The Copenhagen Chamber Ensemble | Roman · Scheibe · Telemann · Boismortier · Vivaldi | United Classics (CD)

Product Details

UPC: 8713545220735  
Label / Brand: United Classics  
Format: CD, Album  
Genre: Classical – Baroque, Chamber Music  
Release Year: 2007 (M.A.T. Music Theme Licensing Ltd)  
Reissue / License: 2013, T2 International BV  
MNB: T2CD2012073  
Country of Manufacture: EU

Overview

This vibrant Baroque program showcases the artistry of The Copenhagen Chamber Ensemble, bringing together a colorful selection of works by Johan Helmich Roman, Johann Adolf Scheibe, Georg Philipp Telemann, Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, and Antonio Vivaldi.

From Roman’s Drottningholmsmusikken Suite to Telemann’s elegant Quintetto from Tafelmusik, the ensemble offers a journey through the richness of 18th-century European chamber music. With polished interpretations and historically sensitive performance style, this album highlights the lyrical grace, rhythmic vitality, and refined textures of the Baroque repertoire.

Tracklist

Johan Helmich Roman (1694–1758)

Suite from Drottningholmsmusikken

1. Allegro con spirito – 1:47
2. Allegretto – 2:16
3. Lento – 3:03
4. Allegro – 2:21
5. Allegro – 2:15
6. Allegro con spirito – 2:33

Johann Adolf Scheibe (1708–1776)

Sinfonia in A 7. I. Allegro – 3:02 8. II. Adagio – 3:10 9. III. Presto – 2:11

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767)

Quintetto in G (from Tafelmusik I, 1733) 10. I. Largo – Allegro – Largo – 3:39 11. II. Vivace – Moderato – Vivace – 6:59 12. III. Grave – 0:25 13. IV. Moderato – 2:20

Joseph Bodin de Boismortier (1689–1755)

Sonate in E minor, Op. 34 No. 3 14. I. Andante – 1:54 15. II. Presto – 1:45 16. III. Adagio – 1:21 17. IV. Allegro – 1:13

Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)

Concerto No. 6 in G minor, RV 107 18. I. Allegro – 2:26 19. II. Largo – 2:51 20. III. Allegro – 2:32

Total Playing Time: 50:36

Performers

The Copenhagen Chamber Ensemble

• Hans Gammeltoft-Hansen – flute
• Gert Herzberg – oboe
• Wladyslaw Marchwinsky – violin
• Anders Öberg – cello
• Steen Landholm – harpsichord

Recording Details

• Produced by: The Copenhagen Chamber Ensemble
• Recording by: Taps Music
• Year: 2007 (M.A.T. Music Theme Licensing Ltd)
• Licensed & reissued: 2013, T2 International BV
• Manufactured & printed in the EU

Product Features

• A wide-ranging Baroque chamber music anthology
• Includes rare works by Scheibe & Roman alongside well-known masters Telemann and Vivaldi
• Historically informed interpretations by Danish musicians
• Balanced program of suites, sinfonias, quintetti, sonatas & concertos

Interesting Facts

• Roman, often called the “Father of Swedish Music”, composed his Drottningholmsmusikken for the 1744 royal wedding.
• Scheibe, a critic and composer, was a contemporary of J.S. Bach and wrote in a galant style bridging Baroque and Classical.
• Vivaldi’s RV 107 is a chamber concerto notable for its colorful scoring and dance-like energy.

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