Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745): Sonata IV in g minor ZWV 181,4

[@martinross3920]

The swell within the note is the marked difference between Zelenka and his contemporary JS Bach and this is beautifully displayed here, the oboest on the left show how the oboe is the closest woodwind instrument to the human voice and he sings through this, most most beautiful. The echoes on repetition are masterful and there is no sense of panic or slowing of tempo during the complicated sections. Usually it is a double base and not a cello so this lightened the whole fabric but it made it interesting but it would not be my personal choice. the baroque musical concept of affect was self-evident, where music evokes emotions based upon regularity of tempo and note intervals, a key contribution of the baroque music where they believed to mix and match tempo and thus emotion could bring on a bout of insanity. I kept my sanity here it was a great performance

[@PierreSIBANARCO]

Congratulations to all the musicians who made a great performance by performing this beautiful musical work. A lot of precision, finesse and professionalism. I just make a remark (benevolent) about the sound: we hardly hear the harpsichord ..! The position of the mikes maybe ..? Best regards .

[@jonasstary5895]

Zelenka was genius.