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Fux: Concentus musico-instrumentalis

12/20/2016, 51 Tracks, 1:58:37

Featuring

  • Lucia Froihofer
  • Michael Hell
  • Neue Hofkapelle Graz
  • Johann Joseph Fux

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Historical Context

King Joseph I, the dedicatee of Fux's Concentus, was a music lover who composed and played multiple instruments, including the harpsichord and flute.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

The Concentus Musico-instrumentalis by Johann Joseph Fux is dedicated to King Joseph I and was likely performed for his name day in 1698 and his wedding in 1699.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This recording is the first complete recording of Fux's Concentus Musico-instrumentalis, filling a significant gap in the repertoire.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

The Concentus Musico-instrumentalis by Fux was likely the very first music print in the southern German-speaking lands to feature oboes and bassoons.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Johann Joseph Fux's Concentus Musico-instrumentalis, his first major work, survived only as a single copy of the original 1701 print, with four pages of the viola part missing.

Source: Booklet

Instruments

For this recording, two instruments were specially built by Martin Rainer after a Stradivarius of 1701 to complement a Viennese original basse de violon from the same year.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Fux's Concentus Musico-instrumentalis frequently alternates, contrasts, and sometimes blends Italian and French musical styles, partly reflecting the francophile leanings of its dedicatee, King Joseph I.

Source: Booklet

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