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The Great Violins, Vol. 4 - Girolamo Amati 1629
Athene

The Great Violins, Vol. 4 - Girolamo Amati 1629

$19.99

Details

Composer
VILSMAYR, JOHANN JOSEPH
Artist
Peter Sheppard Skaerved
Format
CD
Label
Athene
Released
Mar 05, 2021
Catalog #
ATH23210
UPC
809730321023

About

As well as being internationally recognized as a leading interpreter of music new and old, Peter Sheppard Skærved is the only violinist to have performed on the personal violins of Viotti, Paganini, Joachim, Kreisler and Ole Bull. In this new series, he plays music on these and many more instruments, many of which only he has access to. Probably the best known work of J.J. Vilsmaÿr, his set of six partitas of 1715 are perfect and relatively early examples of the baroque dance suite, and have found more popularity than many other contemporary works for the solo violin. Peter plays a superb instrument labelled 'Amati Brothers' but in fact made by Girolamo (his brother had died by 1610) with the help of his son and successor Niccolò; it was probably one of the last violins on which Girolamo worked as he died in 1630. 1629 was the year in which the Great Plague swept through Italy; Nicolò found himself a lucky survivor and inheritor of the great Amati tradition. The spectacular instrument has a spruce front and single-piece maple back, with scroll and ribs in the early Cremona fashion. Skærved says that it's extraordinary qualities (he has played it since 2013) have profoundly influenced his love for the violin and his understanding of what it can do. The violin is held in the collection of the Royal Academy of Music in London.

