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As well as being internationally recognised as a leading interpreter of music new and old, Peter Sheppard Skærved is the only violinist to have performed on the personal violins of Viotti, Paganini, Joachim, Kreisler and Ole Bull. In this new series, he plays music on these and many more instruments, many of which only he has access to.
This double album contains 96 (short) pieces which are all of the works for solo instrument contained in the Klagenfurt Manuscript, a substantial folio dated circa 1685 and which the violinist believes may have been composed by a nun – we will probably never know.
He plays these works which mainly consist of individual movements of a style typically found in the baroque Dance Suite; some seem to ‘fit’ into multi-movement suites, others clearly do not. For the purposes of this recording each movement is listed and tracked separately. This is the world premiere recording.
Peter plays a wonderful Stradivari instrument of 1685 (thus exactly contemporary with the music). In those days violins were made in several sizes and this one measures 328mm (the modern standard being 350mm). Its design and construction is clearly influenced by Nicola (or Niccolò) Amati. Though ‘modernised’ in the 19th century, it is here played with a period-design bow and gut strings for authenticity. The violin is from the historic instruments collection of the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, England.
- The Klagenfurt Manuscript of circa 1685: solo works
- Praeambulus in A major (1:09)
- Allemande in A major (1:03)
- Minuetto in A major (1:51)
- ‘Finale’ in A major (1:13)
- Allamand in G major (1:17)
- Courent in G major (1:32)
- Sarabande in G major (1:08)
- Gigue in A major (2:21)
- Praeambulus in G major (1:16)
- Courent in G major (1:33)
- Sarabande in G major (1:17)
- Gigue in G major (1:21)
- Preludio in G minor (1:07)
- Allemande in G minor (1:53)
- Sarabande in D minor (1:43)
- Allemande in G minor (1:42)
- Minuetto in G minor (2:13)
- Sarabande in G minor (2:10)
- Gigue in G major (1:53)
- Minuetto in E major (1:33)
- Praeludium in D minor (1:24)
- Allemande in D minor (1:26)
- Courrente in D minor (1:23)
- Sarabande in D major (1:05)
- Minuetto in D minor (1:08)
- Sarabande in D minor (1:21)
- Minuetto in D major (1:14)
- Preambulus in A major (1:33)
- Minuetto in A major (1:55)
- Gigue in A major (1:22)
- Allemande in A major (1:50)
- Passepied in A major (2:02)
- Sarabande in A major (1:24)
- Courent in A major (1:01)
- Double in A major (1:11)
- Double in A major (1:47)
- Minuetto in A major (1:05)
- ‘Finale’ in A major (1:25)
- Pfefferstossl in D major (1:01)
- Sarabande in D major (1:14)
- Praeludium in D major (0:47)
- Gigue in D major (1:20)
- Marcia in D minor (0:36)
- Minuetto in D minor (0:34)
- Gigue in D minor (0:54)
- Courent in D minor (0:47)
- Aria in D major (1:05)
- Courent in D major (0:52)
- Sarabande in D major (1:20)
- Sarabande in D major (1:19)
- Gigue in D major (0:48)
- Gigue in D major (1:46)
- Praeludium in D minor (1:32)
- Minuetto in D minor (1:20)
- Courent in D minor (1:47)
- Double in D minor (1:44)
- Praeludium in D major (2:14)
- Allamande in D major (1:22)
- Courent in D major (1:24)
- Gigue in G minor (1:05)
- Sarabande in G minor (1:21)
- Double in G minor (1:23)
- Gigue in G minor (1:13)
- Minuetto in G minor (0:47)
- Double in G minor (0:53)
- Courent in G minor (1:39)
- Gigue in G minor (1:29)
- Gigue in G major (1:43)
- Gigue in G major (1:12)
- Praeludium in A major (3:20)
- Sarabande in A minor (1:27)
