Hans-Joachim Berg - VLN Sonatas - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Franz Benda was employed at the court of King Frederick the Great of Prussia, and his exceptionally expressive violin playing led Charles Burney to describe him as ‘a truly great genius’. Benda’s cantabile composing style allowed space for elaborate ornamentation during performance which was the height of fashion in this period. This world première recording reveals Benda’s authentic and often spectacular written-out ‘improvisations’ in new editions of his sonatas, re-uniting them with a violin preserved unaltered since its creation in 1735. Album Tracks 1. I. Andante 00 04 58 2. II. Allegro 00 05 47 3. III. Presto 00 03 19 4. I. Cantabile Un Poco Andante 00 03 50 5. II. Allegro 00 06 59 6. III. Presto 00 04 30 7. I. Adagio 00 03 24 8. II. Allegro Moderato 00 03 41 9. III. Allegro Non Molto 00 05 29 10. I. Allegro 00 06 01 11. II. Adagio O Arioso 00 05 19 12. III. Allegro Moderato E Cantabile 00 04 40 13. I. Un Poco Allegro 00 05 57 14. II. Adagio 00 03 34 15. III. Allegretto 00 05 02