Conrad Höffler (1647-1696)
PRIMITIÆ
CHELICÆ
12 suites for viola da gamba and basso continuo
Editor: Günter and Leonore von Zadow, publication date: 2011-09, introduction: Thomas Fritzsch, source: print Nuremberg 1695, D-Z RSB Mus. 29.1
Order information
G211 | Höffler, Primitiæ Chelicæ, suites I-IV, VdG+Bc, score including extensive introduction, 2 parts, 48 p., ISMN 979-0-50174-211-0 | 17.50 € |
G212 | Höffler, Primitiæ Chelicæ, suites V-VIII, VdG+Bc, score, 2 parts, 44 p., ISMN 979-0-50174-212-7 | 17.50 € |
G213 | Höffler, Primitiæ Chelicæ, suites IX-XII, VdG+Bc, score, 2 parts, 40 p., ISMN 979-0-50174-213-4 | 17.50 € |
Description
In the second half of the seventeenth century, there were four great viola da gambists in Germany: Johann Schenck, August Kühnel, Jakob Richmann, and Conrad Höffler. While the music of Schenck and Kühnel, at least, is widely known among viol players today, Höffler’s has largely gone unregarded. To alleviate this situation, Edition Güntersberg has published Höffler’s extensive Primitiæ Chelicæ , a collection of twelve suites for viola da gamba and continuo, in a new three-volume edition. The first volume features a detailed foreword, based on recent research, by viola da gambist Thomas Fritzsch. In terms of musical content and difficulty, the pieces are comparable to those of the other composers mentioned above, but clearly show Höffler’s own hallmarks.