Release Date: 13 January 2023
Label: TYXart
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 4250702801269
Genres: Classical Chamber Music
Description
This new release presents the Trio Sonatas of Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht (1722–1794), performed here by Ensemble La Cantonnade. The fact that few works of Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht (1722–1794) are performed these days is due less to an injustice on the part of the history of music or to the overshadowing genius of his contemporaries Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Joseph Haydn than to the vagaries of history and the cultural context then in upheaval. Of humble extraction, the Kleinknecht family saw three of its sons pursue brilliant musical careers and achieve fame in one of the most famous courts in Europe.
The publication of Jakob Friedrich's works as far away as London and Copenhagen as well as Paris testifies to the esteem in which his compositions were held by his contemporaries. The latter admittedly paid tribute to the "zeal and artistry" behind his work rather than to the spirit of a "great genius"; yet his mastery of instrumental forms and the stylistic variety of his compositions remarkably illustrate the artistic transition and intellectual flourishing of his century. In 1750 the three Kleinknecht brothers were musicians at the court of Margrave Frederick III of Brandenburg-Bayreuth.
This selection of Trio Sonatas on period instruments is a rediscovery of a composer who is little known today and contributes to shedding light on the musical heritage of southern Germany in the pre-classical period.
"The Ensemble La Cantonnade is the ideal advocate of Kleinknecht's music. Miho Shirai and Zsuzsa Csige (transverse flute), Marie Colombat (cello) and Niklas Heineke (harpsichord and spinet) deliver excellent and often exciting performances." – MusicWeb International
Tracklisting
Alexandra Sostmann
Pi-Chin Chien; Bernhard Parz
Martin Ostertag/Oliver Triendl
Bernhard Parz
Ofra Yitzhaki
Anna-Lena Elbert, Evangelina Mascardi, Angelique Mauillon, Friederike Heumann
Anastasia Zorina
Graham F. Valentine & Ensemble
Karolos
The Counterpoints
Narratio Quartet
Danbi Um; Juho Pohjonen
Engegard Quartet, NyNorsk Messingkvintett
Flute Alors
Louise Bessette
Jonas Batstrand, Jorn Fossheim
