Hoecke / Marville - Sonatas 525 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Various Artists - Keyboard Sonatas 2 [COMPACT DISCS] date 09/21/1999

The focus of this album, consisting almost entirely of world premiere recordings on period instruments in modern times, is on Johann David Heinichen. Ensemble Sans Souci/Giuseppe Nalin oboe, leader/Nicolò Dotti oboe/Paolo Tognon bassoon/Fabiano Merlante theorbo, archlute, viola da gamba/Massimiliano Varusio cello, viola da gamba/Michele Gallo bass/Marco Vincenzi harpsichord.

The chamber music with flute by Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837) is, although always elegant and cheerful, never merely trivially smooth. Rather, it continues to surprise with it's great melodic charm and winning ideas. It is light music in the best sense, calculated to excite connoisseurs and enthusiasts alike. For making music in private, the works prove to be as equally suitable for performance in the bourgeois and aristocratic salons as the public concert hall. The convincing use of historical instruments aims not only at perfect balance, but additional aural appeal.