Duo Ahlert & Schwab have dedicated themselves, through their choice of instruments, to one of the smallest repertoires to be found in the classical music pantheon, that for guitar and mandolin. On this Naxos' effort, Daniel Ahlert plays the mandolin, and Birgit Schwab takes Baroque guitar and archlute parts in works of Sylvius Leopold Weiss and Giovanni Hoffmann. Being German, they identify Giovanni Hoffmann under the wholly inauthentic name of "Johann Hoffmann," which can lead to some confusion. However, there is no ...
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Duo Ahlert & Schwab have dedicated themselves, through their choice of instruments, to one of the smallest repertoires to be found in the classical music pantheon, that for guitar and mandolin. On this Naxos' effort, Daniel Ahlert plays the mandolin, and Birgit Schwab takes Baroque guitar and archlute parts in works of Sylvius Leopold Weiss and Giovanni Hoffmann. Being German, they identify Giovanni Hoffmann under the wholly inauthentic name of "Johann Hoffmann," which can lead to some confusion. However, there is no confusion about Weiss, who never wrote mandolin music that anyone knows of and might never have played one, although the notes state, "it is very probable that Weiss would have encountered mandolin players among his many Italian colleagues in Dresden." In addition, one could question just who would be playing the archlute in Giovanni Hoffmann's time, as his mandolin sonatas appeared in the late 1790s and the archlute faded into history some 50 years earlier than that.Despite their being...
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Add this copy of Silvius Leopold Weiss: Sonatas for Lute & Mandolin; to cart. $26.75, new condition, Sold by Importcds rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sunrise, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by Naxos.
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Giovanni Hoffmann; Silvius Leopold Weiss. New. New in new packaging. USA Orders only! Brand New product! please allow delivery times of 3-7 business days within the USA. US orders only please.
