STAMITZ: Sinfonias concertante in C & in D; Viola Concertos - Gabriela Demeterova, Czech Philharmonic Collegium

The music of the second half of the 18th century has gained a lasting popularity with audiences. It is transparent, symmetrical, and does not annoy the listener with incomprehensible depth of thought or overly exalted expression.
- Carl Stamitz (1745-1801), the son of the famous Jan Václav Stamic, pleasantly surprises both with his imagination and with his refined instrumental textures.
- Gabriela Demeterová, one of the best string players of her era makes the most of her instrumental skills in this recording of four of the composer's violin and viola concertos.
- Gabriela Demeterová, also a brilliant violist, takes advantage of multitrack recording techniques in the sinfonia concertante.
- This lends a unity of interpretation and style to the recording.

Carl Philipp Stamitz
Concerto for Viola and Orchestra in D major, Op. 1
1. Allegro (non troppo) 09:26
2. Andante moderato 04:39
3. Rondo (Allegretto) 03:53
Carl Philipp Stamitz
Concerto for Viola and Orchestra in A major
4. Allegro moderato 06:35
5. Rondeau 08:04
Carl Philipp Stamitz
Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola in D major
6. Allegro moderato 08:18
7. Romance 05:19
8. Rondeau 04:17
Carl Philipp Stamitz
Sinfonia concertante for Violin in C major
9. Allegro moderato 08:43
10. Andante 07:02
11. Menuet 05:39