William Babell, a London-born composer, was known as a keyboard virtuoso, and although not a wind player himself, he was familiar with double-reed instruments through his father, who was a bassoonist.
Composer Biography
Johann Georg Linike, a Baroque composer, had connections with 'great' and 'well-known' figures like Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel, and Georg Philipp Telemann throughout his career.
Performer Biography
Karla Schröter, the oboist and founder of Ensemble CONCERT ROYAL Köln, has a passion for discovering and reviving unknown early music works that have languished in libraries for centuries.
Instruments
For Christoph Förster's Oboe Sonata, the performers chose a large church organ as the continuo instrument, specifically the historic König organ of the Castle Church in Schleiden, which is tuned to Chorton at 466 Hz.
Recording & Production
Three of the sonatas on this album (by Förster, Weiss, and Händel) are sourced from the Brussels composite manuscript 15.115, the most extensive collection of solo sonatas from the 18th century.
Composition History
The identity of 'Signor Bach', the composer of one of the sonatas, is unknown, but it is possibly Johann Jacob Bach, an elder brother of Johann Sebastian Bach, who was an oboist and flutist.
Compositional Technique
The sonatas by Linike, Weiss, and Homilius, as well as many works by Christoph Förster, show a clear stylistic transition from the Baroque to the Early Classical period, often aligning with the 'sensitive style'.
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