Alison Luthmers - J H Roman: Assaggi for Solo Violin
RCD1140 (Rubicon Classics, CD)
FIRST RELEASE (25 April 2025)
Playing time: 60'58"
Tracks: 16
℗ 2025 Rubicon Classics
© 2025 Rubicon Classics
Received: 7 March 2025
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Alison Luthmers, violin
Johan Helmich Roman (1694-1758):
Assaggio in E minor, BeRI 312
Assaggio in A, BeRI 301
Assaggio in G minor, BeRI 314
Assaggio in G minor, BeRI 320
'The father of Swedish music' and 'the Swedish Handel' are two descriptions of Johan Helmich Roman (1694-1758), one of Sweden's most important composers. Roman composed around twenty Assaggi - Assaggio has been translated as 'sample', 'essay', 'study' or 'experiment' - and they range from multi-movement works to single movements, with some surviving as just fragments. They are beautifully written for the violin and reveal a startling musical imagination at work. Increasingly in demand as leader and soloist with early music ensembles throughout Europe, Canadian-American Baroque violinist Alison Luthmers performs with Concerto Copenhagen, Camerata Øresund, Höör Barock, Göteborg Baroque, Eslövs Kammarorkester and Nivalis Barokk.