The recording's arbitrary selection and arrangement of pieces reflects the suite genre's original informal nature, intended for domestic consumption without strict performance rules.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Mattheson aimed to create an idiomatic style for the harpsichord, an instrument he believed was uniquely capable of advancing music.
Composer Biography
Mattheson's most famous literary work is Grundlage einer Ehren-Pforte (1740), a biographical dictionary of 149 prominent musicians, with the largest article about himself.
Composer Biography
Mattheson began his professional career at the Hamburg Opera as a singer at age 14, performing female roles before his voice broke, then tenor roles until 1705.
Composition History
Mattheson's Pièces de Clavecin en Deux Volumes, published in London in 1714, appeared during a period when he served as secretary to the English ambassador in Hamburg.
Composer Biography
Mattheson and George Frideric Handel, who premiered his operas at the same institution, forged a solid friendship despite some less than happy incidents.
Composer Biography
Johann Mattheson was a versatile musician who excelled in composing for theatre and church, and was active in diplomacy and music literature.
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