Eight Hundred Years

Peter Blanchette, 11-string alto archguitar, 13-string tenor archguitar, with The Virtual Consort

Eight Hundred Years includes solos, duos, and trio arrangements of pieces never previously played on the guitar. You will discover the unique and gorgeous combination of alto and tenor archguitars playing this new repertoire. This instrument blend allows the creation of full, quasi-orchestral textures. It also can also can support a voice or solo instrument, such as the english horn or clarinet, with a luxurious bed of sound. The Satie Gnossiennes have been favorites of our concert audiences for years. This recording and Una Limosa represent the state of the art in guitar arrangements.

800 yrs.

"Profoundly satisfying"
November 2000, Audiophile Magazine

Available only in digital download format.

Click on the song titles to hear excerpts from Eight Hundred Years!

track \| song	min:sec
01 \| Prelude (Prelude-Fugue-Allegro)- J.S. Bach	2:12
02 \| Fugue (Prelude-Fugue-Allegro)- J.S. Bach	6:33
03 \| Allegro (Prelude-Fugue-Allegro)- J.S. Bach ‡	3:57
04 \| Danse de Traverse - Eric Satie	1:28
05 \| Moderato (Les Cinq Doigts) - Igor Stravinsky	1:12
06 \| Pavane for a Sleeping Beauty - Maurice Ravel	2:00
07 \| Andante (Les Cinq Doigts) - Igor Stravinsky	1:00
08 \| Allegro (Les Cinq Doigts) - Igor Stravinsky	1:23
09 \| Gnossienne No. 3 - Eric Satie	3:36
10 \| Allegretto (Les Cinq Doigts) - Igor Stravinsky	1:00
11 \| Larghetto (Les Cinq Doigts) - Igor Stravinsky	1:21
12 \| Reaching for the Moon / Gnossienne No. 1 - Irving Berlin / Eric Satie * †	6:15
13 \| Anitra's Dance (Peer Gynt Suite) - Edvard Grieg †	4:28
14 \| Solveig's Song (Peer Gynt Suite) - Edvard Grieg †	3:58
15 \| Alleluia Pascha Nostrum - Perotin	2:01
16 \| Hec Dies / Iron Hand - Perotin /Blanchette (after Mark Knopfler) *	3:45
17 \| Gigue (Les Cinq Doigts) - Igor Stravinsky	0.33
18 \| Lento (Les Cinq Doigts) - Igor Stravinsky	1:10
19 \| Entrée (Suite in Modo Polonico) Alexander Tansman †	2:48
20 \| Alla Pollaca (Suite in Modo Polonico) Alexander Tansman †	2:36
21 \| Kolysanka I (Suite in Modo Polonico) Alexander Tansman †	4:07
22 \| Polonaise (Suite in Modo Polonico) Alexander Tansman †	1:30
23 \| Kolysanka II (Suite in Modo Polonico) Alexander Tansman †	3:16
24 \| Oberek (Suite in Modo Polonico) Alexander Tansman †	2:45
With The Virtual Consort: * Amy-Elizabeth Wheeler, voice † Amy Platt, clarinet ‡ Jean Chiane, archguitar

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