Franz Benda was employed at the court of King Frederick the Great of Prussia, and his exceptionally expressive violin playing led Charles Burney to describe him as `a truly great genius'. Benda's cantabile composing style allowed space for elaborate ornamentation during performance which was the height of fashion in this period. This world premiÃ¨re recording reveals Benda's authentic and often spectacular written-out `improvisations' in new editions of his sonatas, re-uniting them with a violin preserved unaltered since its creation in 1735.

Tracklist:

Violin Sonata No. 10 In F Minor, Lee III:73: I. Andante
Violin Sonata No. 10 In F Minor, Lee III:73: II. Allegro
Violin Sonata No. 10 In F Minor, Lee III:73: III. Presto
Violin Sonata No. 14 In E Flat Major, Lee III:41: I. Cantabile Un Poco Andante
Violin Sonata No. 14 In E Flat Major, Lee III:41: II. Allegro
Violin Sonata No. 14 In E Flat Major, Lee III:41: III. Presto
Violin Sonata No. 23 In C Minor, Lee III:9: I. Adagio
Violin Sonata No. 23 In C Minor, Lee III:9: II. Allegro Moderato
Violin Sonata No. 23 In C Minor, Lee III:9: III. Allegro Non Molto
Violin Sonata No. 32 In E Major, Lee III:50: I. Allegro
Violin Sonata No. 32 In E Major, Lee III:50: II. Adagio O Arioso
Violin Sonata No. 32 In E Major, Lee III:50: III. Allegro Moderato E Cantabile
Violin Sonata No. 28 In F Major, Lee III:63: I. Un Poco Allegro
Violin Sonata No. 28 In F Major, Lee III:63: II. Adagio
Violin Sonata No. 28 In F Major, Lee III:63: III. Allegretto

UPC: 747313230778
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 10.25.11
Format: CD

Hans-Joachim Berg - VLN Sonatas (CD)