Il Violino Boemo: Violin Sonatas by Benda, Gurecky & Jiranek

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Using a 1760 Klotz violin with a dark ochre hue, [Torgersen] produces a subtle messa di voce effect on many notes, which is a stylistic feature that may surprise (or even displease) those used... — International Record Review, May 2014 More…

Release Date: 24th Feb 2014
Catalogue No: SU41512
Label: Supraphon
Series: Music From 18th Century Prague
Length: 63 minutes

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Benda, Franz: Violin Sonata in B-Flat Major

Work length10:09

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Lenka Torgersen (soloist), Václav Luks (soloist), Libor Mašek (soloist)

I. Largo

Track length3:02

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II. Allegro ma non molto

Track length4:18

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III. Amoroso

Track length2:49

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Jiránek: Violin Sonata in F Major

Work length8:45

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Lenka Torgersen (soloist)

I. Adagio

Track length2:49

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II. Allegro

Track length2:42

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III. Tempo di menuet

Track length3:14

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Benda, Franz: Violin Sonata in C Minor

Work length10:07

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Lenka Torgersen (soloist), Václav Luks (soloist), Libor Mašek (soloist)

I. Siciliano

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II. Allegro

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III. Presto

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František Benda, Carl Heinrich Graun: Violin Sonata in A Major

Work length10:20

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Lenka Torgersen (soloist)

I. Andante

Track length2:50

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II. Allegro

Track length3:57

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III. Cantabile

Track length3:33

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Gurecký: Violin Sonata in D Major

Work length11:46

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Lenka Torgersen (soloist), Václav Luks (soloist), Libor Mašek (soloist)

I. Adagio

Track length2:37

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II. Allegro

Track length3:44

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III. Cantabile

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IV. Vivace

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Jiránek: Violin Sonata in C Major

Work length12:09

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Lenka Torgersen (soloist)

I. Adagio

Track length3:54

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II. Allegro

Track length3:30

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III. Gavotte

Track length4:45

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Recorded in the Church of Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren in Prague – Vinohrady, August 15-17, 2013.

The CD’s title, a paraphrase of Josef Mysliveček’s nickname, Il divino Boemo, aptly characterises the theme of the recording: the 18th-century violin virtuosos/composers hailing from the Czech lands. The most distinguished of them, whose influence was compared to that of Tartini’s, was František Benda. Although inspired by Vivaldi, he created his own singular performance style, which was even lauded by the famous English music historian Charles Burney. The CD features sonatas preserved in Prague in period copies. Also contained on the recording are overlooked pieces by composers virtually unknown until recently. František Jiránek’s life is linked with Count Václav Morzin’s celebrated orchestra, as well as Antonio Vivaldi himself. Another discovery is the sonata by J. A. Gurecký. Owing to the masterful and refined performance of the violinist Lenka Torgersen and the spellbinding accompaniment of the harpsichordist Václav Luks (also the conductor of Collegium 1704), the album presents to us the fascinating world of Czech violin virtuosos – a colourful, tender and beautiful world. Virtuoso and gallant – the fascinating world of the most celebrated Czech 18th-century violinists.

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May 2014

Using a 1760 Klotz violin with a dark ochre hue, [Torgersen] produces a subtle messa di voce effect on many notes, which is a stylistic feature that may surprise (or even displease) those used to modern instruments and techniques. Her sensitive phrasing and wide range of tasteful ornamentation are also delightful.

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