Viola Galante

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Release Date: 17th Nov 2017
Catalogue No: AVI8553312
Label: Avi Music
Length: 63 minutes

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Bach, C P E: Trio Sonata in G minor for viola da gamba and keyboard, Wq.88, H.510

Work length16:55

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Pauline Sachse, Andreas Hecker

I. Allegro Moderato

Track length6:18

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II. Larghetto

Track length6:03

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III. Allegro assai

Track length4:34

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Flackton: Viola Sonata in C minor, Op. 2 No. 8

Work length7:56

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Pauline Sachse, Andreas Hecker

I. Adagio

Track length1:39

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II. Allegro moderato

Track length2:25

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III. Siciliano

Track length1:51

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IV. Minuetto. Moderato.

Track length2:01

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Antoniotto: Sonata in E-Flat Major

Work length6:44

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Pauline Sachse, Andreas Hecker

I. Adagio

Track length3:10

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II. Aria. Spirituoso, ma non presto

Track length1:51

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III. Minuetto. Larghetto

Track length1:43

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Benda, Franz: Sonata in C minor (Lee III-15)

Work length9:59

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Pauline Sachse, Andreas Hecker

I. Adagio

Track length2:55

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II. Allegretto

Track length3:33

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III. Allegro moderato

Track length3:31

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Benda, Franz: Sonata in F major

Work length7:23

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Pauline Sachse, Andreas Hecker

I. Adagio

Track length2:18

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II. Allegro moderato

Track length2:52

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III. Grazioso

Track length2:13

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Binder, C S: Trio in D Major, Fleß 2.10 for Viola and Harpsichord Obbligato

Work length14:40

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Pauline Sachse, Andreas Hecker

I. Allegro

Track length6:01

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II. Andante

Track length5:06

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III. Tempo di minuetto

Track length3:33

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Pauline Sachse (viola) and Andreas Hecker (harpsichord) perform the world premiere recordings of sonatas by Antoniotto, Benda and Binder from the original manuscripts together with sonatas by CPE Bach and William Flackton.

Original compositions for viola as a solo instrument were quite rare before 1775. There are several reasons for this, and they go back a long way. In ensembles, the viola, as the middle part, usually played a subordinate role. In court and municipal orchestras, the posts of violists were generally poorly filled in terms of both quality and of quantity – also because violists were poorly paid. The first author to highlight the viola's pivotal role in harmony and voice-leading was Johann Mattheson (1681-1764), who pointed out in 1713 that everything would sound dissonant without the viola. Then, in 1738, Johann Philipp Eisel (1698-1763) described the viola as the "innards of music". Further statements can be found – for instance, Johann Samuel Petri (1738-1808), in his Manual of Practical Music-Making (1782), exclaimed: "Another mistake! The viola is so mistreated! A beautiful instrument that achieves such great effect is generally put through torture by ignorant apprentices or stupid old men." However, the fact that solo viola parts were generally entrusted to skillful violinists eventually led to the emergence of works written specifically for viola. With this recording exclusively featuring world premières (with the exception of Flackton) of original compositions for viola, we are thus able to provide a multi-faceted glimpse of late 18th-century repertoire for viola and keyboard – works that are mostly forgotten today. (Excerpt from the liner Notes)

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