This CD of works by comparatively unknown composer Johann Adolph Scheibe was well received on its original release, and is now available at mid-price for the first time. This is the only available recording of this repertoire. Scheibe is an interesting representative of the period between baroque and classicism. He broke with what he believed to be the starchy superficiality of the baroque style and strove, in his work, for a new directness and simplicity. His music, with its emphasis on melody, anticipates classicism and even hints at romanticism. Recorded in: Danish Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen 8-9 February and 16-17 August 1993 Producer(s) Brian Couzens Peter Hanke Sound Engineer(s) Peter Bo Nielsen