tracks 1-1 to 3-4 bass viol Philippe Pierlot
tracks 1-1 to 2-29 bass viol Rainer Zipperling
tracks 1-1 to 2-29 bass viol Sophie Watillon
ensemble Ricercar Consort
tracks 1-1 to 1-24 flute Danielle Etienne
tracks 3-5 to 3-23 harpsichord Guy Penson
tracks 2-17 to 2-29, 3-1 to 3-4 harpsichord Pierre Hantaï
tracks 1-1 to 2-13 harpsichord Robert Kohnen
liner notes Jérôme Lejeune
liner notes [english translation] Peter Lockwood
liner notes [german translation] Silvia Ronelt
tracks 1-1 to 1-24 theorbo Rolf Lislevand
tracks 3-1 to 3-23 violin François Fernandez
tracks 3-5 to 3-7 violoncello Emmanuel Balssa
tracks 3-5 to 3-7 violoncello Oreste De Tommaso
tracks 3-1 to 3-23 violoncello [continuo] Rainer Zipperling
tracks 3-1 to 3-23 violoncello, soloist Hidemi Suzuki
Copyright (c) Outhere
Total time 3 hr 45' 35.

It was in Amsterdam in 1740 that a lawyer named Hubert Le Blanc published an astounding work that defended the use of the bass viol at a time when the violin and the cello were becoming more and more important in Parisian musical life. This recording provides a musical equivalent of his essay, depicting the initial success of the bass viol and of M. De Sainte-Colombe (celebrated in the film Tous les matins du monde), its moments of glory and, above all else, the repertoire of the viol, violin and cello during the first half of the 18th century.

Made in Austria.
Barcode: 5400439002968