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 Trio Sonatas, Mestmacher Manuscript pieces
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Trio Sonatas, Mestmacher Manuscript pieces
BERTOUCH, Georg von

Catalogue Number: TOCC0006
EAN: 5060113440068
Release Date: 06 February 2005
Duration: 65:50

Mestmacher Manuscript pieces
Sonata No. 11 in F major
Sonata No. 12 in D minor
Sonata No. 14 in G minor
Sonata No. 15 in F minor
Sonata No. 17 in E flat major
Sonata No. 21 in B flat minor
Sonata No. 8 in G major

Bergen Barokk
Peter Spissky, violin
Bjarte Eike, violin
Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, cello
Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, viola da gamba
Frode Thorsen, recorder
Kjersti Sellevåg, traverso
Hans Knut Sveen, harpsichord

Georg von Bertouch (1668-1743) was a man of action, quite literally: he took part in no fewer than 22 battles, and ended his career as commandant of Akershus Castle, which still overlooks the harbour in Oslo – the portrait on the cover of this CD was photographed in the office of the present-day commandant. But Bertouch, a German-born Norwegian, was also one of the leading composers of the day, corresponding with Bach and other prominent musicians. His music reveals a knowledge of Corelli and other contemporary developments, but retains a fresh, almost innocent, spontaneity with an infectious appeal. Here it is interspersed with dances and airs used in domestic music-making in Baroque Bergen.

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Track No. Track Title/Details Duration Sample Download Track
  Sonata No. 8 in G major (1738)
Georg von Bertouch, composer
Bergen Barokk
Peter Spissky, violin
Bjarte Eike, violin
Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, cello
Hans Knut Sveen, harpsichord

(first recording)
7:01
1 I. Vivace 1:35
2 II. Adagio 1:44
3 III. Andante 3:42
  Pieces from the Music-Book of Jacob Mestmacher (1738)
Georg von Bertouch, composer
Bergen Barokk
Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, viola da gamba
Frode Thorsen, recorder
Hans Knut Sveen, harpsichord

(first recording)
14:11
4 March (No. 106) 1:35
5 Aria (No. 248, with variations by Bergen Barokk) 2:40
  Sonata No. 15 in F minor (1738)
Georg von Bertouch, composer
Bergen Barokk
Peter Spissky, violin
Bjarte Eike, violin
Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, cello
Hans Knut Sveen, harpsichord

(first recording)
6:11
6 I. Canona Allegro 1:48
7 II. Adagio 1:53
8 III. Andante 2:30
  Pieces from the Music-Book of Jacob Mestmacher (1738)
Georg von Bertouch, composer
Bergen Barokk
Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, viola da gamba
Frode Thorsen, recorder
Hans Knut Sveen, harpsichord

(first recording)
14:11
9 Paspie de la Compertanje (No. 75) 2:13
  Sonata No. 11 in F major (1738)
Georg von Bertouch, composer
Bergen Barokk
Peter Spissky, violin
Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, cello
Frode Thorsen, recorder
Hans Knut Sveen, harpsichord

(first recording)
7:22
10 I. Vivace 1:28
11 II. Allegro 2:09
12 III. Adagio 1:47
13 IV. Allegro 1:58
  Pieces from the Music-Book of Jacob Mestmacher (1738)
Georg von Bertouch, composer
Bergen Barokk
Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, viola da gamba
Frode Thorsen, recorder
Hans Knut Sveen, harpsichord

(first recording)
14:11
14 Menuetto (No. 13) 2:00
15 Gavotte Alternativement (No. 53) 3:17
  Sonata No. 21 in B flat minor (1738)
Georg von Bertouch, composer
Bergen Barokk
Frode Thorsen, recorder
Hans Knut Sveen, harpsichord

(first recording)
7:32
16 I. Andante 2:01
17 II. Vivace 2:13
18 III. Adagio 1:35
19 IV. [Allegro] 1:43
  Sonata No. 17 in E flat major (1738)
Georg von Bertouch, composer
Bergen Barokk
Hans Knut Sveen, harpsichord

(first recording)
5:31
20 I. Largo 1:56
21 II. Andante 3:35
  Sonata No. 12 in D minor (1738)
Georg von Bertouch, composer
Bergen Barokk
Peter Spissky, violin
Bjarte Eike, violin
Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, cello
Hans Knut Sveen, harpsichord

(first recording)
8:56
22 I. Andante 2:19
23 II. Adagio 2:50
24 III. Allegro 1:19
25 IV. Allegro 2:28
  Pieces from the Music-Book of Jacob Mestmacher (1738)
Georg von Bertouch, composer
Bergen Barokk
Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, viola da gamba
Frode Thorsen, recorder
Hans Knut Sveen, harpsichord

(first recording)
14:11
26 Allegro et Trio (No. 166) 2:26
  Sonata No. 14 in G minor (1738)
Georg von Bertouch, composer
Bergen Barokk
Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, viola da gamba
Frode Thorsen, recorder
Kjersti Sellevåg, traverso
Hans Knut Sveen, harpsichord

(first recording)
9:06
27 I. Largo 2:48
28 II. Andante 3:30
29 III. Adagio 1:20
30 IV. Vivace 1:28

Artists

Georg von Bertouch

Georg von Bertouch, composer

Bergen Barokk

Bergen Barokk, ensemble
[credit: Jørn Pedersen]

Peter Spissky

Peter Spissky, violin
[credit: Markus Lindgren]

Bjarte Eike

Bjarte Eike, violin
[credit: Gorm Valentin]

Markku Luolajan-Mikkola

Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, cello

Markku Luolajan-Mikkola

Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, viola da gamba

Frode Thorsen

Frode Thorsen, recorder
[credit: Hans Knut Sveen]

Kjersti Sellevåg, traverso

Hans-Knut-Sveen

Hans Knut Sveen, harpsichord
[credit: J. O. Pedersen]

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