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Musica Instrumentalis Imperialis - Festive Sonatas From Imperial Vienna

Tubicinatores Gedanenses et Arcus Adiuncti; Pawel Hulisz

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Format: CD

Cat No: 555520-2

Release Date:  07 February 2025

Label:  Cpo - Full Price / CPO

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  761203552023

Genres:  Classical  Baroque  

Composer/Series:  Musica Instrumentalis Imperialis - Festive Sonatas from Imperial Vienna

  • Description

    The Tubicinatores gedanenses (trumpeters from Gdansk) and their "associated string players" (Arcus adiuncti) lead us directly into the intellectual heart of the Viennese imperial court with a program that splendidly depicts the grandeur that characterized Danube metropolis 300 years ago. A truly gigantic ensemble, for which no less than six court composers wrote music, alongside the successive majesties Joseph I and Charles VI, who themselves creatively engaged in the realm of music and produced remarkable works: this was a scene that sent not only artistic but also unmistakable political signals into the world. Hence, the resounding instrumentation was reserved solely for the highest echelons: the virtuosic art of trumpets and drums was simply not meant for subjects...