The bassoon, featured prominently on this album, was used in Dresden in its most modern form since 1696 and was discovered early as a solo instrument.
Compositional Technique
The concertos on this album follow the form developed by Antonio Vivaldi for the violin, featuring two fast outer movements and a slower, usually shorter, middle movement.
Historical Context
The music on this album comes from the 'Schranck II' collection, a unique and largely preserved collection of instrumental chamber music from the first half of the 18th century, based on the private collection of Kapell-Konzertmeister Johann Georg Pisendel.
Composer Biography
Antonín Reichenauer, a composer on this album, worked for Count Wenzel Morzín in Prague, a famous music patron with his own orchestra who had connections to composers like Vivaldi.
Recording & Production
The musicians on this SACD, the Dresdner Kapellsolisten, play on modern instruments but perform according to current knowledge of historical practice, aiming to transform the sound of today's orchestra back to that of the early 18th century.
Performer Biography
Erik Reike, the bassoon soloist, became the First Bassoonist of the Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig at age nineteen and later the Solo Bassoonist of the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, which awarded him the title of 'Kammervirtuose' in 1999.
Composition History
Georg Philipp Telemann's Concerto for 2 Horns, featured on this album, likely dates from his 1719 visit to Dresden for the Crown Prince's wedding, where he dedicated other works to local musicians.
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