Ensemble Castor - Schenck [CD]

The renowned Austrian Ensemble Castor presents the first part of the world premiere recording of Johannes Schenck's complete Op.7. This is the only workwritten by Schenck for violin and basso continuo.

For some time now, Johannes Schenck has enjoyed a return to popularity as a composer of ingenious and technically demanding music for viola da gamba, but his compositional output in other fields has largely been forgotten.His instrumental music, is nowadays generally recognised, was composed in the tradition of the composer-virtuoso, almost exclusively for the viola da gamba.The only exception is the undated Opus 7, from the publishing house of Estienne Roger, entitled Suonate a Violino e Violone o Cimbalo, which first appeared in 1699. The two individual part-books of the publication, one for the solo violin, the other for the bass accompaniment, contain a total of 18 numbered pieces.The use of French titles for the dance forms and the title "Prelude in stilefrancese" seem at first to point to a strong French influence on Schenck's Op. 7, as does the fact that the dance movements are consistently in the ordering Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Gigue, as was normal practice for a suite in France at the time.But in fact Schenck cleverly mixes suite and sonata forms with formally free, almost improvisatory movements or entire pieces in the so-called Stylus phantasticus, creating a successful synthesis of elements from French, Italian, and Dutch/North German styles.This joy in experimentation leads overall to an impressive diversity of form and great richness of contrast, further increased by means of the contrasting characters of the movements, whose spectrum ranges from playful dances to elegiac slow movements

Sonatina II Adagio - Allegro - Adagio

Sonatina II Adagio

Sonatina II Gigue. Allegro

Sonatina II Allemande

Sonatina II Courante

Sonatina II Sarabande. Adagio

Sonatina II Gigue

Prelude in stile francese IX Vivace

Prelude in stile francese IX Allemande

Prelude in stile francese IX Courante. Vivace

Prelude in stile francese IX Sarabande

Prelude in stile francese IX Gigue

Prelude in stile francese IX Rondeau

Capriccio XVII Vivace - Adagio - Allegro

Sinfonia III Adagio

Sinfonia III Allemande. Largo

Sinfonia III Courante

Sinfonia III Sarabande. Adagio

Sinfonia III Gigue. Vivace

Capriccio XIV Aria. Allegro - Adagio - Allegro - Adagio

Capriccio XIV Allemande

Capriccio XIV Courante

Capriccio XIV Sarabande 2:52 Johannes Schenck

Capriccio XIV Gigue

Capriccio XIV Gigue

Sonatina IV Allegro - Adagio

Sonatina IV Allegro

Sonatina IV Aria. Adagio

Sonatina IV Gigue. Allegro

Fantasia XIII Adagio - Allegro - Adagio

Capriccio VI

Sonatina XV Adagio

Sonatina XV Allemande

Sonatina XV Courante

Sonatina XV Sarabande. Adagio

Sonatina XV Gigue

• Genre: Classical
• Product Type: AUDIO CD
• Barcode: 608917299922
• Release Date: April 25, 2025

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