Guido Balestracci, the arpeggione player on this recording, uses an underhand bow hold, a technique historically used by gambists and some cellists.
Composition History
Schubert's Arpeggione Sonata was written in November 1824, during a troubled period of his life, shortly after his 27th birthday and amidst worsening illness.
Instruments
The terz guitar is a smaller version of the guitar, tuned a minor third higher, and was primarily used for chamber music in the early 19th century.
Instruments
The arpeggione is strung with six strings, tuned exactly like a guitar, and is held vertically like an early 19th-century cello or bass viol.
Instruments
The arpeggione, a bowed guitar, was invented in 1823 by Viennese instrument maker Johann Georg Stauffer, though its origin is debated.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in March 2019 at the Abbaye de Noirlac, a Cultural Exchange Centre in Cher, France.
Instruments
The arpeggione was also known by many other names, including Bogen-Guitarre, Chitarra coll'arco, Liebes-Guitarre, and Guitarre d'amour.
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