Wagenseil / Piccolo Concerto Wien / Sensi Quartets For Low Strings: Sonatas 1-6 CD

As a chief representative of early Viennese classicism, Georg Christoph Wagenseil (1715-1777) united Italian, French and German stylistic elements in his works. The Six Quartets for Low Strings on this double disc occupy a special position in his chamber music, simply by virtue of their unusual scoring and the type of classical four-movement quartet that was just coming into being. Piccolo Concerto Wien under the direction of Roberto Sensi introduces US to a music notable both for it's music-historical significance and that typically Viennese quality: charm.

1. Vivace 2. Larghetto 3. Menuet 4. Vivace 5. Allegro Non Troppo 6. Menuet 7. Largo 8. Allegro Assai 9. Comodo 10. Allegro Molto 11. Larghetto 12. Tempo Di Menuet 13. Andante 14. Allegro 15. Andante 16. Tempo Di Menuet 17. Vivace 18. Menuet 19. Andante 20. Spiritoso 21. Allegro Assai 22. Menuet 23. Larghetto 24. Vivace