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Haydn/de Fossa: Grand Duos Pour Deux Guitars - Duo Sonare
Joseph Haydn, Francois de Fossa, Duo Sonare
Haydn/de Fossa: Grand Duos Pour Deux Guitars - Duo Sonare
Genre: Classical
 
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Four divertimentos for stringquartet by Joseph Haydn edited by François de Fossa for guitar-duo, performed with historical guitares from the 19th century by the ensemble Duo Sonare (Jens Wagner & Thomas Offermann...  more »

     
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All Artists: Joseph Haydn, Francois de Fossa, Duo Sonare
Title: Haydn/de Fossa: Grand Duos Pour Deux Guitars - Duo Sonare
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Label: K&K Verlagsanstalt
Release Date: 1/13/2004
Genre: Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 803680324721

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Four divertimentos for stringquartet by Joseph Haydn edited by François de Fossa for guitar-duo, performed with historical guitares from the 19th century by the ensemble Duo Sonare (Jens Wagner & Thomas Offermann). A concert recording from the UNESCO monument Monastery Maulbronn. Apart from the title of the concert programme, Grand Duos pour deux Guitares, what?s exceedingly attractive is the fact that a contemporary of Joseph Haydn adapted his string quartets for probably one of the most popular stringed instruments of our time ? a version that was surely preformed during the composer?s lifetime. In such, from the perspective of zeitgeist and its conjunct societal etiquette, the comprehension of both artists? musical conceptualisation must have converged rather closely. The awe-inspiring joy of playing and charming-elegant wit of the performance at the Maulbronn Monastery?s Laymen Refectory show how modern chamber music can be interpreted ? to the pleasure of the audience. An almost courtly atmosphere permeated the duo?s concert. But let us allow the artists some quotes themselves, out of the performance, so to speak: "Perhaps a few words about the guitars we play, because they?re not the modern concert guitars that are so well known. They are replicas of instruments that were played during the classic era in Vienna, built by a certain Mr Staufer. François de Fossa, who adapted these works of Haydn?s, played this type of instrument. But, we had them re-built. After all, they played on new guitars back then, so why should we have to give concerts with old ones?" The guitarist and composer François de Fossa (1775-1849) adapted these four Divertimentos for String Quartet from Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) as "Grand Duos for Two Guitars". De Fossa is still handled as a hot tip by today?s guitarists. Only gradually is his work, including numerous adaptations and original compositions for solo guitars and guitar ensembles, being dug out of the archives and made accessible to the public.
 

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Elegant music with a superb sound
Andy Schmith | UK | 01/30/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)

"These are pleasing contemporary arrangements of Haydn's relatively little-known Divertimenti for string quartet. Undemanding, elegant music which adapts well to the two guitar medium, and has an added interest because this duo plays always on instruments of the respective musical era, rebuilt copies: 'after all, they played on new guitars back then, so why should we have to give concerts with old ones?' !
The sound as recorded in the Laymen Refectory of the 1147 Maulbronn Monastery is superb, and the pleasure vastly enhanced by looking at the fabulous website, with pictures instantly putting you right into the ambience of this World Heritage Site where some 25 concerts are held annually. The K&K catalogue is well worth exploring und can be viewed at www.kuk-verlagsanstalt.com"