Georgina McKay Lodge, Eva Lymenstull, David Schulenberg, Augusta McKay Lodge - J.G. Graun: Chamber Music (2021) [Hi-Res]
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BAND/ARTIST: Georgina McKay Lodge, Eva Lymenstull, David Schulenberg, Augusta McKay Lodge
- Title: J.G. Graun: Chamber Music
- Year Of Release: 2021
- Label: Brilliant Classics
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless / flac 24bits - 96.0kHz
- Total Time: 01:19:44
- Total Size: 509 mb / 1.72 gb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Trio Sonata in G Minor I. Adagio
02. Trio Sonata in G Minor II. Allegretto
03. Trio Sonata in G Minor III. Allegro assai
04. Sonata in C Minor, GWV AvV20 I. Adagio e mesto
05. Sonata in C Minor, GWV AvV20 II. Allegro non troppo
06. Sonata in C Minor, GWV AvV20 III. Allegro scherzando
07. Sonata in B-Flat Major, GWV AvV46 I. Grazioso
08. Sonata in B-Flat Major, GWV AvV46 II. Allegro
09. Sonata in B-Flat Major, GWV AvV46 III. Allegro
10. Sonata in C Major, BWV BII53 I. Largo
11. Sonata in C Major, BWV BII53 II. Poco allegro
12. Sonata in C Major, BWV BII53 III. Allegretto
13. Sonata in C Minor, L3.137 I. Adagio
14. Sonata in C Minor, L3.137 II. Allegro
15. Sonata in C Minor, L3.137 III. Allegro moderato
16. Trio Sonata in A Major, GWV AvV42 I. Adagio con tenerezza
17. Trio Sonata in A Major, GWV AvV42 II. Allegretto cantabile
18. Trio Sonata in A Major, GWV AvV42 III. Allegro
A quartet of four renowned period-instrument musicians with a new and unique collection of trio sonatas from the late Baroque: music fit for a (very discerning) king.
The four composers represented here all worked at the Potsdam court of Frederick the Great, who was himself a flautist and composer of professional ability. The G minor Trio Sonata by Johann Gottlieb Janitsch (1708-c. 1763) and the A major Trio Sonata by Johann Gottlieb Graun (1703-1771) were scored by their composers for two melody instruments and basso continuo (here, cello and harpsichord). Despite the participation of four players, at the time these were described as 'trios’. Likewise designated 'trios’ were the two sonatas by Graun that include an obbligato or written-out keyboard part, which incorporates not only the bass (as usual) but a melody part as well.
All these compositions follow Berlin practice of the time in comprising three movements, of which the first is slow, the second quick, and the last also quick but somewhat lighter and dance-like. Both sonatas are extraordinary even within this exceptional repertory, incorporating lengthy virtuoso passages that resemble the solo episodes of a concerto. The C-minor viola sonata reaches rare heights of expressivity, particularly in its highly chromatic opening movement. The violin sonata in B-flat stands out for the fantasia-like solo passages in both quick movements.
A cello Sonata by the brother of Graun, Carl Heinrich (1703-1759), demonstrates that the younger Graun’s chamber music tends to be more lyrical, less outwardly virtuosic, than his brother's. The king’s favorite instrumentalist was the violinist Franz Benda (1709-1786), a pupil of J.G. Graun. He earned the rare privilege of leading Frederick’s famous private concerts, in which the king played flute alongside a handful of his best musicians.
Winner of the Juilliard School’s Historical Performance concerto competition, the violinist Augusta McKay Lodge is joined here by her sister Georgina and two accomplished colleagues who have also performed with the finest early-music groups on both sides of the Atlantic such as Les Arts Florissants, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Tafelmusik. Their stylish performances glow with sympathy, casting the listener back to Frederick’s candlelit salon in the company of the finest classical musicians of the day.
01. Trio Sonata in G Minor I. Adagio
02. Trio Sonata in G Minor II. Allegretto
03. Trio Sonata in G Minor III. Allegro assai
04. Sonata in C Minor, GWV AvV20 I. Adagio e mesto
05. Sonata in C Minor, GWV AvV20 II. Allegro non troppo
06. Sonata in C Minor, GWV AvV20 III. Allegro scherzando
07. Sonata in B-Flat Major, GWV AvV46 I. Grazioso
08. Sonata in B-Flat Major, GWV AvV46 II. Allegro
09. Sonata in B-Flat Major, GWV AvV46 III. Allegro
10. Sonata in C Major, BWV BII53 I. Largo
11. Sonata in C Major, BWV BII53 II. Poco allegro
12. Sonata in C Major, BWV BII53 III. Allegretto
13. Sonata in C Minor, L3.137 I. Adagio
14. Sonata in C Minor, L3.137 II. Allegro
15. Sonata in C Minor, L3.137 III. Allegro moderato
16. Trio Sonata in A Major, GWV AvV42 I. Adagio con tenerezza
17. Trio Sonata in A Major, GWV AvV42 II. Allegretto cantabile
18. Trio Sonata in A Major, GWV AvV42 III. Allegro
A quartet of four renowned period-instrument musicians with a new and unique collection of trio sonatas from the late Baroque: music fit for a (very discerning) king.
The four composers represented here all worked at the Potsdam court of Frederick the Great, who was himself a flautist and composer of professional ability. The G minor Trio Sonata by Johann Gottlieb Janitsch (1708-c. 1763) and the A major Trio Sonata by Johann Gottlieb Graun (1703-1771) were scored by their composers for two melody instruments and basso continuo (here, cello and harpsichord). Despite the participation of four players, at the time these were described as 'trios’. Likewise designated 'trios’ were the two sonatas by Graun that include an obbligato or written-out keyboard part, which incorporates not only the bass (as usual) but a melody part as well.
All these compositions follow Berlin practice of the time in comprising three movements, of which the first is slow, the second quick, and the last also quick but somewhat lighter and dance-like. Both sonatas are extraordinary even within this exceptional repertory, incorporating lengthy virtuoso passages that resemble the solo episodes of a concerto. The C-minor viola sonata reaches rare heights of expressivity, particularly in its highly chromatic opening movement. The violin sonata in B-flat stands out for the fantasia-like solo passages in both quick movements.
A cello Sonata by the brother of Graun, Carl Heinrich (1703-1759), demonstrates that the younger Graun’s chamber music tends to be more lyrical, less outwardly virtuosic, than his brother's. The king’s favorite instrumentalist was the violinist Franz Benda (1709-1786), a pupil of J.G. Graun. He earned the rare privilege of leading Frederick’s famous private concerts, in which the king played flute alongside a handful of his best musicians.
Winner of the Juilliard School’s Historical Performance concerto competition, the violinist Augusta McKay Lodge is joined here by her sister Georgina and two accomplished colleagues who have also performed with the finest early-music groups on both sides of the Atlantic such as Les Arts Florissants, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Tafelmusik. Their stylish performances glow with sympathy, casting the listener back to Frederick’s candlelit salon in the company of the finest classical musicians of the day.
Year 2021 | Classical | FLAC / APE | HD & Vinyl
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