Passacalle de la Follie (Album)

This article is about the album Passacalle de la Follie. For the concert program with a similar selection of songs, see Passacalle de la Follie (Concert program).

Passacalle de la Follie was released in February 2023. It is a collection of chamber music composed for the French court at the turn of the 17th century.

Passacalle de la Follie
Studio album by Philippe Jaroussky Christina Pluhar
Released	February 17, 2023 (2023-02-17)
Recorded	November 9, 2022 (2022-11-09)–November 12, 2022 (2022-11-12)
Venue	Grande salle, Studio de l'Orchestre national d'Île-de-France, Alfortville
Language	French, Spanish
Label	Erato
Producer	Mireille Faure

Recording and production

Mireille Faure is listed as the recording engineer, in charge of mixing and mastering. Editing: Mireille Faure and Mireille Faure.

Title and artwork

"Passacalle", largely synonymous with the Italian "passacaglia" describes a musical form. Originating in Spain, it describes a piece that is built on a four- or eight-bar bassline that is repeated throughout.

Musicians

Phlippe Jaroussky – countertenor

Christina Pluhar – theorbo, concert master

Christina Pluhar is a theorist and ensemble leader. ForPassacalle de la Follie', she also provided some musical arrangements.

L'Arpeggiata

L'Arpeggiata

Theorbo and ensemble leader

• Christina Pluhar

Cornetto

• Doron Sherwin

Baroque violin

• Jesús Merino Ruiz

Theorbo and baroque guitar

• Josep Maria Martí Duran

Baroque harp

• Flora Papadopoulos

Viola da gamba

• Rodney Prada

Percussion

• David Mayoral

Performances

The album Passacalle de la Follie is connected to a tour of the same name, Passacalle de la Follie (Concert program)

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, edition(s), format(s), label(s) and reference.

Region	Date 1st release	Format(s)	Label(s) and Catalogue Number(s)	EAN/UPC etc.
France	15 October 2021	CD Vinyl Digital download	Erato	OCLC: ASIN: B0BMGW8QSF EAN: 5054197221873
Germany	17 February 2021
Japan	17 February 2021
UK	17 February 2021
US	17 February 2021
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Accolades

For a complete list of awards won by Philippe Jaroussky and his albums, see List of awards and nominations received by Philippe Jaroussky.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Aux plaisirs, aux délices, bergères" (arr. Christina Pluhar)	Anonymous	Pierre Guédron	2:44
2.	"À la fin de cette bergère" (arr. Christina Pluhar)	Anonymous	Antoine Boësset	5:07
3.	"Non speri pietà"	Anonymous	Étienne Moulinié	2:26
4.	"Vos mépris chaque jour"	Anonymous	Michel Lambert	3:12
5.	"Improvisation on Les Folies d'Espagne"	Anonymous	after Robert de Visée and Marin Marais	6:21
6.	"Yo soy la locura" (arr. Christina Pluhar)	Anonymous	Henry de Bailly	2:03
7.	"Paisible et ténébreuse nuit"	Antoine Girard de Saint-Amant	Étienne Moulinié	2:59
8.	"Nos esprits libres et contents" (arr. Christina Pluhar)	Anonymous	Antoine Boësset	3:54
9.	"Orilla de claro Tajo" (arr. Christina Pluhar)	Anonymous	Étienne Moulinié	5:09
10.	"Ma bergère est tendre et fidèle"	Anonymous	Michel Lambert	2:50
11.	"Passacaille pour guitare in D minor" (Josep Maria Martí Duran: baroque guitar, David Mayoral: percussion)		Robert de Visée	2:58
12.	"El baxel está en la playa"	Anonymous	Gabriel Bataille	3:08
13.	"Chaconne in G minor" (Josep Maria Martí Duran: theorbo)		Robert de Visée	3:53
14.	"Concert de différentes oyseaux" (arr. Christina Pluhar)	Anonymous	Étienne Moulinié	5:52
15.	"Plainte" (Rodney Prada: viola da gamba)		Louis de Caix d'Hervelois	3:41
16.	"Enfin la beauté que j'adore"	Anonymous	Étienne Moulinié	5:32
Total length:				62.55

External links

• "À sa guitare, Philippe Jaroussky and Thibaut Garcia". Philippe Jaroussky. Warner Classics. Archived from the original on August 31, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.