Concertos for Baroque Lute (Fasch, Hagen, Kohaut, Kleinknecht)

Featuring

Miguel Rincòn
Il Pomo d'Oro
Karl Kohaut
Bernhard Joachim Hagen
Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht
Johann Friedrich Fasch

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Composer Biography

Karl Kohaut, a lutenist, violinist, and composer, was regarded by his contemporaries as 'the greatest living lutenist' despite music being a secondary occupation to his civil service career.

Album & Artwork

This recording aims to rediscover and breathe new life into a forgotten repertoire for Baroque lute and orchestra.

Historical Context

This repertoire represents a bridge between the emerging galant style, the Sturm und Drang movement, and the polyphonic richness of the Baroque era.

Instruments

The lute, though often relegated to accompaniment roles in the Late Baroque, is featured here as a leading solo instrument, showcasing its virtuosity and subtlety.

Historical Context

The lute was considered the epitome of courtly musical culture in the 17th century, but its exclusivity waned in the 18th century.

Composer's Artistic Vision

The composers featured on this album, such as Johann Friedrich Fasch, Johann Bernhard Hagen, Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, and Karl Kohaut, were at the forefront of the 18th-century tradition in Austria and German lands.

Compositional Technique

The Viennese lute school, including Karl Kohaut, aimed to adapt beautiful and distinctive music from other genres and scorings for the lute, using it as an ensemble instrument in concertos and chamber music.