Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (1623-1680):
- Balletto a 4 "Fencing School" in G major (1668) (violin
I/II, viola; b.c.)
- "Polish bagpipes" in G major (violin I/II; b.c.)
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (1644-1704):
- Sonata called "Peasants' Church-going" in B flat major
(violin I-III, viola I/II; b.c.)
- "Sonata jucunda" a 6 in D major (violin I/II, viola
I-III; b.c.)
- Sonata a 6 "Campanarum, vulgo Glockeriana" in G major
(violin I-III, viola I/II; b.c.)
- Battalia a 10 in D major (violin I-III, viola I-IV; b.c.)
- Serenata a 5 "The Night-Watchman" in C major (1673)
(bass; violin I/II, viola I/II; b.c.)
- Sonata "La Pastorella" in A major (violin; b.c.)
Johann Jacob Walther (1650-1717):
- Sonata "Imitatione del Cuccu" in G major (1676) (violin;
b.c.)
Playing time: 66'24
Performers: Hans-Georg Wimmer (bass); Reinhard Goebel, Manfred Kraemer, Helmuth Hausberg, Andrea Keller, Werner Ehrhardt, Gustavo Zarba, Florian Deuter, Laura Johnson (violin); Florian Deuter, Laura Johnson, Claudia Steeb (viola); Phoebe Carrai (cello); Dane Roberts (violone); Thierry Maeder (harpsichord, organ).
Recording date: 1989.
Comments: Walther's "Imitatione del Cuccu", Biber's "Battalia" and "Die Pauern-Kirchfahrt" with Biber's "Sonata representativa" from Mensa Sonora, together with all German Chamber Music before Bach LPs, reissued in budget-price box with the same title (Archiv 497 222-2 A X3 (3 CDs)).
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