Love can transpose things bass and viol to form and dignity.

[Mandryka]

New release. NB Fils and not père (unfortunately IMO)

Booklet here

https://static.qobuz.com/goodies/90/000172009.pdf

[Mandryka]

Ste. colombe fils. Suite 6, the one with the big tombeau. I love the way the tombeau ends with a dance - that's the way I want to go out.  There's no doubt that this is "great" music, the suite seems unified and coherent. As far as I know only Dunford and Joubert-Caillet have recorded it. I much prefer Dunford, a matter of taste. For my taste Caillet-Joubert's rich, plush textures rob the music of some of its poignancy.

[Que]

Ste. colombe fils. Suite 6, the one with the big tombeau. I love the way the tombeau ends with a dance - that's the way I want to go out.  There's no doubt that this is "great" music, the suite seems unified and coherent. As far as I know only Dunford and Joubert-Caillet have recorded it.[...]

And Philippe Pierlot, and Jordi Savall, which is the one I have on the shelves:

[Mandryka]

Oh yes, I forgot Jordi had recorded The Son.

[Mandryka]

In the booklet to the Joubert-Caillet Younger Sainte Colombe, he talks about how his performances seek to locate the music in the 18th century style, the style of Lully and Marais. That's why I don't like what L'Acheron do! I much prefer the earlier, bolder, less melodic, less smooth, style. Joubert-Caillet kind of insists on using basso continuo despite the fact that the urtext resolutely has the suites for solo viol. I'm no expert but his "argument" sounds disingenuous to me.

I hate to imagine what Pierlot does with it - he's Mr Rich and Smooth par excellence!

The Jordi Savall Tombeau's nice, but I find myself more moved by Dunford's noble discretion and austerity.