 1): In Dominicis infra annum (Orbis factor)~Kyrie - Kyrie Plainchant - Kyrie
12.Missa (No. 1): In Dominicis infra annum (Orbis factor)~Christe Plainchant - Christe - Christe Plainchant
13.Missa (No. 1): In Dominicis infra annum (Orbis factor)~Kyrie - Kyrie Plainchant - Kyrie
14.Missa (No. 1): In Dominicis infra annum (Orbis factor)~Canzon dopo l'Epistola
15.Missa (No. 1): In Dominicis infra annum (Orbis factor)~Recercar dopo il Credo
16.Missa (No. 1): In Dominicis infra annum (Orbis factor)~Toccata Cromaticha per l'Elevatione
17.Missa (No. 1): In Dominicis infra annum (Orbis factor)~Canzon post il Comune
18.Missa (No. 3): In Festis Beatae Mariae Virginis I (Cum jubilo)~Toccata avanti la Messa della Madonna
19.Missa (No. 3): In Festis Beatae Mariae Virginis I (Cum jubilo)~Kyrie - Kyrie Plainchant - Kyrie
20.Missa (No. 3): In Festis Beatae Mariae Virginis I (Cum jubilo)~Christe Plainchant - Christe - Christe Plainchant
21.Missa (No. 3): In Festis Beatae Mariae Virginis I (Cum jubilo)~Kyrie - Kyrie Plainchant - Kyrie
22.Missa (No. 3): In Festis Beatae Mariae Virginis I (Cum jubilo)~Canzon dopo l'Epistola
23.Missa (No. 3): In Festis Beatae Mariae Virginis I (Cum jubilo)~Toccata avanti il Ricercar
24.Missa (No. 3): In Festis Beatae Mariae Virginis I (Cum jubilo)~Recercar con obligo di cantare la quinta parte senza toccarla
25.Missa (No. 3): In Festis Beatae Mariae Virginis I (Cum jubilo)~Toccata per l'Elevatione
26.Missa (No. 3): In Festis Beatae Mariae Virginis I (Cum jubilo)~La Bergamasca
27.Missa (No. 3): In Festis Beatae Mariae Virginis I (Cum jubilo)~Capriccio sopra la Girolmeta