- Siciliana in A minor (1:43)
- Gigue in A minor (1:32)
- Praeludium in A major (1:27)
- Gigue in E minor (1:13)
- Minuet in G minor (1:26)
- Gigue in C major (1:45)
- Gigue in D minor (1:33)
- Tema con varizioni in A major (2:04)
- Gigue in A major (1:27)
- Gigue in D major (1:22)
- Gigue in G minor (1:26)
- Gigue in C minor (1:51)
- Gigue in D major (1:26)
- Gigue in D major (1:28)
- Gigue in A major (2:25)
- Allemande in G minor (2:19)
- Allemande in B minor (1:00)
- Courent in B minor (1:52)
- Minuetto in B minor (1:14)
- Sarabande in C minor (1:25)
- Gigue in G minor (2:06)
- Gigue in A minor (1:52)
- Sarabande in A minor (2:16)
- Minuetto in G minor (1:15)
- Courent in F major (1:48)
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01
Praeambulus in A major (1:09)
02
Allemande in A major (1:03)
03
Minuetto in A major (1:51)
04
'Finale' in A major (1:13)
05
Allamand in G major (1:17)
06
Courent in G major (1:32)
07
Sarabande in G major (1:08)
08
Gigue in A major (2:21)
09
Praeambulus in G major (1:16)
10
Courent in G major (1:33)
11
Sarabande in G major (1:17)
12
Gigue in G major (1:21)
13
Preludio in G minor (1:07)
14
Allemande in G minor (1:53)
15
Sarabande in D minor (1:43)
16
Allemande in G minor (1:42)
17
Minuetto in G minor (2:13)
18
Sarabande in G minor (2:10)
19
Gigue in G major (1:53)
20
Minuetto in E major (1:33)
21
Praeludium in D minor (1:24)
22
Allemande in D minor (1:26)
23
Courrente in D minor (1:23)
24
Sarabande in D major (1:05)
25
Minuetto in D minor (1:08)
26
Sarabande in D minor (1:21)
27
Minuetto in D major (1:14)
28
Preambulus in A major (1:33)
29
Minuetto in A major (1:55)
30
Gigue in A major (1:22)
31
Allemande in A major (1:50)
32
Passepied in A major (2:02)
33
Sarabande in A major (1:24)
34
Courent in A major (1:01)
35
Double in A major (1:11)
36
Double in A major (1:47)
37
Minuetto in A major (1:05)
38
'Finale' in A major (1:25)
39
Pfefferstossl in D major (1:01)
40
Sarabande in D major (1:14)
41
Praeludium in D major (0:47)
42
Gigue in D major (1:20)
43
Marcia in D minor (0:36)
44
Minuetto in D minor (0:34)
45
Gigue in D minor (0:54)
46
Courent in D minor (0:47)
47
Aria in D major (1:05)
48
Courent in D major (0:52)
49
Sarabande in D major (1:20)
50
Sarabande in D major (1:19)
51
Gigue in D major (0:48)
52
Gigue in D major (1:46)
53
Praeludium in D minor (1:32)
54
Minuetto in D minor (1:20)
55
Courent in D minor (1:47)
56
Double in D minor (1:44)
57
Praeludium in D major (2:14)
58
Allamande in D major (1:22)
59
Courent in D major (1:24)
60
Gigue in G minor (1:05)
61
Sarabande in G minor (1:21)
62
Double in G minor (1:23)
63
Gigue in G minor (1:13)
64
Minuetto in G minor (0:47)
65
Double in G minor (0:53)
66
Courent in G minor (1:39)
67
Gigue in G minor (1:29)
68
Gigue in G major (1:43)
69
Gigue in G major (1:12)
70
Praeludium in A major (3:20)
71
Sarabande in A minor (1:27)
72
Siciliana in A minor (1:43)
73
Gigue in A minor (1:32)
74
Praeludium in A major (1:27)
75
Gigue in E minor (1:13)
76
Minuet in G minor (1:26)
77
Gigue in C major (1:45)
78
Gigue in D minor (1:33)
79
Tema con varizioni in A major (2:04)
80
Gigue in A major (1:27)
81
Gigue in D major (1:22)
82
Gigue in G minor (1:26)
83
Gigue in C minor (1:51)
84
Gigue in D major (1:26)
85
Gigue in D major (1:28)
86
Gigue in A major (2:25)
87
Allemande in G minor (2:19)
88
Allemande in B minor (1:00)
89
Courent in B minor (1:52)
90
Minuetto in B minor (1:14)
91
Sarabande in C minor (1:25)
92
Gigue in G minor (2:06)
93
Gigue in A minor (1:52)
94
Sarabande in A minor (2:16)
95
Minuetto in G minor (1:15)
96
Courent in F major (1:48)
