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The forgotten star violinist under a would-be “sun king”

Mar 31
6 min

The forgotten star violinist under a would-be “sun king”

Johannes Pramsohler finds revelations in the music of Johann Jakob Kress, court concertmaster in Darmstadt. Why rediscover him today and why on modern instruments? “If the concerto [TWV 53:D5] was not written for Pisendel, it must have been inspired by another violinist of uncommon ability,” wrote Steven Zohn in his impressive work about Telemann (Music for a Mixed Taste, Oxford University Press). Could this “other violinist” possibly have been Johann Jakob Kress? Who else bu

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Ever heard of Antonuccio?

Mar 28
7 min

Ever heard of Antonuccio?

In 1708, Rome saw the lavish production of Handel's oratorio La Resurrezione. The impressive orchestra of 47 musicians was led by the famous Arcangelo Corelli. But who was the violinist sitting next to him? On 8 January 1713 Arcangelo Corelli died. With his passing the community of string players in Rome lost not only its most internationally famous violinist and composer but also its recognized capo: the person with the twofold task of directing major orchestral performances

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Expressive simplicity

Mar 20
7 min

Expressive simplicity

Reinhard Goebel about the splendor and misery of the violin recital Text by Reinhard Goebel. This essay was first published in Audax' very first album: Sonatas for violin and continuo by Corelli, Telemann, Handel, Leclair, and Albicastro - with Johannes Pramsohler (violin) and Philippe Grisvard (harpsichord). Once upon a time, in the days when lawyers, physicians, and professors still used to personally play the violin in the evenings and on weekends, that is to say, not all

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