The arpeggione, a bowed guitar for which Schubert wrote his sonata, was invented or constructed in 1823 by Viennese luthier Johann Georg Staufer.
Compositional Technique
The novelty of Hoffmeister's Double Bass Quartets is the use of a solo double bass instead of a first violin in the quartet.
Composition History
Hoffmeister was closely associated with Mozart, both personally and as a publisher, and Mozart even requested money from him.
Recording & Production
The Hoffmeister works on this album were recorded in January 1980 at Sender Freies Berlin, while the Schubert was recorded in September 1984 at Radio Bremen.
Performer Biography
Norbert Duka, the double bass player on this album, began studying the instrument at age fourteen and later taught at the Hanns-Eisler Music Academy in Berlin.
Composer Biography
Franz Anton Hoffmeister, born in 1754, moved to Vienna at age fourteen to study law and pursue musical interests.
Composer Biography
Franz Schubert, the composer of the Arpeggione Sonata, spent most of his short life in Vienna and worked briefly as a teacher with his father.
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