Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Violin Concertos
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Composer: Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-GeorgesConductor: Helmut Müller-Brühl
Orchestra: Cologne Chamber Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2001-05-15
Music Label: Naxos
Soundtracks:
- Con in C, Op.5 No.1: Allegro
- Con in C, Op.5 No.1: Andante Moderato
- Con in C, Op.5 No.1: Rondeau
- Con in A, Op.5 No.2: Allegro Moderato
- Con in A, Op.5 No.2: Largo
- Con in A, Op.5 No.2: Rondeau
- Con in G, Op.8: Allegro
- Con in G, Op.8: Largo
- Con in G, Op.8: Rondeau
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Free Music Review: Delightful music by a little known contemporary of Mozart
Hit: 5 Stars
This is a delightful disc of music by a little known composer of the late 18th century. Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, was, by all accounts, a remarkable individual. His father was a wealthy, upper class French plantation owner and parliamentarian, and his mother a black slave from Guadeloupe of Senegalese descent. In a remarkable age, St.-Georges was one if its most remarkable individuals, as he was an athlete, swordsman, huntsman, military commander, violinist and conductor, as well as a composer. He premiered the six "Paris" symphonies of Haydn, and was known in his day as the "black Mozart". It is amazing that in an era not known for its racial tolerance, St.-Georges advanced as far as he did, although he did have to face racism along the way, and always saw himself as an outsider.The three violin concertos on this disc were, like all his works in the genre, written for himself to play. While in many ways typical of French music of the time, they are nonetheless very beautiful works, particularly the slow movements, which have a grace and lyricism that are quite astonishing. Takako Nishizaki gives very fine peformances of these works, ably supported by the Cologne Chamber Orchestra under Helmut Mueller-Bruhl.
I would very highly recommend this disc to anyone interested in music of the classical period. It is often very rewarding to explore the "footnotes" of music history, as the foonotes can sometimes be as enjoyable as the "main" text.
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