Guido Baldassarri, Paolo Corsi, Stephanie Wykoff. - Virtuosity & Grace -Sonatas for Viola da Gamba : Guido Balestracci(Gamb), Paolo Corsi(Fp, Cemb), Stephanie Houillon(Gamb) - Import CD

Credits:

Guido Baldassarri, Paolo Corsi, Stephanie Wykoff.

Description:

The relationship between the son generation of the great Bach and the gamba and keyboard is reexamined from the sound of the instruments. Guido Balestracci is a viola da gamba player from Italy. In recent years, he has attracted attention for his recordings of Haydn's works using the baritone, a string instrument with many resonant strings, and Schubert's sonatas on the arpeggione, a rare instrument designated by the composer, as well as for his recordings of post-classical works. This time, we will focus on two important sons of the great Bach, who were active in the mid-18th century. The court of King Friedrich the Great, where the second son Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach served for a long time, and London, where the youngest son Johann Christian Bach was active, both had in common exceptional 18th century gamba players and music lovers who were highly interested in keyboard instruments, including the latest invention, the piano. Both composers wrote duet sonatas for these two instruments. The combination of carefully chosen instruments in front of the forgotten gamba and the newest piano further enhances the significance of this masterful interpretation that brings out the full depth of the sound world spun by Emanuel, the standard-bearer of the polysensorialism, and Christian, the leading figure of the Gallant style.The keyboard uses a square piano, which predates the grand piano type, and a harpsichord, a model made in the Classical period. In particular, there are rare examples of recordings made with the original 1786 Broadwood instrument, which has a crisp, beautiful sound that can be heard on the harpsichord. This is a piece that makes us deeply realize once again how the generation that prepared for Mozart's appearance enjoyed a precious and fascinating sound world. Naxos Japan

Tracklisting:

1.Sonata in C major, Wq 136 / H558 for viola da gamba and basso continuo~I. Andante
2.Sonata in C major, Wq 136 / H558 for viola da gamba and basso continuo~II. Allegretto
3.Sonata in C major, Wq 136 / H558 for viola da gamba and basso continuo~III. Arioso
4.Sonata in G major, Warb B 4b for keyboard and viola da gamba~I. Allegro
5.Sonata in G major, Warb B 4b for keyboard and viola da gamba~II. Rondeaux
6.Sonata in D major, Wq 137 / H559 for viola da gamba and basso continuo~I. Adagio ma non tanto
7.Sonata in D major, Wq 137 / H559 for viola da gamba and basso continuo~II. Allegro di molto
8.Sonata in D major, Wq 137 / H559 for viola da gamba and basso continuo~III. Arioso
9.Sonata in F major, Warb B 6b for keyboard and viola da gamba~I. Allegro
10.Sonata in F major, Warb B 6b for keyboard and viola da gamba~II. Rondeaux. Tempo di Menuetto
11.Sonata in G minor, Wq 88 / H510 for viola da gamba and keyboard~I. Allegro moderato
12.Sonata in G minor, Wq 88 / H510 for viola da gamba and keyboard~II. Larghetto
13.Sonata in G minor, Wq 88 / H510 for viola da gamba and keyboard~III. Allegro assai
14.Sonata in B flat major, Warb B 2b for keyboard and viola da gamba~I. Allegro
15.Sonata in B flat major, Warb B 2b for keyboard and viola da gamba~II. [Allegro assai]
16.Sonata in F major, Warb B 15b for keyboard and viola da gamba~I. Allegretto
17.Sonata in F major, Warb B 15b for keyboard and viola da gamba~II. Pastorale [Allegretto]