Fasch / Graupner / Graun: Recorder Sonatas and Concertos

Featuring

Stefano Bagliano
Haim Fabrizio Cipriani
Susanne Kelling
Collegium Pro Musica
Johann Gottlieb Graun
Johann Friedrich Fasch

Johann Christoph Graupner

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Composer Biography

Johann Christoph Graupner, another composer on this album, was initially chosen to be Kantor at the Thomasschule in Leipzig, but was prevented from taking the position, which then went to Johann Sebastian Bach.

Composer Biography

Johann Friedrich Fasch, a composer featured on this album, was a student of Kuhnau at the Thomasschule in Leipzig, where Johann Sebastian Bach would later become Kantor.

Composer Biography

Johann Christoph Graupner, like Johann Sebastian Bach, became blind in his old age and requested his compositions be destroyed after his death, a wish that was fortunately evaded.

Performer Biography

Collegium Pro Musica, the ensemble on this recording, was founded in 1988 by flautist Stefano Bagliano and specializes in 17th- and 18th-century repertoire.

Composition History

Johann Sebastian Bach personally transcribed five orchestral suites by Johann Friedrich Fasch, a composer on this album, which helped spark renewed interest in Fasch's work in the late 19th century.

Historical Context

Around 1730, the "galant style" emerged across Europe, characterized by a move away from contrapuntal writing towards delicate melodies and lighter musical attitudes.

Performer Biography

Stefano Bagliano, the recorder player and artistic director of Collegium Pro Musica, holds a law degree from Parma's University in addition to his musical diplomas.