"J.H. Schmelzer (c1620-80): Sonata in a" genre: Baroque
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	for violin, viola da gamba and harpsichord. Printed 1659.
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	Story Behind the Song Recorded August 10-11 1998, July 15 1999, (Skällviks Church, Söderköping, Sweden) & February 23-24, 1999 (Vor Frue Church, Roskilde, Denmark). Recording Engineers: Elin Pålbäck, Per-Gunnar Pålbäck & Torben Holdt Digital Editing and layout: Jens Nørbæk. Drawing: Matts Mattson. Instruments: Baroque violin by Herman Bächle 1991, Viol (after Bertrand) by Guy Derat 1990, Harpsichords: Flemish by Verner Pedersen 1989, Italian by Bengt & Peter Lönnerberg 1986, Organ by Nils-Olof Berg 1995. Tuning: Meantone, a=415 Hz. Thanks to Skällviks and Roskilde Parishes, Kristian Olesen, organist at Roskilde Cathedral and artist Bente Nystrøm for giving permission to use her painting "sun-night" Lyrics Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (c. 1620-80) was according to contemporary sources one of the best violin players in Europe. He may have been a student of Bertali. Schmelzer was working in Vienna and had a set of twelve sonatas printed in Nürnberg in 1659, from which the three sonatas on this recording are taken. In his sonatas, Schmelzer is integrating virtuosic elements without rupturing the overall balance of the composition. In 1658, Schmelzer was in Frankfurt to preform at the crowning of Leopold I, where he should have got to know Philipp Friedrich Buchner.

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