Project
Army of Generals Vol. II (2023)
The recording · 2023 · CD
Army of Generals Volume II: Carl Theodor’s Court Orchestra in Mannheim, 1742–1778
Tracklist, streaming and the CD are on the album page.
The second volume of our Army of Generals anthology returns to the court of Elector Carl Theodor. It brings together symphonies by Anton Fils, Johann Stamitz and Christian Cannabich with three opera arias by Niccolò Jommelli, Gian Francesco de Majo and Anton Schweitzer, sung by soprano Elisabeth Hetherington – music heard in the palaces and theatres of Mannheim and Schwetzingen.
Programme
- Anton Fils (1733–1760) Periodical Symphony No. 8 in G major
- Niccolò Jommelli (1714–1774) Aria “D’un van timore il freno” from Arcadia conservata (pasticcio, Schwetzingen 1775)
- Johann Stamitz (1717–1757) Sinfonia in A major, WolS I. A–4
- Gian Francesco de Majo (1732–1770) Aria “Mio ben, ricordati” from Alessandro (Mannheim, 1766)
- Anton Schweitzer (1735–1787) Aria “Zwischen Angst und Hoffen” from Alceste (Schwetzingen version, 1775)
- Christian Cannabich (1731–1798) Symphony No. 51 in D major
The composers
Anton Fils
1733–1760
Johann Stamitz
1717–1757
Christian Cannabich
1731–1798
Niccolò Jommelli
1714–1774
Gian Francesco de Majo
1732–1770
Anton Schweitzer
1735–1787
Musicians and credits
Soloists and direction
- Anders Muskens Kapellmeister and harpsichord
- Elisabeth Hetherington soprano
- Mojca Gal concertmaster
Orchestra
- Violin I Mojca Gal, Yumina Ishii, Clara Sawada, Ana Ares Giusti, Alexandra Lopez
- Violin II Pietro Battistoni, Paula Perez, Camilo Arias Cuellar, Belén Sancho
- Viola Jasper Snow, Isabel Franenberg
- Cello Evan Buttar, Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde
- Double bass Jesse Solway
- Flute Florencia Gómez, Tiziano Teodori
- Oboe Federico Forla, Karolina Szymanik
- Horn Nicolas Roudier, Christopher Price
- Bassoon Bernat Gili, Jeong-Guk Lee
Production
- Producer and lead sound engineer Jakub Klimeš
- Recording engineer Paul de Vugt
- Assistant sound engineer Isabel Plaat
- Research and editions Anders Muskens
- Musicological consultation Dr Rüdiger Thomsen-Fürst
- Project manager Federico Forla
- Orchestra manager Elia Celegato
- Label Leaf Music Distribution
Album art
- Franz Anton von Leydensdorff, Glorification of Elector Carl Theodor of the Palatinate, 1772. Bavarian State Painting Collections
