This album features modern premiere recordings of works by Johann Friedrich Fasch, meaning these pieces are being recorded for the first time in modern history.
Performer Biography
Tempesta di Mare, the Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra, is the first American baroque instrumental ensemble to record for Chandos Records and maintains an ongoing relationship with the label.
Composer Biography
Johann Friedrich Fasch, the composer, served as Capellmeister to the princely court in Zerbst/Anhalt, Germany.
Compositional Technique
Fasch often extended the concept of the trio in his orchestral suites, writing four melodically independent parts for winds and deploying them as three complementary choirs, creating virtuosic five-voiced counterpoint.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Fasch's music is noted for its distinctive voice and his ability to subvert listener expectations, often with apparent glee.
Composition History
The largest collection of Fasch's orchestral music is found in Dresden, sent by Fasch to his friend Johann Georg Pisendel, concertmaster of the Dresden Hofkapelle.
Interpretation
Tempesta di Mare performs without a conductor, a practice common when the music was new, and has given 45 first modern performances and countless US premieres of forgotten baroque masterpieces.
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