PAUL CIENNIWA: concert harpsichordist
Harpsichord Music for a Thin Place

Harpsichord Music for a Thin Place

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"A musical transport to the threshold between the ordinary and the spiritual... to the point where the ordinary becomes spiritual and the spiritual becomes ordinary."

Premier Prélude: F. Couperin; Passacaille, C Major: L. Couperin; La Sylva: Forqueray; Quatriéme Prélude: F. Couperin; Andante, BWV 964: Bach; Cinquième Prélude: F. Couperin; Allemande (1726): Rameau; Sarabande, Op. 97: Bell; O lux beata trinitas: Sweelinck; Ave verum corpus: Byrd; Chaconne ou Passacaille, g minor: L. Couperin; Fantasia 10, BWV 797: Bach; La Du Vaucel: Forqueray; Second Prélude: F. Couperin; Allemande, D Major (1656): Froberger; Les Soupirs: Rameau

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In a Garden of Dreamers

In a Garden of Dreamers

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Two-CD set of music by Larry Bell, featuring The Seasons, a cantata in five sections—Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer, Finale. The cantata is organized with four song cycles each made up of five songs and a Finale uniting all the voices and instruments. The major work on this program, lasting in excess of 75 minutes, The Seasons sets the profoundly intimate and vividly imagistic poetry of Elizabeth Kirschner. (Albany records)

The Seasons
Thomas Gregg, tenor, Bethany Condon, mezzo-soprano, Philip Lima, baritone, Erin Holmes, soprano, Emily Laurance, Ina Zdorovetchi, harp, Larry Bell, Maja Tremiszewska, piano, Paul Cienniwa, harpsichord, John Muratore, guitar

Cello Suite with Harpsichord Figured Bass, Op. 110
Sam Ou, cello, Paul Cienniwa, harpsichord

Partita No. 1 for Harpsichord, Op. 97
Paul Cienniwa, harpsichord

Caprice No. 3 for Alto Recorder, Op. 54
Aldo Abreu, recorder

Partita No. 2 for Harpsichord, Op 102
Paul Cienniwa, harpsichord

Serenade No. 2, Op. 98
Aldo Abreu, recorder, Sam Ou, cello, Paul Cienniwa, harpsichord

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O'Sullivan Meets O'Farrell, Vol. 2

O'Sullivan Meets O'Farrell, Vol. 2

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In Volume II of his seminal work on the O'Farrell collections, master uilleann piper Jerry O'Sullivan is joined by baroque cellist Audrey Sabattier Cienniwa and harpsichordist Paul Cienniwa to reveal the symbiotic affinity between the Irish pipes and 18th-century baroque music. While Volume I featured solo pipes pieces from the folk tradition, this album explores, in suite format, music that is more baroque and continental in nature. Acoustically, the combination of pipes, harpsichord and cello presented by an ensemble of consummate musicians evokes a period where both rural and romantic idioms both delighted and satisfied a wide spectrum of musical tastes.

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Bach: Sonatas for Viola Da Gamba

Bach: Sonatas for Viola Da Gamba

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CD recording of Bach's complete Sonatas for Viola Da Gamba, performed by Audrey Cienniwa (violoncello piccolo) and Paul Cienniwa (harpsichord). Also includes "Es duenket mich" (Cantata 175) and "Ich fuerchte nicht (Cantata 183).

The Strad, Feb. '09: "These performances rarely disappoint...The Cienniwas are uncomplicated, instinctive musicians with a remarkable musical rapport."

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Purcell: Dido & Aeneas

Purcell: Dido & Aeneas

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CD recording of the 2009 live performance of Purcell's beloved opera. With Newport Baroque and Sine Nomine, under the direction of Paul Cienniwa.

DIDO: Christine Teeters, soprano
BELINDA: Rebecca Teeters, soprano
SECOND WOMAN: Vanessa Isiguen, soprano
SORCERESS: Christina English, mezzo-soprano
FIRST WITCH: Vanessa Isiguen, soproano
SECOND WITCH: Carola Emrich-Fisher, mezzo-soprano
SPIRIT: Christina English, mezzo-soprano
AENEAS: Ethan Bremner, tenor
SAILOR: Carola Emrich-Fisher, mezzo-soprano
CHORUS: Sine Nomine choral ensemble

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Harpsichord Music for a Thin Place

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A thin place is the threshold between the ordinary and the spiritual. While usually considered a physical location, music, for me, can also be a thin place. In this spirit, it is my greatest desire to bring my audience to a thin place through the beautiful stately elegance of the harpsichord’s most introspective repertoire.

This recording contains some of my most favorite slow, meditative harpsichord pieces. I was careful to select contemplative works over melancholy ones, favoring major keys over minor keys and avoiding lamentations and tombeaux. In choosing a venue for the recording, I had two criteria: The space had to be good acoustically, and it had to be a thin place where I could feel a sense of prayer and peace.

From the selection of repertoire to its preparation to the recording venue itself, I have sought to make this recording within a prayerful, meditative context. It is my hope that this CD will touch you and move you to crave other meditative experiences while also encouraging you to seek out harpsichord recitals and recordings.

