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Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer
Person · male · Dutch Republic · Delden · born 1692 · died 1766 · recording since 1981
Dutch noble, diplomat and composer (1692-1766)
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Also known as Count Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer · Count Unico van Wassenaer · Graaf Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer · Graaf Unico Wilhelm von Wassenaer · Graaf Unico von Wassenaer · Graf Unico Wilhelm von Wassenaer · +4 more
Timeline
12 events▣ Album 9◦ Birth 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1
1690s
1760s
1980s
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Debut release: 6 concerti armonici
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Album: Unico Wilhelm Van Wassenaer and the Recorder in the Low Countries
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Biography
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Biography
Unico Wilhelm, Count van Wassenaer Obdam (30 October 1692 – 9 November 1766) was a Dutch nobleman who was a diplomat as well as a composer. He reorganized the Bailiwick of Utrecht of the Teutonic Order. His most important surviving compositions are the Concerti Armonici, which until 1980 had been misattributed to the Italian composer Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710–1736) and to Carlo Ricciotti (1681–1756).
Early years
Van Wassenaer was born into a distinguished family of wealth, power and accomplishment—the House of Wassenaer. His grandfather, Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam, was supreme commander of the confederate Dutch navy, and was killed in battle in 1665 in the Second Anglo-Dutch War; his father, Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam (younger), served as a general of the army in the War of the Spanish Succession, but ruined his military reputation in 1703 in the Battle of Ekeren, and spent the rest of his career as a diplomat.
Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer was born in the family castle of Twickel, near Delden, on 30 October 1692, the son of Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam (1645–1714) and Adriana Sophia Raesfelt (died 1694). He grew up in the Hague, where he was taught to play the harpsichord and violin. In 1707-09 he stayed with his father and three sisters in Düsseldorf at the court of Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine. The strong Italian influences at the court had a major influence on his musical development.
On 18 September 1710 Unico Wilhelm was admitted to the University of Leiden to study law.
In December 1711 he interrupted his studies to go to Frankfurt for the coronation of the Emperor Charles VI.
In June 1713, after completing his studies, he returned to Düsseldorf where his father and sisters had settled.
He may have accompanied Arent van Wassenaer Duyvenvoorde on a visit to Britain in 1715–16.
He made a grand tour of France and Italy in 1717–18.
In 1723 Unico Wilhelm married Dodonea Lucia van Goslinga (the daughter of Sicco van Goslinga), with whom he had three children.
Official positions
Unico Wilhelm had inherited the estate of Twickel from his father in 1714 and three years later was admitted as a knight of Overijssel.
He lived in this region from 1719 to 1724, when he accepted a position in Holland.
His older brother Johan Hendrik found him a position as water manager of the Rhineland (1723), counsel to the Admiralty (1724) and governor of the Dutch East India Company (1734). These jobs kept him in and around the Hague. After his brother died in 1745 he moved into the Van Wassenaer house in the Kneuterdijk.
A year later he was admitted into the Dutch knighthood. Unico Wilhelm continued to spend part of his time at Twickel, and in 1726 he had maps made of this property and the rest of his inheritance.
In 1744 Unico Wilhelm was sent on a diplomatic mission to the French court, and in the autumn of 1744 and again in 1745 he was sent to the court of Clemens August, Elector of Cologne. In 1746 he went again to France, and finally in 1746–47 to Breda for further discussions with the French.
Although clearly intelligent, Unico Wilhelm was not a natural diplomat.
Unico Wilhelm was a commander of the Bailiwick of Utrecht of the Teutonic Order.
He was made coadjutor in 1753, and introduced administrative and managerial innovations. In 1761 he was made Commander of the order.
He died in The Hague on November 9, 1766.
Music
While based at the Hague between 1725 and 1740, Unico Wilhelm wrote the six Concerti Armonici.
