Josef Mysliveček
Violin Concertos

€ 18,00

Original price: CZK 420

Concerto A Major: III Allegro

Concerto D Major: II Larghetto

Overture no 2. in A Major: Andante

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ABOUT THE RECORDING

Mysliveček’s talent for composing violin concertos consisted mainly in his ability to write virtuoso passages that are not “empty”, as was often the case with less talented composers. Mysliveček deals with solo passages in a much more interesting way and the listener cannot help but marvel at his seemingly inexhaustible invention. His music never lacks wit and he is always able to surprise and delight the listener’s ear. Methods taken from Vivaldi’s style and from the Baroque period represent only one of the many sources that Mysliveček used in his violin concertos in order to achieve an exceptionally diverse musical expression.

Accent, 2018

CAST

Václav Luks | conductor

Leila Schayegh | violin

Collegium 1704
concert master | Ivan Iliev
violin I | Iveta Schwarz, Jan Hádek, Erick Dorset, Petra Ščevková
violin II Simona Tydlitátová, Martin Kalista, Martina Kuncl Štillerová, Dominika Malecka
viola | Zdenka Procházková, Vadym Makarenko, František Kuncl
violoncello | Libor Mašek, Helena Matyášová
double bass | Miriam Shalinsky
cembalo | Emmanuel Frankenberg
oboe | Katharina Andres, Olga Marulanda
bassoon | Stephan von Hoff
French horn | Erwin Wieringa, Miroslav Rovenský

CONTENTS

Josef Mysliveček
Violin concerto in D
Symphony in es minor
Violin concerto in E
Overture no. 2 A
Violin concerto in A

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REVIEWS

Collegium 1704 exhibit the sensitivity and vivacity that has characterised their Zelenka explorations, while Leila Schayegh’s focused, vibrato-light tone is ideal for these concertos, whose solo line lies mainly in the sweet upper register but on occasion exploits the woodier lower regions of the violin. The music is worthwhile above all for its composer’s craftsmanship and offers a glimpse of what sort of sounds Mozart would have had in his head as he embarked upon his own youthful violin concertos.

David Threasher, Gramophone

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