La Follia Salzburg - Music in Austria Before Mozart (1992) 24-Bit/192-kHz Vinyl Rip

La Follia Salzburg was founded in 1986 by a number of young musicians from Austria and Germany. From their very first appearances, the ensemble was well received by both press and public, and has now established a reputation in Austria and southern Germany. In 1990 La Follia Salzburg was the prizewinner in the Musica Antiqua (Bruges) competition, and they have toured in Switzerland, Poland, France, and Holland (including the International Festival of Early Music in Utrecht). The ensemble’s repertoire is centered around Baroque chamber music, with special emphasis on works of Austrian seventeenth century composers such as J.H. Schmelzer, Heinrich I. F. Biber, or Romanus Weichlein. They play on period instruments in order to approach the tonal color and performance practice of the time as closely as possible.

This album was recorded by Dr. Frederick J. Bashour at Schloss Weinberg, Kefermarkt, Austria, on January 1992. And mastered by David Manley at VTL.


LA FOLLIA SALZBURG musicians:
Clemens Nuszbaumer – Violin
Lothar Haass – Viola
Ann Fahrni – Violone
Michael Lutz – Violin
Pia Nuszbaumer – Violoncello
Bernhard Prammer – Harpsichord

Track Listing:

I. Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (ca. 1620-1680), Fechtschule
1. I Aria I/II
2. II Sarabanda
3. III Courente
4. IV Fechtschule
5. V Bader Aria

II. Stefano Bernardi (1577-1637), 3 Canzonas for Strings/Continuo
6. I Sonata Quarta
7. II Sonata Terza
8. III Sonata Sesta in Sinfonia

III. Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (ca. 1620-1680), Lament on the Death of Ferdinand III
9. I Adagio
10. II Todtenglockh
11. III Adagio
12. IV Gagliarda
13. V Adagio

IV. Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644-1704), Mensa Sonora, Pars III
14. I Gagliarda
15. II Sarabanda
16. III Aria
17. IV Ciacona
18. V Sonatina

V. Antonio Caldara (ca. 1670-1736), Sinfonia No.4, "Morte e sepultura di Christo"
19. I Grave
20. II Allegretto
21. III Adagio
22. IV Allegro Assai

VI. Johann Joseph Fux (ca. 1660-1741), Concentus-Musico-Instrumentalis, VII
23. I Overture
24. II Aria
25. III Menuet
26. IV Gavotte
27. V Sarabanda
28. VI Guique en Rondeau
29. VII Finale