J.S. Bach never visited Italy but learned about contemporary Italian music through printed editions and manuscript copies, arranging many Italian concertos for solo harpsichord during his Weimar years.
Performer Biography
Daniel Müller-Schott, the cellist, began his international career at age fifteen, winning first prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians in Moscow in 1992.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Daniel Müller-Schott, the cellist on this album, states that the sound of Baroque music on his mother's harpsichord evokes childhood memories and transports him back to an early phase of life.
Composer Biography
Luigi Boccherini, born in Lucca in 1743, was largely self-taught as a composer and was considered an original genius by the Belgian music lexicographer François-Joseph Fétis.
Historical Context
In the early 18th century, the violoncello gained popularity across Europe, with its dimensions standardized by Antonio Stradivari's cellos from around 1710, while the viola da gamba gradually fell out of fashion.
Compositional Technique
J.S. Bach's gamba sonatas, like the G minor Sonata BWV 1029 on this album, show the influence of the Italian concerto style, particularly that of Antonio Vivaldi, in their forms and concertante treatment of musical ideas.
Instruments
Daniel Müller-Schott performs on the 'Ex Shapiro' Matteo Goffriller cello, which was crafted in Venice in 1727.
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