The Concerti armonici, published anonymously in 1740, were printed in London in 1755 as compositions by the violinist and impresario Carlo Ricciotti (c. 1681–1756). It has since been established that these were the work of Unico Wilhelm. There is no evidence that Ricciotti wrote any music.
The concerti were dedicated to Wilhelm's friend, Count Willem Bentinck. The slow movements of the concerti have expressive beauty.
The Polish composer Franciszek Lessel (1780–1838) asserted incorrectly that the concertos were written by Pergolesi. Since the style of the concertos is Italian, laid out in typical Roman fashion with four parts for violin and consisting of four parts instead of the Venetian three, they are comparable to works by Pietro Locatelli.
However, in 1979–1980 a manuscript of the six concerti was found in the archives of Twickel Castle (the castle where Van Wassenaer was born) labeled "Concerti Armonici
Concerti armoniciSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 24 tracks1Concerto no. 1 in G major: I. Grave1:462Concerto no. 1 in G major: II. Allegro3:013Concerto no. 1 in G major: III. Un poco andante4:084Concerto no. 1 in G major: IV. Allegro2:135Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major: I. Largo andante4:196Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major: II. Da cappella: Presto1:377Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major: III. Largo affettuoso3:158Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major: IV. Allegro moderato2:379Concerto no. 3 in A major: I. Grave sostenuto0:3610Concerto no. 3 in A major: II. Da cappella — Adagio mordante2:2911Concerto no. 3 in A major: III. Largo andante3:2212Concerto no. 3 in A major: IV. Vivace2:5513Concerto no. 4 in G major: I. Largo2:2314Concerto no. 4 in G major: II. Da cappella: Non presto1:4715Concerto no. 4 in G major: III. Largo affettuoso3:2616Concerto no. 4 in G major: IV. Allegro1:5817Concerto no. 5 in F minor: I. Adagio — Largo2:3818Concerto no. 5 in F minor: II. Da cappella1:5919Concerto no. 5 in F minor: III. Con sordini3:2720Concerto no. 5 in F minor: IV. A tempo giusto1:2921Concerto no. 6 in E-flat major: I. Affettuoso3:0022Concerto no. 6 in E-flat major: II. Presto1:3223Concerto no. 6 in E-flat major: III. Largo1:4824Concerto no. 6 in E-flat major: IV. Vivace2:20." Although the handwriting was not by Van Wassenaer, the manuscript did have an introduction in his hand, reading: "Partition de mes concerts gravez par le Sr. Ricciotti". Because of the research done by the Dutch musicologist Albert Dunning, there can be no doubt that the concerti were, in fact, written by Van Wassenaer.
Dunning quotes the composer's Foreword in full--
"Score of my concertos, engraved by Signor Ricciotti. These concertos were composed at different times between 1725 and 1740. When they were ready, I took them along to the musical gathering organized in The Hague by Mr Bentinck, myself and some foreign gentlemen.
Ricciotti played the first violin. Afterwards I allowed him to make a copy of the concertos. When all six were ready, he asked permission to have them engraved. Upon my refusal he enlisted the aid of Mr Bentinck, to whose strong representations I finally acquiesced, on condition that my name did not appear anywhere on the copy and that he put his name to it, as he did. Mr Bentinck wanted to dedicate them to me; I refused absolutely, after which he told Ricciotti to dedicate them to him. In this way these concertos were published against my wishes.
Some of them are tolerable, some middling, others wretched. Had they not been published, I would perhaps have corrected the mistakes in them, but other business has left me no leisure to amuse myself with them, and I would have caused their editor offence."
Concerto Armonico No. 2 in B flat Major (Allegro moderato) was among the works that formed the basis for Igor Stravinsky's Pulcinella, Tarantella, based on works considered at the time to be by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi.
