French Sonatas For Harpsichord & Violin
Johannes Pramsohler; Philippe Grisvard
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WORLD PREMIERE RECORDINGS
In 1740, with the op. 4 of Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville, a new genre appeared on the scene in France, a genre that was to fundamentally overturn the relationship to the harpsichord – until then a continuo instrument when it was not playing alone: the Pièces de clavecin en sonates avec accompagnement de violon.
Contrary to what the title might suggest, the two instruments engage in a dialogue as equals. Unknowingly, Mondonville imitated the Sei Suonate à Cembalo certato e Violino solo that Bach had composed ten years earlier.
Moreover, he introduced a thoroughly Italian flavour – certainly an echo of the concertos by Corelli and Vivadli that at the time were often heard at the Concert Spirituel.
The following decade then experienced a veritable rage for this form: Corrette, Guillemain, Balbastre, and others put their visions of the theme on paper – each in a very personal manner.
The "Dream Team" (Early Music Review), made up of the two indefatigable researchers Philippe Grisvard and Johannes Pramsohler, has rediscovered this neglected part of the violin-harpsichord repertoire and now presents a captivating selection of the genre's best works in world premiere recordings on an opulent double CD.
* world premiere recordings
Tracklisting
Nahuel Di Pierro, Ensemble Diderot, Johannes Pramsohler
Ensemble Diderot; Johannes Pramsohler
Christopher Palameta
Ensemble Diderot; Johannes Pramsohler
Johannes Pramsohler; Gulrim Choi; Philippe Grisvard
Ensemble Diderot; Johannes Pramsohler
Johannes Pramsohler; Philippe Grisvard
Phillipe Grisvard | Johannes Pramsohler
Johannes Pramsohler & Philippe Grisvard
Johannes Pramsohler & Philippe Grisvard