Georg Benda: Soirée à Gotha (CD)

Georg Benda: Soirée à Gotha
Musica Aeterna Bratislava
Peter Zajíček (authentic instruments)

Sinfonia I

1. Allegro (2:48)
2. Andante (4:46)
3. Allegro di molto (2:13)
4. Cephalus und Aurore (9:46) *

Sinfonia II
5. Allegro (2:14)
6. Andante (3:14)
7. Allegro (2:27)

Scherzi Notturni (for 2 solo violins, transverse flute, oboe, bassoon, viola, violoncello and cembalo)
8. Allegretto (5:16)
9. Andantino (1:36)
10. Allegro moderato (Thema con variationi) (8:04)

11. Marianne (10:49) *

Sinfonia III
12. Allegro (2:33)
13. Andante sempre piano (1:47)
14. Allegro (1:53)

15. Er ist dahin der Frühling meiner Blüthe (Abschieds Cantate) (10:37) *

Total Time: 67:41

* World Premiere Recording

Performers

• Musica Aeterna Bratislava
• Peter Zajíček, director
• Performed on authentic instruments