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Johann Immanuel Müller:
Variations and Fugue from Praeludium, Chorale, Variations and Fugue (1831)
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Artist(s): Aldo Caterina, Giovanni Sabella
Composer: Carl Heinrich Meyer, Christian Gottlieb Müller, Friedrich August Belcke, Johann Immanuel Müller
EAN Code: 7.46160521626
Edition: Da Vinci Classics
Format: 1 Cd
Genre: Chamber
Instrumentation: Piano, Trombone
Period: Romantic
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In the European music scene of the early XIX century we are witnessing the peak of the virtuosi phenomenon. Heirs of the arte del porgere of the late XVIII century, they embody the heroic spirit of the new romantic aesthetics. They left the courts, travelling around Europe, from a concert hall to another, enchanting the audience; they became the new heroes of the paying public. Most of us would remember musical wonders like Paganini or Liszt, who are legends still today. Very few, if nobody, will remember the very first trombone virtuosi. At that time, the trombone resurrected from the XVIII century oblivion and became a regular member of the orchestra. Initially, the audience just regarded trombone solo playing with curiosity; however, thanks to the work of great musicians, its value of virtuoso was soon recognized. In the German area, two of these musicians contributed with their skills to the writing of the first concertos and to the later development of the instrument, namely Friedrich August Belcke (1795-1874) and Carl Traugott Quisser (1800-1846). At the beginning, Belcke was trombone player in the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, where he made his debut as a soloist in 1815; after that, he spent the rest of his career in Berlin.
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24 ноя 2019
