The album's concept links each of Telemann's six sonatas to one of the six virtues of Prince Johann Ernst of Saxe-Weimar, as listed in Telemann's dedicatory letter.
Composition History
Telemann dedicated these Six Sonatas to Johann Ernst of Saxe-Weimar, a German prince, just months before the prince's death.
Interpretation
The performers of this recording paid special attention to the basso continuo part, drawing on 18th-century German practice and sources like Johann David Heinichen and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Telemann's genius allowed him to condense and reconcile diverse musical styles, such as Italianate, Polish, 'gypsy' folk, Handelian arias, and French dance movements, within these six sonatas.
Instruments
Valerio Losito performs on a Baroque violin made by Pier Lorenzo Vangelisti in Florence in 1741, using Baroque bows and historical lamb gut strings.
Composition History
This collection, dated March 24, 1715, is Telemann's 'Opera Prima,' meaning it was the first collection of his pieces he chose to have printed.
Compositional Technique
Despite the title, these are not sonatas for violin and harpsichord concertante, but rather six pieces with a simple basso continuo accompaniment.
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