The Gavotte Connection
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The gavotte—like most court dances of the 17th-18th centuries—was borrowed from the common folk.
It’s usually lively, but can also be slow and tender. In fact, the dance—and the music named for it—has varied widely from place to place over the past 400 years. And it’s still going strong.
In this hour, the unlikely survival of the gavotte, from its origins in the Renaissance, to works by Bach, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev and more.
FEATURED RECORDINGS
| Title |
Group/Artist |
Catalog # |
UPC |
| Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet |
Kirov Orchestra, St. Petersburg; Valery Gergiev |
Philips 464 726-2 |
028946472620 |
| Arbeau: Orchesographie, 1589 |
Florilegio Ensemble |
Symphonia 02196 |
8012783021969 |
| Telemann: Wassermuisik |
New London Consort |
Decca 0561 |
028945562124 |
| Bach: Overtures |
Orchestra of the Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki |
BIS SACD-1431 |
7318599914312 |
| Angela Hewitt Plays Bach [for French Suite] |
Angela Hewitt |
Hyperion CDS44421/35 |
034571144214 |
| Rameau: Orchestral Suites |
Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, Frans Bruggen |
Glossa GCD 81103 |
8424562811034 |
| Pachelbel & Fasch [for Suite No.6 In B-Flat For Strings And Continuo] |
Jean-François Paillard Chamber Orchestra, Jean-Francois Paillard |
Erato 4509-98475-2 |
745099847524 |
| Mozart Edition Vol 06 Dances and Marches |
Vienna Mozart Ensemble, Willi Boskovsky |
Philips 422 506-2 |
028942250628 |
| Con Amore [for Gossec Gavotte] |
Kyung Wha Chung, Phillip Moll |
Decca 417 289-2 |
028947826606 |
| Tchaikovsky Complete Suites for Orchestra |
New Philharmonia Orchestra, Antal Dorati |
Philips 454 253-2 |
028945425320 |
| Grieg & Sibelius [for Holberg Suite] |
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner |
Philips 412 727-2 |
028941272720 |
| Faure: Orchestral Works [for Masques and Bermagasques] |
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Yan Pascal Tortelier |
Chandos
CHAN 9416 |
095115941621 |
| Stravinsky Edition [for Pulcinella] |
Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Igor Stravinsky |
Sony SX22K46290 |
0074644629026 |
| American Romantics [for Foote Gavotte] |
Gowanus Arts Ensemble, Reuben Blundell |
New Focus
FCR 166 |
600116686626 |
| Schoenberg in Hollywood |
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, John Mauceri |
Decca 448 619-2 |
028944861921 |
| Lerner & Loewe: My Fair Lady |
Original London Cast |
Sony Classics SK 60539 |
074646053928 |
| Getty: Orchestral Works ([or Ancestor Suite] |
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner |
Pentatone PTC5186356 |
827949035661 |
