Joseph Umstatt: Three Harpsichord Concertos & Two Flute Concertos Sieglinde Größinger, Maja Mijatović, Ensemble Klingekunst

• Joseph Umstatt (1711 - 1762): Concerto per il Clavicembalo in G major:
• 1 Umstatt: Concerto per il Clavicembalo in G major: […] 03:45
• 2 Umstatt: Concerto per il Clavicembalo in G major: Adagio 03:13
• 3 Umstatt: Concerto per il Clavicembalo in G major: Allegro 03:29
• Concerto per il Flauto Traverso Concertante in G major:
• 4 Umstatt: Concerto per il Flauto Traverso Concertante in G major: Adagio 04:03
• 5 Umstatt: Concerto per il Flauto Traverso Concertante in G major: Allegro 03:10
• 6 Umstatt: Concerto per il Flauto Traverso Concertante in G major: Andante 05:36
• 7 Umstatt: Concerto per il Flauto Traverso Concertante in G major: Allegro 03:09
• Concerto per il Clavicembalo in F major:
• 8 Umstatt: Concerto per il Clavicembalo in F major: Larghetto 02:43
• 9 Umstatt: Concerto per il Clavicembalo in F major: Allegro 03:06
• 10 Umstatt: Concerto per il Clavicembalo in F major: Adagio 03:11
• 11 Umstatt: Concerto per il Clavicembalo in F major: Allegro 02:46
• Concerto per il Flauto Traverso Concertante in A major:
• 12 Umstatt: Concerto per il Flauto Traverso Concertante in A major: Un poco allegro 04:47
• 13 Umstatt: Concerto per il Flauto Traverso Concertante in A major: Adagio ma non troppo 04:01
• 14 Umstatt: Concerto per il Flauto Traverso Concertante in A major: Allegro quasi presto 02:43
• 15 Umstatt: Concerto per il Flauto Traverso Concertante in A major: Menuet 03:51
• Concerto per il Clavicembalo in D major:
• 16 Umstatt: Concerto per il Clavicembalo in D major: […] 04:35
• 17 Umstatt: Concerto per il Clavicembalo in D major: Adagio 03:00
• 18 Umstatt: Concerto per il Clavicembalo in D major: Allegro 02:07
• Total Runtime 01:03:15

Info for Joseph Umstatt: Three Harpsichord Concertos & Two Flute Concertos

"Simply put, this is excellent, rich in the most beautiful 'affects,' wonderfully transparent in sound, with a light touch of swing in the fast movements that truly brings this music to life, sparkling in the Allegro, and delightfully sentimental in the slow movements (not at all saccharine)": So wrote a reviewer who was able to examine this recording before its release. Indeed, these concertos, recorded here for the first time on original instruments, possess a distinctive beauty that makes them truly remarkable. Their composer, Joseph Umstatt (1711–1762), proves himself in these creations—as virtuosic as they are ethereal—to be a connoisseur and master of the galant style, which was then taking the entire musical world by storm. How else could he have spent the last decade of his life as court composer and Kapellmeister to the Prince-Bishop of Bamberg?

Maja Mijatovic, harpsichord
Sieglinde Größinger, flute
Ensemble Klingekunst

The Ensemble Klingekunst
transforms the term, already used by Telemann and Mattheson, into a multifaceted concept: In its truest sense as music in all its expressive possibilities, Klingekunst stands for expressive and passionate music-making. Founded in 2009 by Maja Mijatović and Sieglinde Größinger, Klingekunst forms a pool of artists who come together to realize extraordinary projects. Although a thorough engagement with historical performance practice underlies the ensemble's work, the vibrant communication of music is paramount. This involves not only rediscovering precious rarities (such as unknown music from Vienna during the time of Maria Theresa) and juxtaposing them with well-known masterpieces, but also creating new and exciting frameworks, such as in the form of a Baroque crime story.

Multiple live concerts on the Austrian cultural radio station Ö1 as part of Bernhard Trehbuch's "Italia Mia," as well as guest appearances on "Ö1 Early Music - Reinterpreted."

The ensemble has performed several live concerts on the Austrian cultural radio station Ö1 as part of Bernhard Trehbuch's "Italia Mia," and has also appeared as a guest on "Ö1 Early Music - Reinterpreted."

The ensemble has performed at venues including the St. Pölten Baroque Festival, the Brunnenthal Summer Concerts, the Handel House in Halle (Germany), the Thun Castle Concerts (Switzerland), the Early and New Music series in St. Ruprecht and Kufstein, the Remise Bludenz, Wien Modern, and as part of the Jeunesse program in Vienna and Tyrol.

Their first CD, “Denn Du weißt die Stunde nicht! – eine barocke Kriminalgeschichte” (For You Do Not Know the Hour! – A Baroque Crime Story), was released in November 2012.

Their second and newest CD, featuring world premiere recordings of the earliest Viennese flute concertos, was released in May 2017 by the German label cpo. It received the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation's Pasticcio Prize (September 2018), was selected as CD of the Week on Radio Klassik Stephansdom, and garnered highly positive reviews from the press.

The second and newest CD, featuring world premiere recordings of the earliest Viennese flute concertos, was released in May 2017 by the German label cpo and was awarded the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation's Pasticcio Prize (September 2018). It was also featured as CD of the Week on Radio Klassik Stephansdom and received highly acclaimed reviews from the press.

Wilhelm Sinkovicz of the press on the CD: "A vibrant, sonorous snapshot of the times, of the highest quality."

Booklet for Joseph Umstatt: Three Harpsichord Concertos & Two Flute Concertos