Wassenaer - Concerto "Armonici" No. 4 in G Major

[mardgl]

sorry, but is Pergolesi!!!!

[HARMONICO101]

@mardgl No they were falsely attributed to him.

[mardgl]

@HARMONICO101 sorry, but is pergolesi, wassenaer no

[ensamble1910]

@mardgl No, this pieces were attributed to Pergolesi.

[groverpm]

This work was originally attributed to Pergolesi. Wassenaer was a Dutch aristocrat who did everything he could to hide the fact that he composed music.

[groverpm]

@groverpm : Damn! just noticed the same info posted above.

[otacs2]

It is true dutch music by Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer! hehe, many thanks!

[turket86]

Zero persons must be really crazy to not love this masterpiece! ;)

[alconcerto]

Thank you for sharing: so much forgotten music, especially early and Baroque.

[TheDresden777]

The Noble-Gentleman,Recognized,Fin­ally.One and only Compostition!!! The Uniqueness!!! Unico!!!

[bersa888]

It reminds me a lot of Dall'Abaco... maybe some Geminiani/Locatelli (concerti grossi) sprinkled in there... My take on authenticity is that almost anybody with good training and a little talent can write good, pleasant music. The true test of "genius" (whatever that means) is combining quality with quantity (write 300 concertos of the same high quality, and you ARE a great composer) ;-) Whoever wrote this music, he was able to be original :-)

[az0r22]

Astounding composition . Most astounding and marvelous I daresay . Mf yes yes capital !

[sisifoeolide]

italian style 100/100 but not Pergolesi

[jhsmit]

Just recently discovered these Concertos, and how much I like them, all six! The richness of texture,the soaring dissonants, the inventive harmony, all so lively surprising. One hears Vivaldi, Corelli and (a bit, not much)of Pergolesi coming by, but this music remains original troughout. Strangely talented guy this Count Unico of Wassenaer!

[HARMONICO101]

That's the thing! These works are clearly by a master, so is this Count really the composer?

[jhsmit]

It seems that musicologist Albert Dunning provides convincing evidence in his book 'A master unmasked, or; the Pergolesi-Ricciotti puzzle solved'. As your own 'more info' text says; 'there can be no doubt that the concerti were written by Van Wassennaer'.

Don't know anything about the recorder-music (there seem to be some recordings of it), but lets hope there will be discovered more music of this person.

[HARMONICO101]

The only thing that makes me wonder is that the original manuscript is not in his own hand.

I also really hope we find more of his music. Alot of music has been lost over time. Even the music of the recognized masters. I read somewhere that alot of musicologists believe we have only about half of Bach's total musical output. Vivaldi's Misere, his oratorios, and a few of his operas are missing. A significant portion of Albinoni's music was destroyed in WWII.

[tjwhite1963]

Also much of Handel's style--particularly in the vigorous and lively Allegros. Yes--this guy was very, very good.

[gjc82071]

1st time form me. I also unearthed another treasure today. Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber! OMG! Anyway I am a huge classical music lover & I can't believe I just found the 2 composers today. If you have never, you must check him out. He is unbelievable. Let's just say, as great as Bach is, he has nothing on Biber. I say that grudgingly since I have always considered Bach as Baroque heavyweight champ. But hey, I call it as i hear it. It is what it is. Biber is phenomenal!, as is this!

[az0r22]

CAPITAL !

[sparebone]

What is the painting of, it looked like it was a dragon on first glimpse, however on second look I thought perhaps it was a swaddling robe and cherubs flying. Today I am singing in a church and what a wonderfully light and joyous piece this is.

[HARMONICO101]

It is entitled, "The Birth of Venus".

[aquarius044]

@HARMONICO101 To be more accurate this painting is French and entitled "La Naissance de Vénus" (The Birth of Venus, 1740), and the painter is François Boucher (1703-1770)