Fuga Libera

Stranger Sainton

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Details

Composer
Various
Artist
Dmitry Smirnov, Kammerorchester Basel, Victor Jacob
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
Fuga Libera
Released
Sep 18, 2026
Catalog #
FUG874
UPC
5400439008748

About

This album is built around a remarkable instrument: the Guarneri del Gesù 'Sainton Betti' violin, once played by Prosper Sainton. More than a solo voice, the violin shapes both the repertoire and the narrative of the project. From this starting point a journey through the golden age of the Romantic violin unfolds. Works by Niccolo Paganini, Gioachino Rossini, Hector Berlioz and Richard Strauss reflect the musical world Sainton inhabited, while bringing renewed attention to this fascinating yet overlooked figure. At the heart of the project, violinist Dmitry Smirnov reveals the instrument's full expressive range, joined by Victor Jacob and the Kammerorchester Basel. Together, they create a vivid dialogue between soloist and orchestra. A programme that connects repertoire, instrument and history into a single, coherent musical narrative.

Tracklist 14 tracks

  1. 1 Rêverie 00:46
    Track
    1
    Title
    Rêverie
    Duration
    00:46
    Composer
    Prosper Sainton
    Performer
    Dmitry Smirnov
  2. 2 Thème italien varié, Op. 10 (version for violin and orchestra) 12:13
    Track
    2
    Title
    Thème italien varié, Op. 10 (version for violin and orchestra)
    Duration
    12:13
    Composer
    Prosper Sainton
    Performer
    Dmitry Smirnov
    Ensemble
    Kammerorchester Basel
    Conductor
    Victor Jacob
  3. 3 Introduction and Variations in A Major on Di tanti palpiti from Rossini's Tancredi, Op. 13, MS 77, "I palpiti" (version for violin and orchestra) 09:53
    Track
    3
    Title
    Introduction and Variations in A Major on Di tanti palpiti from Rossini's Tancredi, Op. 13, MS 77, "I palpiti" (version for violin and orchestra)
    Duration
    09:53
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Performer
    Dmitry Smirnov
    Ensemble
    Kammerorchester Basel
    Conductor
    Victor Jacob
  4. 4 Revérie et caprice, Op. 8 08:44
    Track
    4
    Title
    Revérie et caprice, Op. 8
    Duration
    08:44
    Composer
    Hector Berlioz
    Performer
    Dmitry Smirnov
    Ensemble
    Kammerorchester Basel
    Conductor
    Victor Jacob
  5. 5 I. Act I: Ouvertüre - Auftritt des Jourdain 04:00
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Act I: Ouvertüre - Auftritt des Jourdain
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Ensemble
    Kammerorchester Basel
    Conductor
    Victor Jacob
  6. 6 II. Menuett 01:55
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Menuett
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Ensemble
    Kammerorchester Basel
    Conductor
    Victor Jacob
  7. 7 III. Der Fechtmeister 01:43
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Der Fechtmeister
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Ensemble
    Kammerorchester Basel
    Conductor
    Victor Jacob
  8. 8 IV. Auftritt und Tanz der Schneider 05:10
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Auftritt und Tanz der Schneider
    Duration
    05:10
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Ensemble
    Kammerorchester Basel
    Conductor
    Victor Jacob
  9. 9 V. Das Menuett des Lully 02:15
    Track
    9
    Title
    V. Das Menuett des Lully
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Ensemble
    Kammerorchester Basel
    Conductor
    Victor Jacob
  10. 10 VI. Courante 02:31
    Track
    10
    Title
    VI. Courante
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Ensemble
    Kammerorchester Basel
    Conductor
    Victor Jacob
  11. 11 VII. Auftritt des Cléonte (Nach Lully) 04:09
    Track
    11
    Title
    VII. Auftritt des Cléonte (Nach Lully)
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Ensemble
    Kammerorchester Basel
    Conductor
    Victor Jacob
  12. 12 VIII. Act II: Prelude (Intermezzo) 03:41
    Track
    12
    Title
    VIII. Act II: Prelude (Intermezzo)
    Duration
    03:41
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Ensemble
    Kammerorchester Basel
    Conductor
    Victor Jacob
  13. 13 IX. Das Diner: Tafelmusik - X. Tanz des Kuchenjungen 10:25
    Track
    13
    Title
    IX. Das Diner: Tafelmusik - X. Tanz des Kuchenjungen
    Duration
    10:25
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Ensemble
    Kammerorchester Basel
    Conductor
    Victor Jacob
  14. 14 Andante con variazioni in F Major 04:16
    Track
    14
    Title
    Andante con variazioni in F Major
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Dmitry Smirnov, Magdalena Hoffmann