Baroque Bohemia & Beyond – Volume XX

ALTO’s popular Baroque Bohemia & Beyond series, which introduces little-known works by contemporaries of the Baroque masters and the great Viennese classics, is now entering its 20th round. The three works presented here, including a program symphony by Paul Wranitzky and a virtuoso viola concerto by Carl Stamitz, are further evidence of the musical richness of this era.

(Vranicky) “a symphony that represents the French Revolution and events connected … a menacing first movement, marches for the English, the Prussians and the Austrians, a highly expressive ‘Fate and Death of Louis’, a funeral march, a ‘Tumult of Battle’ and finally a jubilant and affirmative ‘Rejoicing’ at the peace … it has a good deal of very attractive and effective music. I hope readers will try it” (Stamitz) “Carl Stamitz was himself a noted viola player; his beautifully orchestrated Concerto demands considerable virtuosity” (Gramophone) “a now long-running series revealing how full of depth is the wellspring of the Bohemian musical diaspora.” (MusicWeb)