IDAGIO | Chamber Music: London Baroque - Rosenmuller, J. / Hacquart, C. / Buxtehude, D. / Biber, H. I. F. (The Trio Sonata in 17Th Century Germany) 7318590015452

Featuring

Ingrid Seifert
Richard Gwilt
Charles Medlam
Terence Charlston
London Baroque
Johann Vierdanck

Nicolaus a Kempis
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer
Dietrich Becker
Johann Rosenmüller
Matthias Weckmann
Carolus Hacquart
Dietrich Buxtehude
Johann Caspar von Kerll
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber

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Historical Context

The Thirty Years War (1618-48) severely impacted music in Germany, leading to the closure or reduction of musical establishments and termination of musicians' contracts.

Composer Biography

Matthias Weckmann, a German composer, studied with famous figures like Praetorius and Schütz, and had a lifelong friendship with Froberger after a keyboard contest.

Composer Biography

Dietrich Buxtehude, a Danish-German composer, married the daughter of Franz Tunder, taught Bruhns, and was visited by Bach, Handel, and Mattheson who came to hear his famous Abendmusik in Lübeck.

Composer Biography

Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, an Austrian composer, was the first non-Italian Kapellmeister (music director) at the Imperial court in Vienna, though his tenure was cut short by the plague.

Performer Biography

London Baroque, formed in 1978, is a renowned baroque chamber music ensemble that performs around 50 concerts annually and has appeared on television in many countries.

Compositional Technique

Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, a Bohemian composer, frequently used 'scordatura' (different tunings) for the upper parts in his Partitas, a practice widespread in the 17th century.