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1CD DIGIPACK + LIVRET
Gottfried von der Goltz, violin
Annekatrin Beller, cello
Torsten Johann, harpsichord
Thomas C. Boysen, theorbo
Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762)
The Art of Playing on the Violin, Op. 9
1. Improvisation
2. Composition No. 1, Adagio
3 Composition No. 2, Allegro
4. Composition No. 3, Allegro assai
5. Composition No. 4, Allegro assai
6. Composition No. 5, Allegro assai
7. Composition No. 6, Allegro assai
8. Composition No. 7, Andante
9. Composition No. 8, Allegro
10 Composition No. 9, Andante moderato
11. Composition No. 10, Allegro moderato
12. Composition No. 11, Allegro assai
13. Composition No. 12, Allegro assai Sonata No. 8, Op. 4
14. Largo
15. Allegro
16. Andante
17. Allegro
Sonata No. 6, Op. 4
18. Adagio
19. Allegro
20. Andante
21. Allegro
Total : 54’00
Le violoniste Gottfried von der Goltz, accompagné de musiciens du Freiburger Barockorchester, fait revivre les partitions d’un contemporain de Händel et Corelli, le compositeur, violoniste, pédagogue et marchand d’art Francesco Geminiani. Typique de l’ère baroque, les pages de son Art de jouer du violon et de ses Sonates avec basse continue sont le témoignage de sa propre pratique de l’instrument. La virtuosité n’y est pas gratuite mais au service d’un drame purement musical dont les envolées fantasques répondent à des moments d’émoi plus fragile.
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The violinist Gottfried von der Goltz and musicians from the Freibourger Barockorchester bring the scores of a fellow of Händel and Corelli’s to life: the composer, violinist, teacher and art dealer Francesco Geminiani. His Art of Playing on the Violin and his Sonatas with continuo are of a typical baroque manner and they reflect his own practice of the instrument. With Geminiani, virtuosity is not an end in itself but it serves a pure musical drama where lyrical flights respond to more delicate feelings.
