L'arte della scordatura: Violin Works from Biber to Tartini Mayumi Hirasaki & Lorenzo Ghielmi

• Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644 - 1704): Violin Sonata No. 6 in C Minor, C. 143:
• 1 Violin Sonata No. 6 in C Minor, C. 143: I. (Without Tempo indication) (from "Sonatae, violino solo", Nuremberg, 1681) 01:36
• 2 Violin Sonata No. 6 in C Minor, C. 143: II. Passacagli (from "Sonatae, violino solo", Nuremberg, 1681) 05:24
• 3 Violin Sonata No. 6 in C Minor, C. 143: III. Harpeggio - Adagio (from "Sonatae, violino solo", Nuremberg, 1681) 01:38
• 4 Violin Sonata No. 6 in C Minor, C. 143: IV. Gavotto (from "Sonatae, violino solo", Nuremberg, 1681) 02:20
• 5 Violin Sonata No. 6 in C Minor, C. 143: V. Adagio - Allegro (from "Sonatae, violino solo", Nuremberg, 1681) 02:59
• Johann Joseph Vilsmayr (1663 - 1722): Partita No. 5 for Solo Violin in G Minor:
• 6 Partita No. 5 for Solo Violin in G Minor: I. Prelude. Harpeggio (from "Artificiosus concentus pro camera", Salzburg, 1715) 01:43
• 7 Partita No. 5 for Solo Violin in G Minor: II. Gavott. Allegro (from "Artificiosus concentus pro camera", Salzburg, 1715) 01:26
• 8 Partita No. 5 for Solo Violin in G Minor: III. Saraband. Adagio (from "Artificiosus concentus pro camera", Salzburg, 1715) 03:10
• 9 Partita No. 5 for Solo Violin in G Minor: IV. Rigodon. Allegro (from "Artificiosus concentus pro camera", Salzburg, 1715) 01:16
• 10 Partita No. 5 for Solo Violin in G Minor: V. Guique. Allegro (from "Artificiosus concentus pro camera", Salzburg, 1715) 00:33
• 11 Partita No. 5 for Solo Violin in G Minor: VI. Menuett (from "Artificiosus concentus pro camera", Salzburg, 1715) 01:15
• 12 Partita No. 5 for Solo Violin in G Minor: VII. Boure (from "Artificiosus concentus pro camera", Salzburg, 1715) 00:55
• 13 Partita No. 5 for Solo Violin in G Minor: VIII. Retirada. Allegro (from "Artificiosus concentus pro camera", Salzburg, 1715) 01:35
• Anonymous:
• 14 Toccata (Improvisation) 01:10
• Carlo Ambrogio Lonati (1645 - 1715): Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major:
• 15 Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major: I. Sostenuto - Largo (from "12 Sonate a violino solo e basso", Milan, 1701) 02:18
• 16 Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major: II. Alemanda. Adagio - Variatio (from "12 Sonate a violino solo e basso", Milan, 1701) 05:08
• 17 Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major: III. Spiritoso - Presto (from "12 Sonate a violino solo e basso", Milan, 1701) 02:04
• 18 Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major: IV. Vivace - Variatio (from "12 Sonate a violino solo e basso", Milan, 1701) 03:59
• 19 Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major: V. Menuet (from "12 Sonate a violino solo e basso", Milan, 1701) 01:21
• Anonymous: Balletto for Solo Violin in G Minor:
• 20 Balletto for Solo Violin in G Minor: I. Allemanda (Ms. Musical Archives Kremsier Sign., A4683) 02:28
• 21 Balletto for Solo Violin in G Minor: II. Corrente (Ms. Musical Archives Kremsier Sign., A4683) 01:22
• 22 Balletto for Solo Violin in G Minor: III. Sarabanda (Ms. Musical Archives Kremsier Sign., A4683) 02:33
• 23 Balletto for Solo Violin in G Minor: IV. Gigue (Ms. Musical Archives Kremsier Sign., A4683) 00:58
• 24 Balletto for Solo Violin in G Minor: V. Variatio (Ms. Musical Archives Kremsier Sign., A4683) 00:55
• 25 Balletto for Solo Violin in G Minor: VI. Double (Ms. Musical Archives Kremsier Sign., A4683) 01:02
• 26 Praeludio (Improvisation) 00:54
• Pietro Castrucci (1679 - 1752): Violin Sonata in A Minor, Op. 1 No. 12:
• 27 Violin Sonata in A Minor, Op. 1 No. 12: I. Adagio andantissimo (from "Sonate a Violino e violone o cembalo, Op. 1", Amsterdam, 1718) 02:31
• 28 Violin Sonata in A Minor, Op. 1 No. 12: II. Allegro - Adagio - Allegro - Adagio - Allegro (from "Sonate a Violino e violone o cembalo, Op. 1", Amsterdam, 1718) 02:32
• 29 Violin Sonata in A Minor, Op. 1 No. 12: III. Adagio (from "Sonate a Violino e violone o cembalo, Op. 1", Amsterdam, 1718) 00:23
• 30 Violin Sonata in A Minor, Op. 1 No. 12: IV. Andante partite (from "Sonate a Violino e violone o cembalo, Op. 1", Amsterdam, 1718) 02:26
• Giuseppe Tartini (1692 - 1770): Pastorale in A Major, B. A16:
• 31 Pastorale in A Major, B. A16: I. Grave (from "12 Solos for a Violin with a Thorough Bass for the Harpsichord or Violoncello , Op. 1", London, 1734) 04:32
• 32 Pastorale in A Major, B. A16: II. Allegro (from "XII Solos for a Violin with a Thorough Bass for the Harpsichord or Violoncello , Op. 1", London, 1735) 03:10
• 33 Pastorale in A Major, B. A16: III. Largo - Presto - Largo - Presto - Andante (from "12 Solos for a Violin with a Thorough Bass for the Harpsichord or Violoncello , Op. 1", London, 1736) 03:42
• Biagio Marini (1594 - 1663):
• 34 Sonata II d'inventione per il violino (from "Sonate, symphonie, canzoni, passe'mezzi, baletti, corenti, gagliarde e retornelli, Op. 8", Venice, 1626) 03:49
• Total Runtime 01:15:07

