Graupner: Viola Concerto in D Major, GWV 314 (Live)

Featuring

Agata Zieba
Quantz Collegium
Johann Christoph Graupner

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Composer Biography

Graupner intended for all his works to be burned after his death, but a legal dispute over his estate led to their preservation in the Hessian State Library.

Composition History

Graupner's immense musical legacy includes over 1400 church cantatas, 113 symphonies, 87 orchestral suites, and 44 concertos, much of which remains unpublished.

Composer's Artistic Vision

The 'galant style' in music, fashionable from the 1720s to 1770s, emphasized simplicity, song-like melodies, and a clear distinction between soloist and accompaniment.

Composer Biography

Christoph Graupner, a contemporary of Bach, Telemann, and Handel, studied law at the University of Leipzig before pursuing music.

Recording & Production

This album was recorded live in the 'Sala Terrena' (Garden Hall) of the Rastatt Favorite Palace in Germany, a ballroom that extends through all floors of the building.

Historical Context

Rastatt Favorite Palace, where this concert was recorded, is Germany's oldest and only nearly unchanged 'porcelain palace,' built for Margravine Sibylla Augusta of Baden-Baden.