Sebastian Bach composed many works for violin (besides the pieces for organ and harpsichord, the two instruments he mainly played). He had learned to play the violin as a child and knew its characteristics perfectly well. Unfortunately, the manuscripts of many of his compositions were lost after his death: the three sonatas for violin and basso continuo BWV 1021, 1023 and 1024 are today a small remnant of what is thought to be a much larger production. In addition to these sonatas, the CD is completed by harpsichord transcriptions of some movements from the solo sonatas for violin, which may have been adapted by Bach himself, and by a trio sonata originally written for violin, flute and basso continuo in a version for violin and harpsichord obbligato
Lorenzo Ghielmi performs the Leipzich ChoralesBWV 651–668, which are a set of chorale preludes for organ prepared by Johann Sebastian Bach in Leipzig in his final decade (1740–1750), from earlier works composed in Weimar, where he was court organist. The works form an encyclopaedic collection of large-scale chorale preludes, in a variety of styles harking back to the previous century, that Bach...
Of all of the German composers of the time, Johann Sebastian Bach was the best of those who could imitate the styles of French and Italian composers; he forged his own personal style in so doing, and this style was destined to become a universal model. If we examine his compositions, we can clearly see which works are in the Italian style, such as the Toccatas, and those that are characteristic...
La musique instrumentale occupe une place particulière au sein de l'oeuvre de Telemann. Dans chacune des villes où il a été employé il a organisé des activités de musique de chambre. Son catalogue comporte des oeuvres destinées aux ensembles les plus variés, il s'intéresse à tous les genres et il a établi un style musical qui consiste à réunir le meilleur au sein de chaque style national. La...
The concertos for oboe and strings Wq 164 and 165 are transcriptions of harpsichord concertos which Bach made in Berlin in 1765: they were very probably performed at a private concert at the court of Frederick the great, which counted a number of excellent oboist among its musicians, like Joachim Wilhelm Dobbert and Johann Christina Jacobi: Bach adapted the harpsichord scores particularly well...
La prodigieuse oraison de la culture musicale à la Cour impériale de Vienne aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles constitue sans conteste un phénomène unique dans l’histoire de la ville. Elle fut essentiellement le mérite de quatre empereurs successifs – Ferdinand III, Léopold I, Joseph I et Charles VI – qui se trouvèrent être à la fois des musiciens amateurs assidus et des compositeurs de...
Avec THE FLEMISH CONNECTION vol. 2, I SOLISTI publie un second album constitué d’œuvres du compositeur en résidence Frederik Neyrinck. Ce dernier sait, mieux que quiconque, comment créer des compositions éclatante et innovantes qui exploitent au maximum les riches sonorités de l'ensemble à vent. La composition à partir de textes et d’histoires constitue le fil rouge de ce disque aux univers...
Small size, four gut strings, a short bow were at beginning the ingredients of the magic. Such a magic happened in Italy, the cradle of the violin, during the seventeenth century. “Seicento!” is therefore a multifaceted time-travel through the Early Baroque, from Venice to Sicily, exploring the wonders of the first violin virtuosos and their dexterous-passionated playing. A collection of musics...
Le violon apparut, quasiment sous sa forme actuelle, aux alentours de 1500, mais dès ses origines, s'est décliné, à l'instar des violes, des flûtes à bec, ou d'autres familles d'instruments, dans plusieurs tailles et tessitures, à l'imitation des voix d'un chœur. Ainsi apparurent le dessus de violon (plus tard appelé violino piccolo), l'alto décliné en dessus d'alto et alto grave, le ténor de...