Info for L'arte della scordatura: Violin Works from Biber to Tartini

This album from Passacaille with the exceptional baroque violinist Mayumi Hirasaki presents masterpieces of the virtuoso violin literature with 'scordatura', which had its heyday between about 1600 and 1730.

In addition to well-known names such as Biber and Tartini, the varied and cleverly arranged programme also features charming rarities by Johann Joseph Vilsmayr and Pietro Castrucci.

Mayumi Hirasaki, violin
Michael Freimuth, lute, theorbo, Baroque guitar
Christoph Urbanetz, viola da gamba
Lorenzo Ghielmi, harpsichord
Johannes Loescher, violin

Mayumi Hirasaki
began to study the violin in her homeland at the State University of the Fine Arts and Music in Tokyo. In 2001 she went to Germany to study with Professor Daniel Gaede at the Academy of Music in Nuremberg-Augsburg, where she gained her diploma with distinction and was also awarded her master-class diploma. While still studying she was given a teaching appointment at this institute.

Her enthusiasm for early music prompted her to study Baroque violin at the Academy of Music and Theatre in Munich under Professor Mary Utiger and subsequently at the Lucerne Academy of Music under Professor Giuliano Carmignola. She also passed the examination for church musicians in the archbishopric of Bamberg and then studied harpsichord as her main subject in Munich under Professor Christine Schornsheim.

Mayumi Hirasaki has won prizes at several competitions in Japan and Europe, including the International J. S. Bach Competition in Leipzig and the Competition for Early Music in Bruges, Belgium. She has been leader of the Concerto Köln since 2011 where she has worked together with conductors and soloists such as Peter Dijkstra, Andrea Marcon, Pablo Heras-Casado, Hans-Christoph Rademann, Giuliano Carmignola, Dorothee Oberlinger, Midori Seiler, Simone Kermes, Vivica Genaux and Valer Sabadus. Mayumi Hirasaki also gives frequent guest appearances with various Baroque orchestras and ensembles such as the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, the Dresden Festival Orchestra, the Zurich Chamber Orchestra, the Basle Chamber Orchestra, the Gaechinger Cantorey Stuttgart, The King’s Consort, the Neue Düsseldorfer Hofmusik, Collegium Cartusianum, La Divina Armonia, Il Suonar Parlante and Il Gardellino, performing in Europe, the USA and Japan.

Her partners in chamber music include artists such as Christine Schornsheim, Lorenzo and Vittorio Ghielmi, Francis Jacob, Naoki Kitaya, Marcel Ponseele, Maurice Steger and Jan de Winne.

Her extensive list of CDs includes recordings of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach (Bach in romantischer Manier with Christine Schornsheim / Genuin), the Double Concerto with Giuliano Carmignola & Concerto Köln / DG-Archiv, the Violin Concerto in E major with Lorenzo Ghielmi and La Divina Armonia/Passacaille, the 6 Brandenburg Concertos with Concerto Köln / Berlin Classics), Antonio Vivaldi’s Barbarian Beauty with Vittorio Ghielmi and Il Suonar Parlante / Passacaille) as well as Charles Avison’s Concerti grossi after Scarlatti with Concerto Köln / Berlin Classics).

Since the winter semester 2009 she has had a teaching appointment for Baroque violin and viola at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen and since October 2017 she has had a professorship for Baroque violin and viola at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg.

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