Robert Ganswind (1772-1833) - Concerto ex D à Viola d'Amour
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Composer: Robert Ganswind (1772-1833)
Work: Concerto ex D à Viola d'Amour
Performers: Dorothea Jappe (Viola d'Amore); Capella Clementina
Drawing: Norbert Joseph Carl Grund (1717-1767) - The scene inside the family
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Drawing: Master of the Codex Manesse (fl. c.1305-c.1377) - Hiltbolt von Swanegoen, zwei Damen zum Reigen führend
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Further info: https://www.discogs.com/release/5955590-Telemann-Ganswindt-Graupner-Dorothea-Jappe-Capella-Clementina-Helmut-M%C3%BCller-Br%C3%BChl-Concerti-Per-Vio
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Robert Ganswind [Ganswint, Kontzwindt]
(Bohemia?, 1772 - Praga?, 1833)
Bohemian composer and teacher. Almost nothing is known about his life and career. He was mainly active as a teacher in Praga where his pupils included Jan Josef Eberle, Frantisek Richter and Jin Tolis. As a composer, only a Viola d'Amore concerto has survived. This piece is conceived for a seven-string instrument tuned to a D major triad. Virtuoso elements are to be found above all in the playing of high passages. During the solo sections the lower instruments of orchestra pause, allowing the tonal qualities of the viola d'amore to have their full effect.