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JET SET! Stephen Storace (1762 – 1796) Classical Glitterati Orchestration by Simon Murphy 11 Aria “Domestic peace” * 5. 06 Carl Friedrich Zelter (1758 – 1832) from The Siege of Belgrade Concerto in E-flat major for Viola and Orchestra Simon Murphy, Viola Giovanni Paisiello (1740 – 1816) 1 Allegro con fuoco 8. 09 12 Aria “Nel cor più non mi sento” 1. 48 2 Adagio non troppo 6. 22 from La Molinara 3 Rondo Un poco moderato 9. 02 Carl Friedrich Abel (1723 – 1787) Carl Friedrich Abel (1723 – 1787) Symphony in E-flat major op. 14 no. 2 (WK 26) * Symphony in C major op. 14 no. 1 (WK 25) * 13 Allegro 5. 09 4 Allegro 4. 22 14 Andantino 3. 45 5 Andante 1. 34 15 Tempo di Menuetto 5. 10 6 Allegro ma non Troppo 2. 35 Total playing time: 66. 09 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791) 7 Susanna’s Aria “Deh vieni, non tardar” 3. 18 Simon Murphy, Conductor & Viola from Le Nozze di Figaro Gudrun Sidonie Otto, Soprano The New Dutch Academy – on authentic instruments Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752 – 1814) Symphony in G major * * world-première recording 8 Without tempo indication 3. 53 9 Andantino 3. 14 10 Presto 2. 37 New Dutch Academy JET SET! Garrick, the painter Gainsborough, designer Classical Glitterati Chippendale and inventor Merlin, are but Violin Tami Troman (Concertmaster), Ewa Chmielewska, Anna Franciska Hajdu, some of the high flyers who are celebrated Paula Pérez Romero, Fumiko Morie, Alba Encinas González by Simon Murphy through the album’s whirlwind, musical Viola Simon Murphy, Arabela Fernandez Sunyer, Nadine Henrichs * programme. Cello Aleksandra Renska, Bartosz Kokosza Featuring works by Abel, Reichardt, Bass Clemens van der Feen Zelter, Storace, Mozart and Paisiello, this Exploring the intertwining stories of these Harpsichord Patricia Robaina González album follows the musical “jet set” of the leading lights as they criss-cross the Flute Emma Elkinson, Radka Kubínová 18th century as they “do” the splendid European Continent, the album watches Oboe Peter Tabori, Daniel Lanthier cosmopolitan cultural epicentres of the time, the sparks fly as they inspire each other Clarinet Maryse Legault **, Kayo Nishida ** including London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna and St in this period abuzz with creative fervour, Bassoon Kim Stockx, Inga Maria Klaucke ** Petersburg. international cultural exchange and mind- Horn Ricardo Rodríguez, Esther Ackermann blowing talent. Legendary international 18th-century * second tutti viola on Zelter tracks 1 – 3 / ** on Paisiello track 12 personalities such as the scandalous Mrs Following on from our previous album, Cornelys, a.k.a. “The Empress of Pleasure” GRAND TOUR Baroque Road Trip (PTC 5186 and “Queen of Masquerades”; Mozart’s 668), JET SET! explores the next musical first Susanna, opera diva Nancy Storace; generation, highlighting the enormous progressive composer, publicist and richness, variety and diversity of musical politically highly controversial Prussian styles, personalities, dialects and movements Hofkapellmeister Reichardt; teacher of within the Classical period. In particular, the Mendelssohn and Bach-champion Zelter; album savours the delicacy and eloquence of and members of the incredibly multi- galant, rococo and pre-Romantic influences disciplinary circle around J.C. Bach and Abel with a highly personal and immersive in London – including actor and playwright soundscape to match. 5 With several world-première recordings of classical music in the U.S., the composer and superstar Continental performers to the Continent, visiting musical centres new discoveries alongside some well-loved of “Joy to the World”, and generator in the the British public. The Bach Abel Concerts including The Hague, Amsterdam, Paris and classics, this journey features music which American church, concert and school music would become the blueprint for the concert Potsdam, and having his works published abounds in enlightened positivity, radiance, traditions. Check out our world-première series formula now used by every symphony and distributed extensively. inventiveness, energy and inspiration. recording of the early symphonies of orchestra and concert hall in the world. Abel’s student, “The Dutch Haydn” Joseph Swinging 60s London Calling Schmitt (PTC 5186 039). In London, both at home and at work, Abel surrounded himself with a stunning In many ways, 18th-century London had I fell in love with the music of Carl Friedrich Abel’s father was Bach’s gamba and cello array of high flyers. Alongside Mrs Cornelys a magnetism to equal Hollywood and Abel (1723 – 1787) as a teenager, and player at the court in Koethen and the herself (singer, actress, courtesan, madam, L.A. in the 20th century. You went there he remains, hands-down, my favourite two families were very close. After the theatre director, impresario, and mother to make it big. Together with J.C. Bach composer – for his musical eloquence, early death of Abel’s father, Bach took the to Casanova’s daughter), the Bach/Abel/ and Mrs Cornelys, Abel certainly cleaned