Triemer Six Cello Sonatas : Ensemble Mirable

Triemer Six Cello Sonatas by Ensemble Mirable

Ensemble Mirable : Triemer Six Cello Sonatas.
Rare and extraordinary music of the baroque.

The Composer

Virtuoso cellist and composer Jean Zewalt Triemer was born in Weimar around the turn of the eighteenth century, at a time when the cello had been steadily gaining popularity as both an orchestral and solo instrument. Around 1680, Viennese orchestras were utilizing this bass instrument and by 1720 it had spread into northern Germany. At the same time Johann Sebastian Bach had written his solo cello suites between 1717 and 1724, Triemer was becoming prominent as a cello soloist in Weimar where he studied with Gregor Christoph Eylenstein, cellist and chamber musician to the Duke of Weimar. Triemer's education in both performance and theory was sponsored by the Duke and he eventually became a member of the court orchestra. Considered one of the first virtuoso cellists in Germany, Triemer was added to Gerber's Dictionary of Music for his noteworthy performance accomplishments. From Weimar, he began his extensive travel, first taking him on a concert tour to Hamburg in 1725 where he was a member of the theater orchestra. After two years in Hamburg, Triemer left for Paris where he pursued the study of composition with Boismortier. His travels later took him to Amsterdam where he composed his set of six cello sonatas in 1745 as well as a cello method which was published in 1739. Triemer spent the rest of his years in Amsterdam, where he died in 1762.

His Music

The VI Sonatas for Violoncello are indicative of the increasingly challenging technique seen in the writings of other composers for the cello in the mid eighteenth century. This is seen in the extensive use of string crossings, chords, barriolage (as in Sonata III, second movement) and quick left-hand passage work. Also challenging is working with the thin texture created by the close proximity of the solo and continuo voices, being careful not to interrupt the cello line while at the same time providing support and creativity. Perhaps Triemer conceived the cello line first and subsequently added the continuo line, resulting in this challenging texture?

The spirited (and sometimes raucous) allegro movements, graceful minuets and poignant lento movements take both the performer and listener through a myriad of rhythmic figuration, colors, textures and resulting affects. Triemer's slow movement melodies have both charming and passionate vocal qualities, whereas the fast movements are often reminiscent of folk dance accompaniment, complete with fiddlers and bagpipes. Unlike these playful allegro movements, the final sonata (Sonata VI) ends with a fugue which unites the two individual lines yet creates a dialogue between them.

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Release date: 10/5/2004
Ensemble Mirable lives in California USA

Tagged as: Classical, Baroque, Instrumental, Cello, Composer: Johann Sebald Triemer, Harpsichord

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