Viola Galante
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Label: C-AVI
Cat No: AVI8553312
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Chamber
Release Date: 17th November 2017
Contents
Works
Sonata in E flat majorViola da gamba Sonata in G minor, Wq88 H510
Sonata in F major
Violin Sonata in C minor, LIII:15
Trio in D major, Fless 2:10
Viola Sonata in C minor, op.2 no.8
Artists
Pauline Sachse (viola)Andreas Hecker (harpsichord)
Works
Sonata in E flat majorViola da gamba Sonata in G minor, Wq88 H510
Sonata in F major
Violin Sonata in C minor, LIII:15
Trio in D major, Fless 2:10
Viola Sonata in C minor, op.2 no.8
Artists
Pauline Sachse (viola)Andreas Hecker (harpsichord)
About
Original compositions for viola as a solo instrument were quite rare before 1775. There are several reasons for this, and they go back a long way. In ensembles, the viola, as the middle part, usually played a subordinate role. In court and municipal orchestras, the posts of violists were generally poorly filled in terms of both quality and of quantity - also because violists were poorly paid. The first author to highlight the viola's pivotal role in harmony and voice-leading was Johann Mattheson (1681-1764), who pointed out in 1713 that everything would sound dissonant without the viola. Then, in 1738, Johann Philipp Eisel (1698-1763) described the viola as the "innards of music". Further statements can be found - for instance, Johann Samuel Petri (1738-1808), in his Manual of Practical Music-Making (1782), exclaimed: "Another mistake! The viola is so mistreated!" A beautiful instrument that achieves such great effect is generally entrusted to skillful violinists eventually led to the emergence of works written specifically for viola. With this recording exclusively featuring world premières (with the exception of Flackton) of original compositions for viola, we are thus able to provide a multi-faceted glimpse of late 18th-century repertoire for viola and keyboard - works that are mostly forgotten today.
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