31 July 2019, 09:51 PM
Piano*DadLearn Something Every Day ... La Folia
La Folia -- BBC storyPerhaps the original western European tune, and its enduring legacy.
Perhaps everybody knows this, but the origins of the tune were new to me. I recognized the melody and chord structure instantly, but thought it was something Corelli invented.
Here's an amazing version by perhaps my favorite Baroque performance group.
Vivaldi's version played by Apollo's Fire01 August 2019, 08:13 AM
QuirtEvansquote:
my favorite Baroque performance group
That is a phrase I have never used.
01 August 2019, 09:23 AM
Piano*DadYour loss, but I spent a few years listening to Baroque flute at home. My son's Baroque flute instructor is the flutist for Apollo's Fire.
06 August 2019, 07:52 AM
MartinHa, Las Folias de Espana...love them.
Have you listened to the versions of Marin Marais?
And, here´s something you might like, as you seem to be a fellow lover of baroque music: Have you found the Folia, neatly hidden away, in Beethovens fifth symphony?
(Didn´t have the time to see your BBC link yet; I hope, this little secret is not solved there!)
06 August 2019, 10:44 AM
Piano*DadI knew about the Beethoven link because the article encouraged me to find it!
06 August 2019, 11:35 AM
NinaI mentioned I went to hear the Brandenburg Concertos last week in Vancouver. The solo violinist in P*D's clip (Apollo's Fire) was the conductor/soloist in the group I saw.
Small world, the baroque musician's world....the guy's name is Olivier Brault.
P*D, you might enjoy
their website.Quirt, your loss.

06 August 2019, 11:58 AM
MartinP*D and Nina, thanks for your links! Jesus, Tiffany Poon, she can can play...breathtaking. And I found the yt-channel of les Boréades de Montréal, looks very interesting.
So here´s another link for you (sadly without a Folia, but listen to the Presto at 12:38, I´d never have thought, that this was baroque music!)
Telemann E minor flute and recorder ; I like to check the yt-channel of the Bremer Barockorchester from time to time, maybe you like them too.
06 August 2019, 12:02 PM
NinaThanks for the suggestion, Martin.
This was the first time I'd ever seen the B. Concertos performed live. As much as I would have claimed that I knew every single note and breath of those pieces, seeing them live was an education. The interplay of the instruments is something you can only appreciate live, IMO.
It was fantastic.