Tracklist 56 tracks

  1. 1 I. Prelude: Adagio - Allegro - Adagio - Presto 01:59
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Prelude: Adagio - Allegro - Adagio - Presto
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  2. 2 II. Aria: Allegro 01:02
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Aria: Allegro
    Duration
    01:02
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  3. 3 III. Saraband 01:28
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Saraband
    Duration
    01:28
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  4. 4 IV. Gavott: Allegro 01:28
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Gavott: Allegro
    Duration
    01:28
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  5. 5 V. Menuett 01:12
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Menuett
    Duration
    01:12
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  6. 6 VI. Aria: Adagio - Allegro - Adagio - Allegro 01:40
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Aria: Adagio - Allegro - Adagio - Allegro
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  7. 7 VII. Menuett 01:02
    Track
    7
    Title
    VII. Menuett
    Duration
    01:02
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  8. 8 VIII. Aria: Allegro 01:06
    Track
    8
    Title
    VIII. Aria: Allegro
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  9. 9 IX. Menuett 00:50
    Track
    9
    Title
    IX. Menuett
    Duration
    00:50
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  10. 10 X. Guiqss: Presto - Finale 01:04
    Track
    10
    Title
    X. Guiqss: Presto - Finale
    Duration
    01:04
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  11. 11 I. Prelude: Adagio - Presto - Adagio 01:24
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Prelude: Adagio - Presto - Adagio
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  12. 12 II. Aria: Allegro 01:10
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Aria: Allegro
    Duration
    01:10
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  13. 13 III. Saraband: Adagio 01:15
    Track
    13
    Title
    III. Saraband: Adagio
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  14. 14 IV. Fantasia: Allegro - Adagio 02:15
    Track
    14
    Title
    IV. Fantasia: Allegro - Adagio
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  15. 15 V. Menuett 00:51
    Track
    15
    Title
    V. Menuett
    Duration
    00:51
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  16. 16 VI. Aria 01:04
    Track
    16
    Title
    VI. Aria
    Duration
    01:04
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  17. 17 VII. Menuett 00:48
    Track
    17
    Title
    VII. Menuett
    Duration
    00:48
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  18. 18 VIII. Gavott: Allegro 01:09
    Track
    18
    Title
    VIII. Gavott: Allegro
    Duration
    01:09
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  19. 19 IX. Passpied 02:03
    Track
    19
    Title
    IX. Passpied
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  20. 20 X. Ciaccona 03:07
    Track
    20
    Title
    X. Ciaccona
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  21. 21 I. Prelude: Adagio - Allegro - Presto - Adagio - Allegro - Presto 01:35
    Track
    21
    Title
    I. Prelude: Adagio - Allegro - Presto - Adagio - Allegro - Presto
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  22. 22 II. Courrant: Allegro 01:23
    Track
    22
    Title
    II. Courrant: Allegro
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  23. 23 III. Aria 00:51
    Track
    23
    Title
    III. Aria
    Duration
    00:51
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  24. 24 IV. Menuett 00:47
    Track
    24
    Title
    IV. Menuett
    Duration
    00:47
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  25. 25 V. Aria: Allegro 00:51
    Track
    25
    Title
    V. Aria: Allegro
    Duration
    00:51
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  26. 26 VI. Canario: Presto 00:32
    Track
    26
    Title
    VI. Canario: Presto
    Duration
    00:32
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  27. 27 VII. Aria lamentevole: Adagio 02:23
    Track
    27
    Title
    VII. Aria lamentevole: Adagio
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  28. 28 VIII. Menuett: Allegro 01:03
    Track
    28
    Title
    VIII. Menuett: Allegro
    Duration
    01:03
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  29. 29 IX. Guiqss: Presto - Adagio - Presto 01:50
    Track
    29
    Title
    IX. Guiqss: Presto - Adagio - Presto
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  30. 30 I. Prelude: Adagio - Allegro - Adagio - Allegro 02:03
    Track
    30
    Title
    I. Prelude: Adagio - Allegro - Adagio - Allegro
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  31. 31 II. Aria 01:49
    Track
    31
    Title
    II. Aria
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  32. 32 III. Menuett 01:14
    Track
    32
    Title
    III. Menuett
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  33. 33 IV. Brunada 00:53
    Track
    33
    Title
    IV. Brunada
    Duration
    00:53
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  34. 34 V. Saraband: Adagio 02:03
    Track
    34
    Title
    V. Saraband: Adagio
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  35. 35 VI. Aria: Allegro 00:34
    Track
    35
    Title
    VI. Aria: Allegro
    Duration
    00:34
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  36. 36 VII. Menuett 01:30
    Track
    36
    Title
    VII. Menuett
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  37. 37 VIII. Canario 00:56
    Track
    37
    Title
    VIII. Canario
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  38. 38 IX. Passagalia 02:53
    Track
    38
    Title
    IX. Passagalia
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  39. 39 I. Prelude: Harpeggio 01:24
    Track
    39
    Title
    I. Prelude: Harpeggio
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  40. 40 II. Gavotte: Allegro 01:45
    Track
    40
    Title
    II. Gavotte: Allegro
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  41. 41 III. Sarabande: Adagio 02:04
    Track
    41
    Title
    III. Sarabande: Adagio
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  42. 42 IV. Rigodon: Allegro 01:26
    Track
    42
    Title
    IV. Rigodon: Allegro
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  43. 43 V. Guique: Allegro 00:45
    Track
    43
    Title
    V. Guique: Allegro
    Duration
    00:45
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  44. 44 VI. Menuetto 01:22
    Track
    44
    Title
    VI. Menuetto
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  45. 45 VII. Bourre 00:58
    Track
    45
    Title
    VII. Bourre
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  46. 46 VIII. Retirada: Allegro 01:16
    Track
    46
    Title
    VIII. Retirada: Allegro
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  47. 47 I. Prelude: Allegro - II. Aria 01:53
    Track
    47
    Title
    I. Prelude: Allegro - II. Aria
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  48. 48 III. Saraband: Adagio 01:22
    Track
    48
    Title
    III. Saraband: Adagio
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  49. 49 IV. Aria con variatio: Allegro 01:34
    Track
    49
    Title
    IV. Aria con variatio: Allegro
    Duration
    01:34
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  50. 50 V. Menuett 01:33
    Track
    50
    Title
    V. Menuett
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  51. 51 VI. Aria: Adagio 02:04
    Track
    51
    Title
    VI. Aria: Adagio
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  52. 52 VII. Menuett 01:04
    Track
    52
    Title
    VII. Menuett
    Duration
    01:04
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  53. 53 VIII. Aria: Adagio 01:23
    Track
    53
    Title
    VIII. Aria: Adagio
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  54. 54 IX. Guiqss: Allegro 00:34
    Track
    54
    Title
    IX. Guiqss: Allegro
    Duration
    00:34
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  55. 55 X. Eccho: Allegro 00:40
    Track
    55
    Title
    X. Eccho: Allegro
    Duration
    00:40
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved
  56. 56 XI. Aria variata: Allegro - Presto - Allegro 05:12
    Track
    56
    Title
    XI. Aria variata: Allegro - Presto - Allegro
    Duration
    05:12
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Peter Sheppard Skærved