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Premier Prélude (F. Couperin) [1:38]    Album only
Passacaille, C Major (L. Couperin) [6:45]  $0.99   Add To Cart
La Sylva (Forqueray) [6:09]  $0.99   Add To Cart
Quatriéme Prélude (F. Couperin) [2:06]    Album only
Andante, BWV 964 (Bach) [4:18]  $0.99   Add To Cart
Cinquième Prélude (F. Couperin) [3:11]    Album only
Allemande (1726) (Rameau) [7:20]  $0.99   Add To Cart
Sarabande, Op. 97 (Bell) [2:48]  $0.99   Add To Cart
O lux beata trinitas (Sweelinck) [4:05]  $0.99   Add To Cart
Ave verum corpus (Byrd) [3:29]  $0.99   Add To Cart
Chaconne ou Passacaille, g minor (L. Couperin) [3:49]  $0.99   Add To Cart
Fantasia 10, BWV 797 (Bach) [2:32]    Album only
La Du Vaucel (Forqueray) [5:19]  $0.99   Add To Cart
Second Prélude (F. Couperin) [1:55]    Album only
Allemande, D Major (1656) (Froberger) [4:12]  $0.99   Add To Cart
Les Soupirs (Rameau) [6:57]  $0.99   Add To Cart

MP3 Album: O'Sullivan Meets O'Farrell, Vol. 2

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Duett X [1:50]  $0.99   Add To Cart
The Serenade [1:54]  $0.99   Add To Cart
Duett XII (Tho' Prudence May Press Me) [1:45]  $0.99   Add To Cart
Kean O'Hara [1:42]  $0.99   Add To Cart
Bath Medley [1:14]  $0.99   Add To Cart
O'Carolan's Concerto [3:18]  $0.99   Add To Cart
The Spinning Wheel [2:32]  $0.99   Add To Cart
The Ulster Rondo [1:35]  $0.99   Add To Cart
O'Carolan's Cup and The Blush of Aurora [4:27]  $0.99   Add To Cart
The Imperial Quickstep and Duett III (Gavot) [3:29]  $0.99   Add To Cart
The Echoing Horn [1:33]  $0.99   Add To Cart
Princess Royal [2:41]  $0.99   Add To Cart
The Retreat [1:46]  $0.99   Add To Cart
To Daunton Me [3:46]  $0.99   Add To Cart
Handel's Minuett and Let Fame Sound the Trumpet [4:15]  $0.99   Add To Cart
The Goblet of Wine [2:14]  $0.99   Add To Cart
Captain O'Kane [1:35]  $0.99   Add To Cart
The Hen's Concert [1:51]  $0.99   Add To Cart
Fly Not Yet and The Miller's Maggot [2:50]  $0.99   Add To Cart
Bright Phoebus [2:42]  $0.99   Add To Cart
Pipe Gavot and Union Pipe Gavot [4:12]  $0.99   Add To Cart
To the Post and Away [1:29]  $0.99   Add To Cart
Sheeling O Guira [3:09]    Album only

MP3 Album: Bach: Sonatas for Viola Da Gamba

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01 - Sonata for viola da gamba & keyboard No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027- Adagio [4:11]  $0.75   Add To Cart
02 - Sonata for viola da gamba & keyboard No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027- Allegro ma non [3:45]  $0.75   Add To Cart
03 - Sonata for viola da gamba & keyboard No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027- Andante [2:52]  $0.75   Add To Cart
04 - Sonata for viola da gamba & keyboard No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027- Allegro modera [3:17]  $0.75   Add To Cart
05 - Sonata for viola da gamba & keyboard No. 2 in D major, BWV 1028- [Adagio] [2:00]  $0.75   Add To Cart
06 - Sonata for viola da gamba & keyboard No. 2 in D major, BWV 1028- [Allegro] [3:38]  $0.75   Add To Cart
07 - Sonata for viola da gamba & keyboard No. 2 in D major, BWV 1028- Andante [4:53]  $0.75   Add To Cart
08 - Sonata for viola da gamba & keyboard No. 2 in D major, BWV 1028- Allegro [4:23]  $0.75   Add To Cart
09 - Sonata for viola da gamba & keyboard No. 3 in G minor, BWV 1029- Vivace [5:01]  $0.75   Add To Cart
10 - Sonata for viola da gamba & keyboard No. 3 in G minor, BWV 1029- Adagio [6:18]  $0.75   Add To Cart
11 - Sonata for viola da gamba & keyboard No. 3 in G minor, BWV 1029- Allegro [3:51]  $0.75   Add To Cart
12 - Cantata No. 175, 'Er rufet seinen Schafen mit Namen,' BWV 175 (BC A89)- Es dünk [5:17]  $0.75   Add To Cart
13 - Cantata No. 183, 'Sie werden euch in den Bann tun,' BWV 183 (BC A79)- Ich fürch [7:32]  $0.75   Add To Cart

MP3 Album: Henry Purcell's Dido & Aeneas

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  Track Title  
Overture [2:23]    Album only
Shake the cloud from off your brow [1:06]    Album only
Ah! Belinda [4:23]    Album only
Grief increases by concealing [0:47]    Album only
Whence did so much virtue spring? [1:38]    Album only
Fear no danger [1:49]    Album only
See, your royal guest appears [0:51]    Album only
Cupid only throws the dart [0:35]    Album only
If not for mine, For empire's sake [1:18]    Album only
To the hills and the vales [2:32]    Album only
Prelude [2:10]    Album only
The Queen of Carthage [0:45]    Album only
Ruin'd ere the set of sun? [1:18]    Album only
But ere we this perform [1:17]    Album only
In our deep vaulted cell [1:35]    Album only
Echo Dance of Furies [1:06]    Album only
Ritornelle [0:45]    Album only
Oft she visits [1:40]    Album only
Behold, upon my bending spear [0:29]    Album only
Haste, haste to town [0:50]    Album only
Stay, Prince [2:50]    Album only
Prelude [2:06]    Album only
The Sailors' Dance [0:59]    Album only
See the flags and streamers curling [0:57]    Album only
Our next motion [0:34]    Album only
Destruction's our delight [0:37]    Album only
The Witches' Dance [1:19]    Album only
Your council all is urg'd in vain [3:28]    Album only
Great minds against themselves conspire [1:03]    Album only
Thy hand, Belinda [4:10]    Album only
With drooping wings [5:14]    Album only

©2013 Paul Cienniwa