Olesya Rostovskaya – 16 Century Discothèque
The genres and styles of dance musc have changed greatly over time while the phenomenon of danse itself - a popular activity performed not only by professional dancers but by the common people - has hardly changed at all.
Centuries ago, and still now, the dance floor was a place for flirting and enjoying movement to music. Touching a lace-gloved hand in the course of a courante several hundred years ago probably made the dancers feel the same as holding their partner tightly dancing the lambada today.
"16 Century Discothèque" aims to take the gloss of seriousness and exclusivity off early music and bring it closer to the modern concept we know as 'discothèque'.
1. An Almain, A Toy, Corranto And Daunce [From The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book] (Composed By Unknown Artist) 2:53
2. Almande de La Nonette And Almande de Symmerman [From Susanne van Soldt Klavierboek] (Composed By Susanne van Soldt) 2:21
3. Almande de Amour And Almande Trycottee [From Susanne van Soldt Klavierboek] (Composed By Susanne van Soldt) 2:05
4. Almande Brun Smeedlyn [From Susanne van Soldt Klavierboek] (Composed By Susanne van Soldt) 1:27
5. Ballette Bronckhorft (Composed By Jr. Jacob van Eyck) 1:20
6. Siciliana From "Singende Müse An Der Pleisse" And Saltarello Del Re From Intabulatura Nova (1551) (Composed By Sperontes) 2:08
7. Paduana Hispanica And Gaillarde (Composed By Anon) 1:27
8. Polish Dance (Composed By August Nörmiger) 0:34
9. Polish Dance And German Dance (Composed By – Anon) 2:10
10. Pavana VI From "Libro de Musica de Vihuela de Mano Entitulado El Maestro" (1536) And Gaillarde In F From Pierre Attaingnant Collection (Composed By Luys de Milán) 2:09
11. Greensleeves (Composed By English Folksong) 2:12
12. The Duke Of Brunswick's Alman (Composed By John Bull) 3:51
13. A Gigge "Doctor Bull's My Selfe" (Composed By John Bull) 2:18
14. My Lady Carey's Dompe (Composed By [Ca 1520] – Anon) 1:44
15. Estampie [From Robertsbridge Codex (1325)] (Composed By Unknown Artist) 1:43
The 1st Dance Suite:
16. Pavana (Composed By Olesya Rostovskaya) 1:26
17. Clapping Dance (Composed By Olesya Rostovskaya) 0:56
18. Tarantella And Wild Branle (Composed By Olesya Rostovskaya) 2:10
19. Gaillarde In G [From Pierre Attaingnant Collection] (Composed By Unknown Artist) 1:32
20. Branle [From Pierre Attaingnant Collection] (Composed By Unknown Artist) 0:51
21. Brande Champanje [From Susanne van Soldt Klavierboek] (Composed By Susanne van Soldt) 2:11
The 4th Dance Suite:
22. Intrada (Composed By Olesya Rostovskaya) 1:31
23. Passe-pied (Composed By Olesya Rostovskaya) 1:29
24. Gaillarde (Composed By Olesya Rostovskaya) 2:17
25. Gavotte (Composed By Domenico Zipoli) 1:00
26. Gavotte L'amour Malade (Composed By Jean-Baptiste Lully) 3:09
27. Tambourine (Composed By Jean-Philippe Rameau) 1:43
28. Branle de Basque (Composed By Louis Couperin) 1:00
29. Rondeau (Composed By Jacques Champion de Chambonnières) 1:42
30. Carnival (Composed By François Couperin) 1:15
31. Gavott I - Gavott II - Gavott I da capo (Composed By Johann Pachelbel) 1:39
32. Gavott (Composed By Christoph Graupner) 1:27
33. Sarabande I & II from Suite HWV 448 (Composed By Georg Friedrich Händel) 4:21
34. Minuet BWV Anh. 116 from Notebooks for Anna Magdalena Bach (Composed By Johann Sebastian Bach) 1:43
35. Polonaise BWV Anh. 125 from Notebooks for Anna Magdalena Bach (Composed By Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach) 2:08
36. Minuet BWV Anh. 114 from Notebooks for Anna Magdalena Bach (Composed By Johann Sebastian Bach) 1:32
37. Musette BWV Anh. 126 from Notebooks for Anna Magdalena Bach (Composed By Johann Sebastian Bach) 1:08
38. Rigaudon "Printemps" from Notebooks for Anna Magdalena Bach (Composed By Wilhelm Friedemann Bach) 1:35
39. Rigaudon 'The Snuffbox with a Secret' (Composed By Anon) 1:36