Seventeenth Century Music And Dance From The Viennese Court
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Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber and Johann Heinrich Schmelzer were the great masters of baroque instrumental music at the Habsburg court in Vienna, composing the dance music and chamber works that animated seventeenth-century courtly life. This 1998 recording by the historically informed ensemble Ars Antiqua Austria under Gunar Letzbor captures that world with striking immediacy. You hear sonatas and balletti for small instrumental groups—violins, viols, woodwinds—alive with ornament and contrapuntal detail, recorded with clarity and warmth. The pieces alternate between lyrical chamber elegance and spirited dance rhythms, giving a vivid sense of what the imperial court actually sounded like. This is baroque music made human and present, not antiquarian. Essential for anyone curious about early string music or the roots of the classical tradition.
Item Details+
| Genre | Classical |
| Style | Baroque |
| Media | Near Mint (NM or M-) |
| Sleeve | Near Mint (NM or M-) |
| Description | Carefully packed and shipped with love from Vienna. Order more, save on shipping! |
| Label | Chesky Records |
| Year | 1998 |
| Country | US |
| Format | CD |
Tracklist+
Sonata Pro Tabula In C Major
Balletti À 4 In G Major
Sonata À 5 In C Major (Anonymus - Attributed To Biber)
Partita Ex Vienna (Anonymus)
Ballettae À 4 In D Major
Sonata Ad Tabulam In G Major
Balletto 1. Di Zingari In D Minor (From No. 3 Balletti Duplices)
Sonata Per Chiesa E Per Camera In G Major
Balletti Francesi In A Minor (Ballettmusik Zu M. A. Cestis "Nettuno E Flora Festeggianti" 1669)
Sonata À Doi Chori In G Major
Arie Con La Mattacina (D Major)
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