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Sonata in G Minor: III Adagio
Sonata in F Major no 5: II Allegro
The last complete recording of all six sonatas on historical instruments was made more than twenty years ago (Ensemble Zefiro, 1993), and therefore this new recording by Collegium 1704 has been eagerly anticipated. This fascinating collection represents a true rarity in the context of Baroque music. The enormous technical difficulty of compositions confronts the listeners with the composer’s most intimately personal statement.
Accent, 2017
Václav Luks | conductor
Collegium 1704
Xenia Löffler, Michael Bosch | oboe
Jane Gower | bassoon
Helena Zemanová | violin
Luděk Braný | double bass
Shizuko Noiri | lute
Václav Luks | cembalo
Jan Dismas Zelenka
Sonata no. 1 in F Major
Sonata no. 2 in G Minor
Sonata no. 3 in B Major
Sonata no. 4 in G Minor
Sonata no. 5 in F Major
Sonata no. 6 in C Minor
CD Patron
Pavel Vlček
Golden circle of donors
William G. Foulks, Ivo & Blythe Hříbek-Liebgott, Jan Kučera, Michael & Inge Rahn, Maryleen Schiltkamp, Elisabeth Stingelin, Martin Šmolík, Daniel Zaleski
Silver circle of donors
Catherine Briand, Bernhard Deflorian, Stian Fjellskål, Morten Fuglestad, Joachim Goldberg, Christoph Griege, Winfried Heyne-Böhme, Dagmar Hrubá, Matthias & Petra Lau, Frank Meyer, David Nelson, Sebastian Sanyal, Věra Štěpánková
Bronze circle of donors
Hildegard Amort, Martine Cazassus, Ludovic Dulauroy, David Hein, Dana Kovanicová, Gijs Laceulle, Geoffrey Lamb, Martin Lošek, Graham Rickson, Renzo Snippe & René Burggraaf, John Welch
These performances by the Prague-based Collegium 1704, with the continuo line shared between harpsichord, lute and double bass, are models of clarity and easily carried virtuosity. There’s a buoyancy to the textures and rhythms in everything, and the solo playing is all impeccable. Bassoonist Jane Gower stands out, not least because what Zelenka requires her to do is so exceptional in a baroque sonata. But then, as this set reminds us, there’s nothing quite like these sonatas in the 18th-century repertory.
Andrew Clements, The Guardian
