Café Zimmermann is a French classical music ensemble founded in 1998 by the violinist Pablo Valetti and the harpsichordist
Céline Frisch. It is named after the original
Zimmermannsches Caffeehaus in Leipzig, of
Gottfried Zimmermann.
The ensemble has recorded several chamber works by Bach for the
Alpha
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record label.
[Goldberg: early music magazine – Numéros 26–29 – Page 27 2004 The Cafe Zimmermann has a long-term project to record all the ensemble music Bach conceived in a chamber music ...] The ensemble is resident at the
Grand Théâtre de Provence
The Grand Théâtre de Provence (GTP) is a venue located in the new Aix-en-Provence in district "Sextius Mirabeau". A symbol of the Aix region was used for the design of the volumes of this room: the Montagne Sainte-Victoire, recalled in particul ...
in
Aix-en-Provence
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Discography
* 2001: Johann Sebastian Bach,
Goldberg Variations
The ''Goldberg Variations'' (), BWV 988, is a musical composition for keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach, consisting of an aria and a set of thirty variations. First published in 1741, it is named after Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, who may ...
, 14 canons. Alpha 014.
* 2001–2011: Bach Chamber Works 6CD
* 2002: Charles Avison, Concertos in seven parts done from the lessons of Domenico Scarlatti. Alpha 031
* 2005: J-H. D’Anglebert – J-B. Lully, Pièces pour clavecin et Airs d’Opéra. Alpha 074.
* 2007: Johann Sebastian Bach, Weltliche Kantaten
BWV 30a &
BWV 207
(united discord of quivering strings), BWV 207.1 (formerly BWV 207), is a secular cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach and first performed on 11 December 1726 in Leipzig.
History and text
Bach wrote several works for celebr ...
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Gustav Leonhardt
Gustav Maria Leonhardt (30 May 1928 – 16 January 2012) was a Dutch keyboardist, conductor, musicologist, teacher and editor. He was a leading figure in the historically informed performance movement to perform music on period instruments.
Leo ...
. Alpha 118
* 2009: Dom Quichotte – Cantates et concertos comiques,
Dominique Visse. Alpha 151
* 2018:
Francesco Geminiani
Francesco Xaverio Geminiani (baptised 5 December 1687 – 17 September 1762) was an Italian violinist, composer, and music theorist. BBC Radio 3 once described him as "now largely forgotten, but in his time considered almost a musical god, deem ...
, Concerti grossi op.7 Nr.1-6. Alpha 396
References
External links
Site officiel
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Early music groups