Performer: Girandole Armoniche, Federica Bianchi, Teodoro Baù, Esther Crazzolara
Audio CD
Number of Discs: 1
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Arcana
Release: 2019
Size: 1.16 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Albertini: Sonata I in D Minor for Violin and Continuo
02. Mealli: Sonata II “La Cesta” in A Minor for Violin and Continuo
03. Kerll: Ciaccona in C Major for Keyboard
04. Schmelzer: Sonata IX in A Minor for Violin, Viola da Gamba and Continuo
05. Schmelzer: Sonata IV in D Major for Violin and Continuo
06. Biber: Sonata V in E Minor for Violin and Continuo
anon.: Sonatina â viola de gamba aut violino solo
07. I. Sonatina
08. II. Allemande
09. III. Courente
10. IV. Sarabande
11. V. Gigue
12. Samuel Friedrich Capricornus: Ciaccona a 2 in D Minor for Violin, Viola da Gamba and Continuo
The focus of Extravagantes Seicento is the musical exuberance of a century full of contradictions, and at the same time receptive towards all kinds of novelty. By means of a rich collection of instrumental sonatas for violin, viola da gamba and harpsichord, the recording portrays the peregrine world of composers and instrumentalists who travelled throughout Europe in their search for receptive cultural circles and the degree of financial stability required for the creation of new works. In particular the Habsburg courts of Vienna and Innsbruck attracted artists from Italy and central Europe, becoming hubs for innovation in the visual arts, the theatre and instrumental music.
Under the imperial protection of Ferdinand III, Leopold I and Archduke Ferdinand Karl of Austria, the great violinists of the 17th century Ignazio Albertini, Giovanni Padonolfi Mealli, Samuel Capricornus, Heinrich Schmelzer and Ignaz Biber expanded the technical potential of the violin and the viola da gamba, producing a repertoire of highly melodious sonatas featuring virtuoso brilliance and such eccentricity of sound as to surprise or even disconcert audiences, both then and today.