Leclair's Trio Sonatas Op. 4 were recognized as a masterpiece by his contemporaries, with German music theorist Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg praising his fugues and citing them alongside those of Bach.
Instruments
Philippe Grisvard plays a harpsichord made by Philippe Humeau in Barbaste in 1980, which is modeled after an Antoine Vater instrument from Paris in 1732.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Jean-Marie Leclair, the composer, achieved a perfect blend of Italian and French styles in his music, a 'réunion des goûts' that Couperin also sought.
Instruments
Roldán Bernabé, a violinist in Ensemble Diderot, performs on a David Tecchler violin crafted in Rome in 1748.
Compositional Technique
Leclair's Trio Sonatas Op. 4 demonstrate a 'teutonic' economy in handling musical material, creating connections and developing motifs across the individual sonatas to form a discernible cycle.
Instruments
Gulrim Choï, the cellist, plays a J. Simpson cello from London, dating from the mid-18th century.
Instruments
Johannes Pramsohler, the violinist and founder of Ensemble Diderot, plays a Pietro Giacomo Rogeri violin made in Brescia in 1713.
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