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Special offer. Hellendaal: 'Cambridge' Sonatas

Gulrim Choi, Philippe Grisvard, Johannes Pramsohler (soloist)

Hellendaal: 'Cambridge' Sonatas

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These Six Grand Concertos or concerti grossi, plentifully endowed with English seasoning, deserve to be better known…[Pramsohler’s] skilfully poised bow highlights the considerable merits of...

Special offer. Hellendaal: 'Cambridge' Sonatas

Gulrim Choi, Philippe Grisvard, Johannes Pramsohler (soloist)

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These Six Grand Concertos or concerti grossi, plentifully endowed with English seasoning, deserve to be better known…[Pramsohler’s] skilfully poised bow highlights the considerable merits of...

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** WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING ** Pieter Hellendaal was one of the star violinists who - like Geminiani and Veracini - appeared as a soloist during the intermissions of Handel’s operas in London.

Exploring Hellendaal’s sonata manuscript in Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum, Johannes Pramsohler brings to light a composer firmly rooted in the Corellian tradition, yet reminiscent of his teacher Tartini in his melodic invention and of Locatelli in his stunningly virtuosic cadenzas.

Johannes Pramsohler has been highly praised for his research and recordings of previously unknown works.

“The clean, lyrical virtuosity from Johannes Pramsohler is of the kind that begs you to simply sit back and soak it all up.” - Gramophone

“Pramsohler’s assured technique and musicianship are impressive” - The Strad

Contents and tracklist

I. Adagio
Track length2:16
II. Allegro
Track length2:17
III. Affettuoso
Track length4:00
IV. Allegro - Andante - Allegro
Track length2:31
I. Largo
Track length1:11
II. Allegro
Track length5:20
III. Pastorale
Track length3:50
I. Adagio
Track length4:09
II. Allegro
Track length6:31
AIII. ndante
Track length2:32
I. Largo
Track length2:23
II. Allegro
Track length3:02
III. Allegretto
Track length3:00
I. Adagio
Track length4:12
II. Allegro
Track length4:49
III. Allegro
Track length4:55
I. Largo
Track length3:01
II. Allegro
Track length3:16
III. Andante affettuoso
Track length3:18
IV. Tempo di Gavotta moderato
Track length1:30

Awards and reviews

  • Gramophone Magazine
    June 2020
    Editor's Choice
  • Gramophone Magazine
    Critics' Choice 2020

July 2020

These Six Grand Concertos or concerti grossi, plentifully endowed with English seasoning, deserve to be better known…[Pramsohler’s] skilfully poised bow highlights the considerable merits of this unjustly overlooked music. Slow movements are mostly lyrically expressive, while faster ones are generally genial with an abundance of individual gestures.

June 2020

Their readings bring such poetic vibrancy to the sonatas’ luxurious ornamentation and richness of articulation that it’s unarguable that this music’s value stretches well beyond the historic performance pearls they bestow. Pramsohler on a 1713 Rogeri is a treat, bringing all manner of colours and shadings and delicious curves to the violin’s often highly virtuoso lines, peerless evenness to the double-stopping and beautiful weighting of parts to the contrapuntal writing.
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