During the four years between 1750 and 1753, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach composed three concertos for the violoncello with strings and basso continuo. The A minor concerto (Wq.170/H.432) and the B- flat major concerto (Wq.171/H.436), were written in Berlin in 1750 and 1751, respectively, while the A major concerto (Wq.172/H.439) is dated 1753 in Potsdam
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...
the Six Books of the Dolphin of Music for Vihuela (Valladolid, 1538) is the second collection published in the Iberian Peninsula dedicated in its entirety to music for vihuela, or vihuela and voice
Violiste Mayumi Hirasaki, sinds 2011 concertmeester van Concerto Köln, verkent de kameleonachtige mogelijkheden van haar instrument: bij het scordatura spelen wordt in plaats van de gebruikelijke kwinten tussen de vioolsnaren een alternatief interval gebruikt waarbij minstens één snaar op een andere toonhoogte wordt gestemd. Dit resulteert in compleet nieuwe klanken en harmonische...
Tonrroutt, Thauranth, Tauront, Taurath, Torenth: variante schrijfwijzen komen vaak voor in de handschriftentraditie, maar van weinig componisten werd de naam door kopiisten zo vervormd als die van de protagonist van deze opname. Daardoor is de identiteit van deze Vlaamse componist lang een mysterie gebleven. We weten dat een zekere Johannes Tourout cantor was in de kapel van keizer Frederik III...
The most beautiful polyphonic canzoni, chansons, motets and madrigals, were used like today’s pop standards in the 16th century; musicians would improvise on them, tailoring their playing and imagination to each other. The colourful and varied selection of works on this recording is made up of different combinations of voices and instruments. A special aspect, a kind of renaissance violin band...
