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Jacob Klein (1688–1748)
SCORDATURA SONATAS
PAVEL SERBIN (cello), ALEXANDER GULIN (cello),
HANS KNUT SVEEN (harpsichord)

CM 0052007
Sonata in C major for cello and basso continuo (Îð.1 No.13)
1   Presto – Adagio [2:09]
2   Allegro [2:58]
3   Largo [2:10]
4   Allegro [3:14]  
       
Sonata in D major for cello and basso continuo (Îð.1 No.14)
5   Largo – Adagio – Poco Allegro – Adagio [1:39]
6   Allegro
[3:58]
7   Adagio

[2:21]

8   Allegro
[2:00]
       
Sonata in A minor for cello and basso continuo (Îð.1 No.17)
9   Allegro – Adagio [1:30]
10   Andante [4:28]
11   Adagio [2:10]
12   Vivace [3:16]
       
Sonata in B minor for cello and basso continuo (Îð.1 No.18)
13   Adagio – Vivace – Presto – Adagio [2:08]
14   Allegro [4:41]
15   Largo [2:38]
16   Allegro [3:00]
       
Duet in G major for two cellos (Îð.2 No.6)
17   Allegro – Adagio [1:12]
18   Gavotta. Vivace [1:15]
19   Ciaccona. Poco Allegro – Allegro [2:03]
20   Gavotta. Presto [0:43]
21   Minuetto. Allegro [1:11]
22   Giga. Allegro [1:42]  
         
Bonus traks
Sonata in E major for cello and basso continuo (Îð.1 No.15)
23   Adagio [1:28]
Sonata in F sharp minor for cello and basso continuo (Îð.1 No.16)
24   Allegro [1:46]
Tracks 1–16, 23, 24 are world premiere recordings
Total time [56:51]

Text of the booklet is available in English, German, and Russian.

 

Disc reviews:
"Toccata-Alte Musik aktuell" magazine (in German)
Klassieke Zaken (in Dutch)
allmusic.com
Audophile Audition

 

PRATUM INTEGRUM ORCHESTRA

Pavel Serbin cello J. Guanini, Viacenza, 1731

Alexander Gulin cello E. Meinel Meisterwerkstatten Musima, Germany, 1970s / after A. Stradivari, Italy, late 17th century

Hans Knut Sveen harpsichord Cembalobau Merzdorf, Germany, 1997 / after J. Ruckers, Antwerpen, 1640

Tracks 1–4: Vallotti temperament, transposed up two semitones
Tracks 5–16, 23, 24: Bach-Lehmann temperament (2005), transposed up two semitones

 

 

Recording Details

Microphones - Neumann km130
DPA (B & K) 4006
DPA (B & K) 4011

SCHOEPS mk2S
SCHOEPS mk41

All the microphone buffer amplifiers and pre-amplifiers are Polyhymnia International B.V. custom built.

DSD analogue to digital converter - Meitner design by EMM Labs.

Recording, editing and mixing on Pyramix system by Merging Technologies.

 

Recording Producer - Michael Serebryanyi
Balance Engineer - Erdo Groot
Recording Engineer - Roger de Schot
Editor - Carl Schuurbiers

 

(P)&(C) Essential Music, #16b-2, Volokolamskoye shosse,
Moscow, 125080, Russia.

DDD

Recorded:
19-22.02.2008 5th Studio of The Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (RTR) Moscow, Russia

 


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