Lamentations
Sonata for recorder & basso continuo
- Joseph Hector Fiocco (1703-1741)
- Pietro Antonio Fiocco (1653-1714)
The Lamentations of Joseph-Hector Fiocco: A Revelation In the period following the brilliant blossoming of polyphonic art in the 15th and 16th centuries, the Low Countries were relegated to little more than a musical province of Italy and France. Starting from ca. 1600, the Low Countries ceased to play the leading role on the western European musical scene: from this moment on, composers from other countries would dictate the leading fashions of the day, the innovative tendencies of which gradually permeated the musical life of the region. Among the most remarkable of these innovations was ‘accompanied monody’: polyphony’s complex interplay of independent yet intertwined voices gave way to the domination of one single voice, supported by an instrumental bass part, the ‘basso continuo’. This bass part was often performed by several instruments, including those which could play chords — such as the lute, harpsichord or organ — and others — such as the viola da gamba, cello or bassoon — which carried the melody. Anne Mertens, Wieland Kuijken, Richte van der Meer, Kris Verhelst, Peter van Heyghen

Track listing
Première lamentation du Mercredi saint, 1733 - a minor | |||
1 | Incipit lamentatio | 03:57 | |
artists: composers: 'Joseph Hector Fiocco (1703-1741)' | |||
2 | Beth. Plorans ploravit | 02:48 | |
artists: composers: 'Joseph Hector Fiocco (1703-1741)' | |||
3 | Ghimel. Migravit Judas | 02:08 | |
artists: composers: 'Joseph Hector Fiocco (1703-1741)' | |||
4 | Daleth. Viae Sion lugent | 02:57 | |
artists: composers: 'Joseph Hector Fiocco (1703-1741)' | |||
5 | He. Facti sunt hostes | 02:44 | |
artists: composers: 'Joseph Hector Fiocco (1703-1741)' | |||
6 | Parvuli ejus | 02:31 | |
artists: composers: 'Joseph Hector Fiocco (1703-1741)' | |||
Seconde leçon du Jeudi saint, 1733 - c minor | |||
7 | Lamed. Matribus suis | 03:30 | |
artists: composers: 'Joseph Hector Fiocco (1703-1741)' | |||
8 | Mem. Cui comparabo te | 03:51 | |
artists: composers: 'Joseph Hector Fiocco (1703-1741)' | |||
9 | Prophetae tui viderunt tibi | 02:18 | |
artists: composers: 'Joseph Hector Fiocco (1703-1741)' | |||
10 | Samech | 01:39 | |
artists: composers: 'Joseph Hector Fiocco (1703-1741)' | |||
11 | Plauserunt super te | 02:47 | |
artists: composers: 'Joseph Hector Fiocco (1703-1741)' | |||
Sonata in C major for recorder and basso continuo, ca. 1698 | |||
12 | Adagio | 02:54 | |
artists: composers: 'Pietro Antonio Fiocco (1653-1714)' | |||
13 | Presto | 01:08 | |
artists: composers: 'Pietro Antonio Fiocco (1653-1714)' | |||
14 | Adagio | 01:23 | |
artists: composers: 'Pietro Antonio Fiocco (1653-1714)' | |||
15 | Presto | 00:55 | |
artists: composers: 'Pietro Antonio Fiocco (1653-1714)' | |||
Deuxième leçon du Mercredi saint, 1733 - e minor | |||
16 | Vau. Et egressus est | 05:17 | |
artists: composers: 'Joseph Hector Fiocco (1703-1741)' | |||
17 | Teth. Sordes ejus | 03:15 | |
artists: composers: 'Joseph Hector Fiocco (1703-1741)' | |||
Première lamentation du Jeudi saint, 1733 - g minor | |||
18 | De lamentatione | 03:36 | |
artists: composers: 'Joseph Hector Fiocco (1703-1741)' | |||
19 | Defixae sunt in terra | 03:01 | |
artists: composers: 'Joseph Hector Fiocco (1703-1741)' | |||
20 | Jod. Sederunt in terra | 03:06 | |
artists: composers: 'Joseph Hector Fiocco (1703-1741)' | |||
21 | Defecerunt prae lacrimis | 03:59 | |
artists: composers: 'Joseph Hector Fiocco (1703-1741)' | |||
Sonata in g minor for recorder and basso continuo, ca. 1710 | |||
22 | Grave | 02:35 | |
artists: composers: 'Pietro Antonio Fiocco (1653-1714)' | |||
23 | Vivace-Largo | 01:51 | |
artists: composers: 'Pietro Antonio Fiocco (1653-1714)' | |||
24 | Allegro | 01:00 | |
artists: composers: 'Pietro Antonio Fiocco (1653-1714)' | |||
Deuxième leçon pour le Vendredi saint, 1733 - B flat major | |||
25 | Aleph. Quomodo obscuratum | 01:24 | |
artists: composers: 'Joseph Hector Fiocco (1703-1741)' | |||
26 | Beth. Filii Sion inclyti | 01:19 | |
artists: composers: 'Joseph Hector Fiocco (1703-1741)' | |||
27 | Sed et lamiae | 00:39 | |
artists: composers: 'Joseph Hector Fiocco (1703-1741)' | |||
28 | Daleth | 00:28 | |
artists: composers: 'Joseph Hector Fiocco (1703-1741)' | |||
29 | Adhaesit lingua lactentis | 02:06 | |
artists: composers: 'Joseph Hector Fiocco (1703-1741)' | |||
30 | He. Qui vescebantur voluptuose | 01:32 | |
artists: composers: 'Joseph Hector Fiocco (1703-1741)' | |||
31 | t major effecta est | 02:06 | |
artists: composers: 'Joseph Hector Fiocco (1703-1741)' |