elegance, expressivity, poise, exquisite teenager into his Leipzig household. After Mrs Cornelys circle included the designer up in post-Handel, 1760s and 1770s craftsmanship and painfully beautiful turn working at the court in Dresden in the 1740s Chippendale, playwright and actor Garrick, London. It was celebrity central and the of phrase. He is a true musical gentleman. and travelling through the Continent, Abel the painter Gainsborough (he exchanged lavish “Entertainments” or masked balls As a cultural figure, Abel’s musical pedigree ended up in the bustling cosmopolitan paintings for viola da gamba lessons with of Bach and Abel’s business partner Mrs is astounding, and he and his family metropolis of London, already a city of Abel), the step-mother of Smithson (of Cornelys were the place to be seen. With connect generations and continents. A more than one million inhabitants, in the Smithsonian museum), star soprano a guest list including half of the royal star Bach student, Abel became a mentor comparison to, for example, 300,000 in Martha Ray (also the partner of Lord family, peerage and aristocracy alongside to Mozart, was a teacher of the “Dutch Vienna, or 30,000 in Leipzig. Sandwich) and John-Joseph Merlin, celebrity members of the arts and (adult) Haydn” Joseph Schmitt, and one of Abel’s inventor of, amongst other things, in-line entertainment communities, Mrs Cornelys great-nephews handed on their family’s Partnering with J.C. Bach, “The London skates, a.k.a. rollerblades. Check out his offered gambling, music, dancing, theatre fine musical knowledge, craft and tradition Bach”, and impresario Mrs Cornelys, Abel’s Silver Swan automaton on YouTube some and more in the various rooms of her Soho even further afield, becoming the teacher legendary Bach Abel Concerts in 1760s and time. Abel himself continued to travel Carlisle House. of Lowell Mason, founding father of 1770s London introduced new compositions widely during his London period, touring 6 7 Funnily enough for masked balls, Mrs Novalis, Brentano et al(!). I often visit His circle of colleagues and friends is Written in 1779, Zelter’s highly distinctive Cornelys ensured that everyone knew Reichardt’s grave in Halle to soak up this impressive to say the least. I find it viola concerto is certainly full of evocative exactly who was at her Entertainments. history and to commune. I love his musical personally very inspiring to think of him and musical conversation and beautifully Her post-event publicity rivalled that style – such inventiveness and exquisite his daughter sitting around the table at his presented musical ideas. Zelter’s love for of the Golden Globes or Oscars, with craftsmanship in such a broad oeuvre country estate, Reichardt’s Garten, writing the musical languages of Bach and sons extensive articles detailing who was there, including lieder, chamber, stage and and setting poems to music, together with is also clearly on display with the middle with whom, and what they were wearing. orchestral music. the host of literary greats who visited him movement appearing in a C.P.E./W.F. Engravings further displayed the guests’ there. Bach empfindsam style and with the last costumes, which ranged from Adams and Originally from Köningsberg (now movement featuring recitative moments in Eves, to animals and birds, through to Kaliningrad), Reichardt was awarded the As head of the Berlin Singakademie, a manner that evokes Bach’s St Matthew naughty nuns and even walking coffins, highly prestigious position of Prussian Carl Friedrich Zelter (1758 – 1832) was Passion. In his autobiography, Zelter says with my favourite being a Beyoncé-style, Kapellmeister in Potsdam in his early 20s instrumental in preserving much of the of the work that he wanted to create see-through “exotic princess” dress made by Frederick the Great. He fell in love with Bach family’s music in the 18th century a concerto imbued with real meaning, entirely out of jewels, said to be valued at and swiftly married Juliane, the daughter and was a central force in the Bach not just flashy technical display and a more than 30,000 pounds (then!). of court concertmaster Franz Benda. revival movement of the 19th century. A nice tune. He describes his approach to Working for a monarchy, Reichardt was just cornerstone figure in both Germanic and composing the work: “The first movement I Will Find My Love in Berlin a bit too publicly enthusiastic about the European music history, he is perhaps now would set the serious, worthy and ardent revolutionary French political ideas of the most famous for being the teacher of Felix mood, with the contrasting second being Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752 – 1814) period, which resulted in a rather stormy Mendelssohn and Carl Loewe, amongst deeply moving and full of unrest, leading to has a massive place in my heart. Politically career path. Throughout his life he was others. Goethe found him to be such a a concluding, smiley, free and easy-going controversial, Reichardt was an innovative almost constantly on the move, visiting, relevant and interesting figure that he had rondo as the third.