Ensemble Castor - Schenck: Suonate per violino e violone o cimbalo Op. 7 - Vol. 1 [CD]

Cat. no: CC72999
Format: CD
Barcode: 0608917299922
Release Date: 25 Apr 2025
Genre: Classical

The renowned Austrian Ensemble Castor presents the frst 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 felds 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 frst 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 stile francese" seem at frst to point to a strong French infuence 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

Tracks: 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 / 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