The Maxence Larrieu Instrumental Quartet: Maxence Larrieu, flute; Anne-Marie Beckensteiner, harpsichord; Bernard Fonteny, cello; Jacques Chambon, oboe. The quartet made their concert debut on 1 February 1963 at Salle Gaveau in Paris.

"The Maxence Larrieu Instrumental Quartet gives a fine example of the exceptional instrumental and stylistic level achieved by the best of the young French musicians. Unbeatable on the level of perfection of execution, perfectly aware of the specific problems of this music called Baroque, they are able to heighten the originality of their programmes of early music by fruitful explorations in European libraries." Olivier Alain Le Figaro 24 February 1964

 

Audio

JOHANN GOTTLIEB GRAUN Sonata for flute, oboe and continuo in F major ►   I. Larghetto Erato STE 50289 Recorded 1965

JOSEPH BODIN DE BOISMORTIER Sonata for oboe, cello and continuo in E minor (Op. 37, No. 2) ►   I. Allegro Erato STE 50211 Recorded 1964

JEAN-MARIE LECLAIR Sonata for flute, cello and continuo in D major (Op. 2, No. 8) ►   IV. Allegro assai Erato STE 50211 Recorded 1964

ANTONIO VIVALDI Concerto à quattro in F major (RV 100) ►   III. Allegro Critère SCRD 5188 Published 1964

 

Discography

BOÎTE À MUSIQUE (BAM) • LD 5084 [also LD 084 (mono)] Chefs-d'oeuvre retrouvés du baroque Allemand [C. P. E. Bach: Trio sonata in B minor, Quantz: Trio sonata in G major, W. F. Bach: Trio Sonata in D major, Fasch: Trio Sonata in D minor, C. Stamitz: Trio sonata in G major] – Maxence Larrieu, flute; Jacques Chambon, oboe; Bernard Fonteny, cello; Anne-Marie Beckensteiner, harpsichord (Maxence Larrieu Instrumental Quartet) Published 1963.

 

CRITÈRE • SCRD 5137 [also CRD 137 (mono)] Telemann: Sonata for flute, oboe and continuo in D minor, Trio sonata for flute, oboe and continuo in E minor, Trio sonata for flute, oboe and continuo in D major; Sonata for oboe, harpsichord and continuo in E-flat major – Maxence Larrieu, flute; Jacques Chambon, oboe; Bernard Fonteny, cello; Anne-Marie Beckensteiner, harpsichord (Maxence Larrieu Instrumental Quartet) Published 1963.     Also released as: Musidisc 30 RC 783, Nonesuch H 71061 • SCRD 5188 [also CRD 188 (mono)] Musiques sur le grand canal [Vivaldi: Concerto à quattro in F major (RV 100), Sonata for flute, oboe & continuo in G minor (RV 72), Sonata for cello and continuo in E minor (RV 40), Sonata for oboe & continuo in C minor (RV 53), Sonata for flute, oboe and continuo in Bb major (RV 76), Concerto à quattro in G minor (RV 106)] – Maxence Larrieu, flute; Jacques Chambon, oboe; Bernard Fonteny, cello; Anne-Marie Beckensteiner, harpsichord (Maxence Larrieu Instrumental Quartet) Published 1964.     Also released as: Musidisc 30 RC 791, Nonesuch H 71077

 

ERATO • STE 50206 [also LDE 3306 (mono), STU 70206] Handel: Trio sonata in A major (Op. 5, No. 1), Trio sonata in G minor (Op. 2, No. 8), Trio sonata in F major (Op. 2, No. 4), Trio Sonata in G minor (Op. 2, No. 5) – Maxence Larrieu, flute; Jacques Chambon, oboe; Bernard Fonteny, cello; Anne-Marie Beckensteiner, harpsichord (Maxence Larrieu Instrumental Quartet) Recorded 19-20 March 1964, Studio Hoche, Paris. • STE 50211 [also LDE 3311 (mono), STU 70211] Deux musiciens français au pavillon de l'aurore à Sceaux [Boismortier: Concerto for flute, oboe and continuo in B minor (Op. 21, No. 4), Sonata for oboe, cello and continuo in E minor (Op. 37, No. 2), Sonata for flute, oboe and continuo in G minor (Op. 34, No. 1), Leclair: Sonata for flute, oboe and continuo in D minor (Op. 4, No. 3), Sonata for flute, cello and continuo in D major (Op. 2, No. 8)] – Maxence Larrieu, flute; Jacques Chambon, oboe; Bernard Fonteny, cello; Anne-Marie Beckensteiner, harpsichord (Maxence Larrieu Instrumental Quartet) Recorded 21 March and 20 June 1964, Studio Hoche, Paris. • STE 50289 [also LDE 3389 (mono), STU 70289] Concert au château de Sans-Souci à Potsdam [C. P. E. Bach: Sonata for flute, oboe and continuo in B-flat major, Frederick the Great: Sonata for flute and continuo in D minor, Quantz: Sonata for flute, oboe and continuo in D major, Blavet: Sonata for flute and oboe in E minor, J. G. Graun: Sonata for flute, oboe and continuo in F major] – Maxence Larrieu, flute; Jacques Chambon, oboe; Bernard Fonteny, cello; Anne-Marie Beckensteiner, harpsichord (Maxence Larrieu Instrumental Quartet) Recorded 16-17 September 1965, Studio Hoche, Paris.

 

HARMONIA MUNDI • HMO 30 569 Telemann: Trio Sonata in E minor, Quantz: Trio Sonata in C major, C. Stamitz: Trio Sonata in G major (Op. 14, No. 5), Trio Sonata in F major (Op. 14, No. 1) – Maxence Larrieu Instrumental Quartet Published early 1960s. The individual names of the instrumentalists are not credited on album.     Also released as: CBS/Odyssey 32 16 0086

 

MUSIQUE DE TOUS LES TEMPS • MTT 35 (mono, 17cm, 45t) Rameau: Orphée – Lise Arséguet, soprano; Maxence Larrieu Instrumental Quartet Published early 1960s? The individual names of the instrumentalists are not credited on album.

 

Beckensteiner and Larrieu, 1961.

Concert at Salle des Conservatoires, 20 April 1963.

 

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