Composer: Christoph Wagenseil
Performer: Ensemble Klingekunst
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: CPO
Catalogue: 5554062
Release: 2022
Size: 309 MB
Recovery: +3%
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Trio No. 17 in D Major for Flute, Violin & Bass
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Andante
03. III. Allegro
Trio No. 9 in G Major for Flute, Violin & Bass
04. I. Vivace
05. II. Andante
06. III. Allegro
Trio No. 4 in G Minor for Flute, Violin & Bass
07. I. Allegro moderato
08. II. Andante
09. III. Allegro
Trio No. 6 in G Major for Flute, Violin & Bass
10. I. Vivace
11. II. Largo
12. III. Allegro
Trio No. 10 in B-Flat Major for Flute, Violin & Bass
13. I. Allegro
14. II. Andante
15. III. Tempo giusto
Trio No. 1 in F Major for Flute, Violin & Bass
16. I. Allegro
17. II. Andante
18. III. Tempo giusto
Trio No. 7 in E-Flat Major for Flute, Violin & Bass
19. I. Allegro
20. II. Andnate
21. III. Allegro
First recording of the highly affective trio sonatas. The present Trio Sonatas for Transverse flute, Violin and Basso Continuo by Christoph Georg Wagenseil, who was one of the most famous Viennese composers of his time, are all conceived in three movements according to the usual sonata scheme of fast – slow – fast, but they are by no means musical “mass-produced goods”, since the music of the 17th and 18th centuries was, without exception, committed to the musical imitation of the so-called “affects”, whereby this term was understood to mean any human emotion.
This imitation of affect was considered the highest goal of composition in those days. As means for this imitation, the composer had all the parameters of composition at his disposal, such as style, genre or form, key, melody, rhythm, tempo, meter, harmony, dynamics, articulation and instrumentation, whereby he should always choose such means and their combinations that best corresponded to the intended affect.
The Ensemble Klingekunst interprets these trio sonata jewels – all first recordings, by the way – expressively and passionately.