Couperin: Sultane (La) / Mozart: Ein Musikalischer Spass

Featuring

Lars Frydén
Tullo Galli
Björn Sjögren
Bengt Ericson
Anders Öhrwall
Bertil Orsin

Göte Nylén
Per Sandklef
Gunnar Wennberg
Bengt Sundberg
François Couperin
Carlo Farina
Georg Philipp Telemann
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Instruments

The recording features a baroque violin by Alexander Kennedy from London, 1767, and another by Joachim Tielke from Hamburg, 1682.

Interpretation

Musica Holmia, the Stockholm ensemble, aims to bring color and life to old scores, challenging the notion that historical music was "pale, plain and pious."

Instruments

The harpsichord used in the recording was made by Schütze in 1967, with a regal from the 20th century.

Performer Biography

In 1962, Musica Holmia was appointed as the resident ensemble for older music by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation, making hundreds of radio and television recordings.

Instruments

A viola da bracchio by Joachim Tielke from Hamburg, 17th century, and a viola da gamba by the same maker from 1701 are used on the album.

Performer Biography

Musica Holmia, founded in the early 1960s, is a Swedish ensemble dedicated to historically informed performances of older music using baroque-type instruments.

Ciaccona!

Telemann: Complete Tafelmusik

Chamber Music (17Th-18Th Centuries) - Fischer, J. / Telemann, G.P. / Fux, J.J. / Marais, M. / Schmelzer, J.H.

Telemann: Chamber Music

Telemann: String Concertos

Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue / Händel: Sonata G Major Op. 5 No. 4 / Vivaldi: Sonata D Minor, RV 63, 'La Follia' / Bach: Orchestersuite Nr. 2 H Moll BWV 1067