Schmelzer - Sonata Quarta

JOHANN HEINRICH SCHMELZER (1623-1680)

"Sonata Quarta" for violin and basso continuo

Performed by Catham Baroque

*Live recording

**Johann Heinrich von Schmelzer was an Austrian composer and violinist of the baroque era. He worked in Vienna and died in Prague. Schmelzer attained a high reputation in a field (violin playing and violin composition) which at the time was dominated by Italians; indeed, one traveler referred to him in 1660 as "nearly the most eminent violinist in all of Europe". Schmelzer's Sonatae unarum fidium of 1664 was the first collection of sonatas for violin and basso continuo to be published by a German-speaking composer. It contains the brilliant virtuosity, sectional structure, and lengthy ground-bass variations typical of the mid-baroque violin sonata.

Schmelzer was the foremost Austrian composer of instrumental music of his day, and had an important influence on the Austrian violinist and composer Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644-1704), who is believed to have been one of Schmelzer's students.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• baroque
• classical
• german
• violin
• sonata
• biber
• hasse
• pachelbel

[jjnsn]

Unconscionable that this has such a low view count. Thanks for introducing me.

[imusiciki]

This is such a beautiful piece, I love it! Thank you!

[TheParcifall]

por favor,,  que conjunto es el que interpreta.. se los agradesere

[TheParcifall]

aca esta de manifiesto el por que,, este aleman junto Bibert.. arrebataron hegemonia vilolinista a los italianos que en esos tiempos imperaban... dando asi una mayor de posibilidad timbristica..,afinacion, estilo ,, gracias

[shareddreams]

Very beautiful!! Not too many Schmelzer pieces on Youtube. And I can see the Dutch flag on that sailboat!!

[violiste]

My guess is that the group playing is Chatham Baroque; Catham perhaps is a typo.

[shmazy21]

cool, this is my last name..very nice piece of music.

[almaesperanza63]

wow esta hobra es hermosa jaja no me habia fijado que me fascina la musica clasica en especial los compositores alemanes y los austriacos como este johan su hobra es muy linda seria un sueño tener como hobre a cualquiera de estos angeles celestiales bueno pero no se puede asi que me conformare solo con oir y ver sus hermosas historias

[Rouffillac1066]

Thank you for the post. Most excellent. Rouffillac1066

[BWV2000]

This is one of the most beautifull sonatas i have played on baroque violin !!!!

[loveyourjunos]

what a nice piece of music

[Edside0]

Nice piece. The chord progression/melody reminded me of Pachelbel's Canon at some moments.