Sigiswald Kuijken - Solo: Music by Abel, Bach, Baltzar, Biber & Ortiz [CD]

Cat. no: ACC24400
Format: CD
Barcode: 4015023244009
Release Date: 08 Mar 2024
Genre: Classical

Sigiswald Kuijken is one of the most important pioneers of the early music scene and celebrates his 80th birthday on February 16, 2024 by releasing this new recording

Throughout his life as a musician, his vision went far beyond conventional "classical" violin playing. As a student, he was already working on baroque playing techniques on the violin and, as a signifcant milestone in historical playing, developed violin playing without support and chin rest, with the instrument resting freely on the shoulder.

He had already learned to play the viola da gamba at a young age through self-tuition. In 2004, he advocated the revival of the violoncello da spalla for the frst time and played the cello played on the shoulder, which was the actual basso continuo instrument in the Baroque period and was completely forgotten in the course of history.

Tracks: Diego Ortiz: Recerca Prima / Recerca Segunda / Recerca Terza / Recerca Segunda (Sobre Tenores Italianos) / Prelude in G major / Allemande in C minor / Rosary Sonata No. 16 Passacaglia / JS Bach: Cello Suite No. 3 BWV 1009 Bourrees I & II / Sarabande / Gigue / JS Bach: Cello Suite No. 2 BWV 1008 Allemande / JS Bach: Violin Partita No. 2 BWV 1004 Allemanda / Sarabanda / Corrente / Carl Friedrich Abel: Sonata in G major AbelWV A3 Adagio / Allegro / Minuet

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