The baroque spirit in all its musical forms. Today, we will play instrumental music by Johann Joseph Fux.
Born in 1660 as the son of a farmer in the Austrian state of Styria, he became one of the most important composers of his time. From 1690 onwards, he worked in Vienna and was appointed to the court in 1698. He remained there until his death in 1741. His initial responsibilities were church music and instrumental music, and later he also wrote secular theatrical works, mainly one-act plays. Today, we will limit ourselves to his instrumental music.
Johann Joseph Fux (1660 – 1741)
Intrada for violino piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, and basso continuo in C major (E 62)
I Intrada
II Sarabande
III Menuet
IV Gigue
Freiburger Barockorchester conducted by Gottfried von der Goltz, violin
(cd: La grandezza della musica imperiale – Composizioni per orchestra. Carus 83.308, 2007)
Partita for 2 violins and basso continuo in C major, ‘Les Combattans’ (K 323)
I Les combattans
II Les vainqeurs
III Perpetuum mobile
IV Menuet
V Gavotta
VI Rigadon 1
VII Rigadon 2
Meret Lüthi and Sabine Stoffer, violin. Les Passions de l’Âme
(cd: Schabernack – A treasure trove of musical jokes. Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 88985415492, 2017)
Concerto for 2 oboes, 2 violins, and basso continuo in A minor, ‘Le dolcezze e l’amarezze della notte’ (E 112)
I Der Nachtwächter
II Menuette – trio
III Fantaisie notturne
IV Ronfatore
V Aria
Freiburger Barockorchester conducted by Gottfried von der Goltz, violin
(cd: La grandezza della musica imperiale – Composizioni per orchestra. Carus 83.308, 2007)
From ‘Concentus musico-instrumentalis’: Overture for 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, and basso continuo in G minor (K 355, R 4)
I Overture
II Rigadon
III Aire la double – andante
IV Menuet
V Aria in canone – poco allegro
VI Passacaille
Neue Hofkapelle Graz conducted by Lucia Froihofer and Michael Hell
(cd: Concentus musico-instrumentalis. CPO 777 980-2, 2016)
Rondo a 7 for violino piccolo, bassoon, 4 violins, and b.c. (E 111)
Freiburger Barockorchester conducted by Gottfried von der Goltz, violin
(cd: La grandezza della musica imperiale – Composizioni per orchestra. Carus 83.308, 2007)
Additional:
6. From Overture in D major ‘Pour le rossignol’ (N 4): VII Pour le coucou
Meret Lüthi and Sabine Stoffer, violin. Les Passions de l’Âme
(cd: Schabernack – A treasure trove of musical jokes. Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 88985415492, 2017)
