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Van Wassenaer / Innovation Chamber Ensemble- 6 Concerti Armonici (CD)

SKU: 748871014121
¥145.00
the album cover for Van Wassenaer / Innovation Chamber Ensemble - 6 Concerti Armonici
the album cover for Van Wassenaer / Innovation Chamber Ensemble - 6 Concerti Armonici

The set of Six Concerti Armonici for strings and basso continuo, published without ascription in the Hague in 1749, is such good music that it has seldom been out of circulation since, through it's authorship has been a mystery until recently. The Italian violinist Ricciotti, Handel, Birkenstock, and even Pergolesi became candidates for authorship, but it wasn't until 1980 - when Dutch musicologist Alfred Dunning carried out research in the library of the Dutch aristocratic van Wassenaer family - that he found an actual MS of the Concerti with a preface by the composer, the distinguished Dutch diplomat Count Wilhelm van Wassenaer, known and admired as much for his musical as his political talents. The Concertos' range of expression and technique is remarkable, and the variations in style between movements mark him as a gifted and original musician. Above all, it is the beauty of these works and the composer's uniquely individual voice that continue to earn them a high place among the instrumental music of the early 18th century.

Tracklist:

  1. Concerto No. 1 In G Major: I. Grave
  2. Concerto No. 1 In G Major: II. Allegro
  3. Concerto No. 1 In G Major: III. Un Poco Andante
  4. Concerto No. 1 In G Major: IV. Allegro
  5. Concerto No. 2 In B-Flat Major: I. Largo Andante
  6. Concerto No. 2 In B-Flat Major: II. Da Cappella, Presto
  7. Concerto No. 2 In B-Flat Major: III. Largo Affettuoso
  8. Concerto No. 2 In B-Flat Major: IV. Allegro Moderato
  9. Concerto No. 3 In A Major: I. Grave Sostenuto
  10. Concerto No. 3 In A Major: II. Da Cappella, Presto
  11. Concerto No. 3 In A Major: III. Largo Andante
  12. Concerto No. 3 In A Major: IV. Vivace
  13. Concerto No. 4 In G Major: I. Largo
  14. Concerto No. 4 In G Major: II. Da Cappella, Non Presto
  15. Concerto No. 4 In G Major: III. Largo Affettuoso
  16. Concerto No. 4 In G Major: IV. Allegro
  17. Concerto No. 5 In F Minor: I. Adagio
  18. Concerto No. 5 In F Minor: II. Da Cappella
  19. Concerto No. 5 In F Minor: III. A Tempo Comodo
  20. Concerto No. 5 In F Minor: IV. A Tempo Giusto
  21. Concerto No. 6 In E-Flat Major: I. Affettuoso
  22. Concerto No. 6 In E-Flat Major: II. Presto
  23. Concerto No. 6 In E-Flat Major: III. Largo
  24. Concerto No. 6 In E-Flat Major: IV. Vivace
Format: New CD/Classical

Van Wassenaer / Innovation Chamber Ensemble- 6 Concerti Armonici (CD)

SKU: 748871014121
¥145.00

Release Date: 03.10.2015

 
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The set of Six Concerti Armonici for strings and basso continuo, published without ascription in the Hague in 1749, is such good music that it has seldom been out of circulation since, through it's authorship has been a mystery until recently. The Italian violinist Ricciotti, Handel, Birkenstock, and even Pergolesi became candidates for authorship, but it wasn't until 1980 - when Dutch musicologist Alfred Dunning carried out research in the library of the Dutch aristocratic van Wassenaer family - that he found an actual MS of the Concerti with a preface by the composer, the distinguished Dutch diplomat Count Wilhelm van Wassenaer, known and admired as much for his musical as his political talents. The Concertos' range of expression and technique is remarkable, and the variations in style between movements mark him as a gifted and original musician. Above all, it is the beauty of these works and the composer's uniquely individual voice that continue to earn them a high place among the instrumental music of the early 18th century.

Tracklist:

  1. Concerto No. 1 In G Major: I. Grave
  2. Concerto No. 1 In G Major: II. Allegro
  3. Concerto No. 1 In G Major: III. Un Poco Andante
  4. Concerto No. 1 In G Major: IV. Allegro
  5. Concerto No. 2 In B-Flat Major: I. Largo Andante
  6. Concerto No. 2 In B-Flat Major: II. Da Cappella, Presto
  7. Concerto No. 2 In B-Flat Major: III. Largo Affettuoso
  8. Concerto No. 2 In B-Flat Major: IV. Allegro Moderato
  9. Concerto No. 3 In A Major: I. Grave Sostenuto
  10. Concerto No. 3 In A Major: II. Da Cappella, Presto
  11. Concerto No. 3 In A Major: III. Largo Andante
  12. Concerto No. 3 In A Major: IV. Vivace
  13. Concerto No. 4 In G Major: I. Largo
  14. Concerto No. 4 In G Major: II. Da Cappella, Non Presto
  15. Concerto No. 4 In G Major: III. Largo Affettuoso
  16. Concerto No. 4 In G Major: IV. Allegro
  17. Concerto No. 5 In F Minor: I. Adagio
  18. Concerto No. 5 In F Minor: II. Da Cappella
  19. Concerto No. 5 In F Minor: III. A Tempo Comodo
  20. Concerto No. 5 In F Minor: IV. A Tempo Giusto
  21. Concerto No. 6 In E-Flat Major: I. Affettuoso
  22. Concerto No. 6 In E-Flat Major: II. Presto
  23. Concerto No. 6 In E-Flat Major: III. Largo
  24. Concerto No. 6 In E-Flat Major: IV. Vivace