Georg von Bertouch - Trio Sonatas and pieces from The Music Book of Jacob Mestmacher | Toccata Classics TOCC0006

Georg von Bertouch - Trio Sonatas and pieces from The Music Book of Jacob Mestmacher

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Label: Toccata Classics

Cat No: TOCC0006

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 22nd October 2005

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About

Georg von Bertouch (1668–1743) was a man of action, quite literally: he took part in no fewer than 22 battles, and ended his career as commandant of Akershus Castle, which still overlooks the harbour in Oslo – the portrait on the cover of this CD was photographed in the office of the present-day commandant. But Bertouch, a German-born Norwegian, was also one of the leading composers of the day, corresponding with Bach and other prominent musicians. His music reveals a knowledge of Corelli and other contemporary developments, but retains a fresh, almost innocent, spontaneity with an infectious appeal. Here it is interspersed with dances and airs used in domestic music-making in Baroque Bergen.

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