The viola da gamba part in Schultze's symphonies is highly demanding and was clearly written for a bass viol, requiring an outstanding gambist.
Performer Biography
The Ensemble Klingekunst, founded in 1999, focuses on historical performance practice while also rediscovering rare works and presenting them in new contexts.
Composition History
The collection of symphonies on this album is dedicated to Comte d'Egmont, likely Procopo Pignatelli, who also had other works for transverse flute dedicated to him by Jacques-Christophe Naudot.
Compositional Technique
Schultze's six symphonies, written in the Italian style, are rich in polyrhythms, frequently featuring triplets against semiquavers throughout all movements.
Historical Context
At the time of Schultze's Trattamento, the instrumentation of transverse flute, violin, viola da gamba, and basso continuo was common and gained popularity through Georg Philipp Telemann's Parisian Quartets.
Recording & Production
The works on this album, Martin Christian Schultze's Trattamento, are recorded here for the first time, adding new pieces to the repertoire.
Composer Biography
The composer Martin Christian Schultze, whose initials are M. C. Schultze D. B., is referred to as "M. Schultze, de Berlin" in the Mercure de France, indicating his origin.
