In ‘Walking with Wölfl’ part XI, we move with Wölfl to London in 1805, where he quickly became a household name. We hear a symphony he wrote while there. Wölfl dedicated it to impresario and violinist Johann Peter Salomon. The man who had previously brought Haydn to London. We will be taking a closer look at Salomon. He regularly played Bach’s music for solo violin, he also composed and passionately played string quartet. This prompted Haydn to write quartets for him. We conclude with a piano sonata that Wölfl composed in London.
Joseph Wölfl: Symphony in C major op. 41
Pratum Integrum
Johann Sebastian Bach: finale from 1st Sonata in G major BWV 1001
Arthur Grumiaux, violin
Joseph Haydn: Largo assai from String quartet in G minor op 74/3 ‘Reiter’
Hagen Quartett
Johann Peter Salomon: Romance for violin and orchestra in D major
Daniel Hope, violin
Zürich Chamber Orchestra
Joseph Wölfl: Piano sonata in E major op. 50
Gregor Weichert, piano
