Solo Traverso Grégoire Jeay

• Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
• 1Telemann Fantaisie no 304:36
• Johann Joachim Quantz (1697-1773)
• 2Quantz Allegro en ré majeur03:14
• 3Quantz Caprice I en ré majeur02:46
• 4Quantz Caprice VII en la mineur02:44
• Grégoire Jeay
• 5Quinze variations sur le thème de la11:33
• Sylvain Bergeron
• 6Sylvain Bergeron Prélude, Improvisation01:36
• Pierre Danican Philidor (1681-1731)
• 7Philidor Suite V Prélude03:16
• 8Philidor Allemande02:47
• 9Philidor Sarabande04:23
• 10Philidor Gigue02:27
• Jean Daniel Braun (fl. 1720-1740)
• 11Braun Minuetto en mi mineur02:06
• 12Braun Adagio en si mineur03:48
• 13Braun Gigue en si mineur01:46
• Anton (Thadäus Johann Nepomuk) Stamitz (1750-1789/1809)
• 14Anton Stamitz Caprice en sol majeur04:37
• Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)
• 15Bach Poco Adagio05:09
• 16Bach Allegro03:52
• 17Bach Allegro03:23
• Total Runtime01:04:03

Info for Solo Traverso

Prelude, fantasy, capriccio, folia, bizzaria, invention, toccata—such free forms abound in Baroque music. Some may resemble an improvisation devoid of regular pulse while others adopt a structure totally departing from the strict form of the dance suite or of the Baroque sonata. This freedom of form gave free rein to the composer’s imagination for the benefit of a solo instrument, at last allowed to shine unimpeded. Indeed, large instrumental ensembles were ill-suited to such flights of fancy and quasi-improvisations. The present solo album project offers fine examples of such frequently odd constructions, whose variety of guises are taken from the solo flute repertoire. In addition, the listener will hear a suite by Philidor transposed for the flûte d’amour, with guest lutenist Sylvain Bergeron contributing an improvised prelude.

Grégoire Jeay, Baroque Flute
Sylvain Bergeron, Archlute

This recording was done with the Neumann U-67 tube, schoeps M222 (tube), AEA microphones connected to tubed preamplifiers and linked directly to a DCS 905 analog to digital converter with a 24-Bit/176 kHz resolution with the DCS Scarlatti clock. A Pyramix Mykerinos (Masscore) recorder completed the recording arsenal.

Grégoire Jeay - Flutist
Specializing in Baroque flute, Grégoire Jeay frequently performs in Quebec and in Canada, and has played in France, Belgium, Mexico, Turkey, the UK, and the US. He is recognized for his musicality and his expressiveness, as well as for his great skills in ornamentation and improvisation. His virtuosity on the transverse flute is equally appreciated on the recorder and various flutes from around the world.

He is a member of several prominent early music ensembles, with which he regularly performs and records, including Tafelmusik, Les Idées heureuses, Theatre of Early Music, Les Voix humaines, Ensemble Caprice, La Mandragore, Constantinople, Skye Consort and La Nef. He has performed with such internationally renowned artists as Karina Gauvin, Suzie LeBlanc, Emma Kirkby, Marie-Josée Lord, Hélène Guillemette, Daniel Taylor, Luc Beauséjour, Sylvain Bergeron, Simon Standage, Olivier Brault, and Hendrik Bouman. In parallel to his activities as a flutist, Grégoire Jeay composes and arranges soundtracks and other types of works for a variety of instruments.

Sylvain Bergeron - Archiluth / Archlute
Sylvain Bergeron, co-founder of La Nef musical ensemble, of which he is one of the three artistic directors, has been at the helm of some twenty productions, many of which have garnered prizes and awards.

He is in great demand on the Canadian musical scene as an accomplished performer of the lute and the theorbo. He gives more than sixty concerts per season with the country’s most renowned early music ensembles and orchestras. Sylvain has performed and recorded with many soloists including Emma Kirkby, James Bowman, Jordi Savall, David Daniels, Magdalena Kozena, Michael Chance, Charles Daniels, Daniel Taylor, Karina Gauvin, Suzie LeBlanc, Vivica Genaux, Matthew White, Agnès Melon, and Anne Azéma.

He has played around the world under the direction of well-known conductors and has taken part in more than sixty recordings on the Atma, Dorian, Analekta, PGM, and CBC labels. Sylvain Bergeron teaches lute and Baroque guitar at McGill University and Université de Montréal.

Booklet for Solo Traverso