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(C) 2021 Reference Recordings (P) 2021 Reference Recordings
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Sonata No. 2 "La desperata"
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No. 2, Detta la luciminia contenta
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No. 4 in D Major "La castella"
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Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, F 1475.02
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Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major, C 138
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III. Ciaccona
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No. 1 in D Minor
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No. 2 in F Major
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No. 4 in D Major
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The term stylus phantasticus, or fantastic style, was originated, like so much else, by the polymath Athanasius Kircher, who described it as "the most free and unrestrained method of composing, it is bound to nothing, neither to any words nor to a melodic subject." The style originated in Italy when composers of works for non-keyboard instruments began to emulate the improvisatory style of organ toccatas and the like. It was brought over the Alps to German lands by Johann Jakob Froberger. He is not represented on this collection by Baroque violinist Tekla Cunningham and Pacific MusicWorks, for nothing by him for this combination of instruments has survived. However, there are several works by composers from the German-language sphere where the style reached its greatest development: Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, and best of all, Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber. In collections of this sort, where there is one "name" composer amid a host of unknowns, listeners may wonder about the degree to which that composer stands out. In this case, there's no question that Biber greatly expanded the dimensions of the style, as evident in the spectacularly imaginative Sonata prima heard here. However, the rest of the program is of considerable interest, for it reveals the way the style developed over the century before Biber came along. The composers range from fairly obscure (Giovanni de Macque) to all-but-unknown, even for people who have studied the early Baroque. Cunningham is a lively and virtuosic player who captures the daring mood and the spirit of experimentation in this radical group of works, and, as concertmaster of Pacific MusicWorks, she is able to surround herself with a continuo group quite attuned to what she is doing. This release marks something of a triumph for early music in the U.S. Pacific Northwest; the U.S. West Coast scene has hitherto been centered on the San Francisco Bay Area. This release will fill holes in many collections and is absorbing in its own right.
1. Sonata No. 2 "La desperata"
- Primary Artist
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Henry Lebedinsky
Maxine Eilander
Stephen Stubbs
Tekla Cunningham
William Skeen - Composer
- Carlo Farina
2. Tocatta (Arr. for Baroque Harp)
- Primary Artist
- Maxine Eilander
- Composer
- Giovanni De Macque
3. No. 2, Detta la luciminia contenta
- Primary Artist
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Henry Lebedinsky
Maxine Eilander
Stephen Stubbs
Tekla Cunningham
William Skeen - Composer
- Marco Uccellini
4. Partite sopra "La folia"
- Primary Artist
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Maxine Eilander
Stephen Stubbs - Composer
- Francesco Corbetta
5. No. 4 in D Major "La castella"
- Primary Artist
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Henry Lebedinsky
Maxine Eilander
Stephen Stubbs
Tekla Cunningham
William Skeen - Composer
- Giovanni Antonio Pandolfi Mealli
6. Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, F 1475.02
- Primary Artist
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Henry Lebedinsky
Maxine Eilander
Stephen Stubbs
Tekla Cunningham
William Skeen - Composer
- Giovanni Battista Fontana
7. Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major, C 138
- Primary Artist
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Henry Lebedinsky
Maxine Eilander
Stephen Stubbs
Tekla Cunningham
William Skeen - Composer
- Heinrich Ignaz Franz Von Biber
8. III. Ciaccona
- Primary Artist
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Henry Lebedinsky
Maxine Eilander
Stephen Stubbs
Tekla Cunningham
William Skeen - Composer
- Johann Heinrich Schmelzer
9. No. 1 in D Minor
- Primary Artist
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Henry Lebedinsky
Maxine Eilander
Stephen Stubbs
Tekla Cunningham
William Skeen - Composer
- Ignazio Albertini
10. No. 2 in F Major
- Primary Artist
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Henry Lebedinsky
Tekla Cunningham
William Skeen - Composer
- Johann Heinrich Schmelzer
11. No. 4 in D Major
- Primary Artist
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Henry Lebedinsky
Maxine Eilander
Stephen Stubbs
Tekla Cunningham
William Skeen - Composer
- Johann Heinrich Schmelzer
Technical Specifications
- Volume
- 1 volume only
- Tracks
- 11 tracks available
- Type
- ALBUM
- Format
- Digital Media
- Duration
- 1 hour, 14 minutes and 34 seconds
- Explicit
- None
- Coverart
- Available and up to 1000x1000 px
- Booklet
- Not available
- Max Quality
Studio Quality (Hi-Res)
24bit / 96 kHz
Stereo
- Audio Extension
Hi-Res/Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF
Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA
- Archive Format
- Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR
- Lyrics
- No lyrics found
- Synchronized Lyrics
- No synced lyrics found
- Genres
- Chamber Music, Classical
- Label
- Reference Recordings
- Music Distribution Service
- Naxos of America Inc.
- Country
United States- Language
- No language found
- Popularity
- Popularity 0/10
- Release Date
- Aug 19, 2021
- Track Preview
- Available
- Delivery Charge
- Free
- Delivery Method
- Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site
- UPC
- 30911174224