CD 94
Musical Instruments in the Ferdinandeum 1
Michael Ignaz Stadlmann’s violin dating from 1794 is one of the few instruments in the music collection of the Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum that has been fully preserved in its original state. Even the bridge, usually worn down from playing and renovated, still exists. The arching, the arching of the fi ngerboard and the attachment of the neck are those of a traditional Baroque violin. The stop, however, already corresponds to today’s model. For our recordings the instrument was restrung with genuine catgut for the E, A and D strings and with metal-covered gut for the G string, a combination already recommended by Giuseppe Tartini as being reliable. It was played without a chin- rest or shoulder-support. The pitch and intonation followed the historical tuning of the harpsichords. This CD features pieces from the early days of the development of violin music in early 17th-century Italy, as well as works by Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713) and Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750).
Track 7, 2:14
Sonata seconda
Giovanni Battista Fontana (um 1570-1713)