Eight minor masters – including Monn, Salieri, Vanhal, Dittersdorf and Wagenseil – ten attractive works from Maria Theresa’s 18th-century Vienna, in captivating performances by Thomas Füri, Heinz Holliger, Thomas Demenga and the Camerata Bern – a 2-CD set of discovery and delight.
Matthias Georg Monn: Sinfonia in B mayor
1. (Allegro)
2. Andante
3. Presto
Josef Starzer: Divertimento in C major
1. Allegro non troppo
2. Menuetto I/II
3. Larghetto
4. Allegro
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf: Sinfonia in A minor
1. Vivace
2. Larghetto
3. Minuetto I/II
4. Finale. Prestissimo
Johann Georg Albrechtsberger: Fugue for Quartet in C major
1. Andantino
2. Fuga: Allegro moderato
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf: Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra in G major
1. Maestoso
2. Adagio
3. Allegro
Georg Christoph Wagenseil: Sinfonia in D major
1. Allegro
2. Andante
3. Allegro assai
Antonio Salieri: Concerto in D major for Violin, Oboe, Violoncello and Orchestra
1. Allegro moderato
2. Cantabile
3. Andantino
Matthias Georg Monn: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in B flat major
1. Allegro
2. Largo
3. Allegro
Anton Zimmermann: Sinfonia in C major
1. Adagio - Allegro assai
2. Andante cantabile
3. Finale. Allegro moderato
Johann Baptist Vanhal: Sinfonia in G minor
1. Allegro moderato
2. Andante cantabile
3. Menuetto
4. Finale. Allegro
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1. (Allegro)