Dussek: Violin Sonatas, Vol. 1

Featuring

Julia Huber-Warzecha
Miriam Altmann
Jan Ladislav Dussek

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Composer Biography

Dussek died at age 52 in Paris from gout, which was attributed to excessive alcohol consumption and obesity.

Performer Biography

Julia Huber, the violinist on this album, was a prize winner at the Locatelli competition in Amsterdam in 1997 and plays a Mantuan school violin from 1680.

Composer Biography

Johann Ladislaus Dussek, born in Bohemia, spent his early life training as a piano virtuoso and making a name for himself in major European musical centers.

Critical Reception

A 1783 review in Carl Friedrich Cramer's Magazin der Musik praised sonatas of this type, stating they were 'rich in new thoughts' and required skilled players for both violin and piano.

Composition History

Luigi Boccherini's six Sonatas Op. 5, composed in 1768, initiated a movement that restored the violin to a prominent and essential role in sonatas, influencing composers like Dussek.

Composition History

The 'accompanied piano sonata,' where the keyboard is prominent and other instruments are usually subordinate, is attributed to violinist and harpsichordist Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville in the 1730s.

Composer Biography

Dussek married singer, harpist, and composer Sophia Corri in London, where he also joined a music publishing business and contributed to piano construction.