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Since the viola is currently considered an instrument for soloist in its own right (these days, in the early 21st century) and no longer an auxiliary to fill out the middle range within an ensemble, its thin repertoire is sorely felt. For example, of the five hundred concertos composed by Vivaldi for the most diverse instruments, not one is dedicated to the viola. Only the viola d'amore comes close in terms of its tessitura, but its tuning and the presence of sympathetic strings make it very different from the viola. Violists therefore generally resort to transcription if they want to access the repertoire of their fellow violinists or cellists. This is the project proposed here by the German violist Nils Mönkemeyer. Born in 1978, he studied violin in the city of Bremen before moving on to the viola, not an exceptional path in those days.
His new album is dedicated to Italy, with various arrangements of concertos for bassoon and cello by Vivaldi, and pieces by Rolla and Tartini. The real discovery of this programme is Niccolo Paganini's Sonata per la Grand'Viola. Paganini, we note, was also a virtuoso violist. The high-wire virtuosity of this work is enhanced in this recording by a slow cadence imagined by this German Paganini. Mönkemeyer knows how to capture the imagination, the technique and the codes of his distant role model, but does so using a radically modern language. The effect is stunning. © François Hudry/Qobuz
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Bassoon Concerto in G minor, RV 495 (Antonio Vivaldi)
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - L'arte del mondo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Werner Ehrhardt, Conductor, MainArtist - Nils Monkemeyer, Viola, MainArtist
(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - L'arte del mondo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Werner Ehrhardt, Conductor, MainArtist - Nils Monkemeyer, Viola, MainArtist
(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - L'arte del mondo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Werner Ehrhardt, Conductor, MainArtist - Nils Monkemeyer, Viola, MainArtist
(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Nils Monkemeyer, Viola, MainArtist
(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Cello Concerto in G minor, RV 416 (Antonio Vivaldi)
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - L'arte del mondo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Werner Ehrhardt, Conductor, MainArtist - Nils Monkemeyer, Viola, MainArtist
(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - L'arte del mondo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Werner Ehrhardt, Conductor, MainArtist - Nils Monkemeyer, Viola, MainArtist
(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - L'arte del mondo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Werner Ehrhardt, Conductor, MainArtist - Nils Monkemeyer, Viola, MainArtist
(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Alessandro Rolla, Composer - Andreas Arend, Lute, MainArtist - Nils Monkemeyer, Viola, MainArtist
(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
L'Arte del Arco: Variations on Gavotte from Corelli's Op. 5, No. 10 (Giuseppe Tartini)
Giuseppe Tartini, Composer - Nils Monkemeyer, Viola, MainArtist - Massimiliano Toni, Harpsichord, MainArtist
(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Giuseppe Tartini, Composer - Nils Monkemeyer, Viola, MainArtist - Massimiliano Toni, Harpsichord, MainArtist
(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Giuseppe Tartini, Composer - Nils Monkemeyer, Viola, MainArtist - Massimiliano Toni, Harpsichord, MainArtist
(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Alessandro Rolla, Composer - Nils Monkemeyer, Viola, MainArtist
(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Niccolò Paganini, Composer - L'arte del mondo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Werner Ehrhardt, Conductor, MainArtist - Nils Monkemeyer, Viola, MainArtist
(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Niccolò Paganini, Composer - L'arte del mondo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Werner Ehrhardt, Conductor, MainArtist - Nils Monkemeyer, Viola, MainArtist
(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Salvatore Sciarrino, Composer - Nils Monkemeyer, Viola, MainArtist
(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Niccolò Paganini, Composer - L'arte del mondo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Werner Ehrhardt, Conductor, MainArtist - Nils Monkemeyer, Viola, MainArtist
(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Niccolò Paganini, Composer - L'arte del mondo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Werner Ehrhardt, Conductor, MainArtist - Nils Monkemeyer, Viola, MainArtist
(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Niccolò Paganini, Composer - L'arte del mondo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Werner Ehrhardt, Conductor, MainArtist - Nils Monkemeyer, Viola, MainArtist
(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Niccolò Paganini, Composer - L'arte del mondo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Werner Ehrhardt, Conductor, MainArtist - Nils Monkemeyer, Viola, MainArtist
(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Niccolò Paganini, Composer - L'arte del mondo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Werner Ehrhardt, Conductor, MainArtist - Nils Monkemeyer, Viola, MainArtist
(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Album review
Since the viola is currently considered an instrument for soloist in its own right (these days, in the early 21st century) and no longer an auxiliary to fill out the middle range within an ensemble, its thin repertoire is sorely felt. For example, of the five hundred concertos composed by Vivaldi for the most diverse instruments, not one is dedicated to the viola. Only the viola d'amore comes close in terms of its tessitura, but its tuning and the presence of sympathetic strings make it very different from the viola. Violists therefore generally resort to transcription if they want to access the repertoire of their fellow violinists or cellists. This is the project proposed here by the German violist Nils Mönkemeyer. Born in 1978, he studied violin in the city of Bremen before moving on to the viola, not an exceptional path in those days.
His new album is dedicated to Italy, with various arrangements of concertos for bassoon and cello by Vivaldi, and pieces by Rolla and Tartini. The real discovery of this programme is Niccolo Paganini's Sonata per la Grand'Viola. Paganini, we note, was also a virtuoso violist. The high-wire virtuosity of this work is enhanced in this recording by a slow cadence imagined by this German Paganini. Mönkemeyer knows how to capture the imagination, the technique and the codes of his distant role model, but does so using a radically modern language. The effect is stunning. © François Hudry/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:00:12
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Nils Mönkemeyer L'arte del mondo
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sony Classical - Sony Music
- Genre: Classical
(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
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