Apart from Concerti Armonici, three sonatas for recorder and continuo were also discovered in a Rostock archive by Wim Brabants in the early 1990s.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
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| Metric | Value | Percentile |
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| Wikipedia language versions | 16 | 74.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 11 | 82.8th |
| Studio albums | 10 | 91.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 12 | 88.9th |
| Recording span (years) | -215 | 3th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
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Discography (11 release groups · 10 studio albums)
Albums · 10
1981 · studio album
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Tracklist · 24 tracks · 58:28
A16 Concerti Armonici: I. Concerto G-dur: 1. Grave1:45A26 Concerti Armonici: I. Concerto G-dur: 2. Allegro2:49A36 Concerti Armonici: I. Concerto G-dur: 3. Grave4:55A46 Concerti Armonici: I. Concerto G-dur: 4. Allegro2:15A56 Concerti Armonici: II. Concerto G-dur: 1. Largo2:21A66 Concerti Armonici: II. Concerto G-dur: 2. Da Cappella (= Alla Breve), Non Presto1:53A76 Concerti Armonici: II. Concerto G-dur: 3. Largo Affettuoso4:17A86 Concerti Armonici: II. Concerto G-dur: 4. Allegro2:00A96 Concerti Armonici: III. Concerto A-dur: 1. Grave Assai Sostenuto0:41A106 Concerti Armonici: III. Concerto A-dur: 2. Da Cappella Presto (Canone Di Palestrina)2:35A116 Concerti Armonici: III. Concerto A-dur: 3. Largo, Andante2:45A126 Concerti Armonici: III. Concerto A-dur: 4. Vivace2:48B16 Concerti Armonici: IV. Concerto f-moll: 1. Adagio2:25B26 Concerti Armonici: IV. Concerto f-moll: 2. Da Cappella (Presto)1:52B36 Concerti Armonici: IV. Concerto f-moll: 3. A Tempo Commodo3:26B46 Concerti Armonici: IV. Concerto f-moll: 4. A Tempo Giusto1:25B56 Concerti Armonici: V. Concerto B-dur: 1. Largo, Andante3:11B66 Concerti Armonici: V. Concerto B-dur: 2. Da Cappella (Presto)1:45B76 Concerti Armonici: V. Concerto B-dur: 3. Adagio Affettuoso /2:33B86 Concerti Armonici: V. Concerto B-dur: 4. Allegro Moderato2:27B96 Concerti Armonici: VI. Concerto Es-dur: 1. Affettuoso3:05B106 Concerti Armonici: VI. Concerto Es-dur: 2. Presto1:38B116 Concerti Armonici: VI. Concerto Es-dur: 3. Largo1:30B126 Concerti Armonici: VI. Concerto Es-dur: 4. Vivace2:07The "Pergolesi" Concerti Armonici
1986 · studio album
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Tracklist · 24 tracks · 1:04:37
1Concerto no. 2 in G major: I. Largo2:532Concerto no. 2 in G major: II. Da cappella, non presto1:463Concerto no. 2 in G major: III. Largo affettuoso4:564Concerto no. 2 in G major: IV. Allegro1:595Concerto no. 3 in A major: I. Grave assai sostenuto0:586Concerto no. 3 in A major: II. Da cappella presto (Canone di Palestrina)2:347Concerto no. 3 in A major: III. Largo, Andante3:578Concerto no. 3 in A major: IV. Vivace2:579Concerto no. 5 in B-flat major: I. Largo, Andante4:2510Concerto no. 5 in B-flat major: II. Da cappella (Presto)2:0611Concerto no. 5 in B-flat major: III. Largo affettuoso2:4412Concerto no. 5 in B-flat major: IV. Allegro moderato2:2813Concerto no. 4 in F minor: I. Adagio2:5214Concerto no. 4 in F minor: II. Da cappella (Presto)2:0315Concerto no. 4 in F minor: III. A tempo commodo4:1716Concerto no. 4 in F minor: IV. A tempo giusto1:4117Concerto no. 1 in G major: I. Grave1:4018Concerto no. 1 in G major: II. Allegro2:4919Concerto no. 1 in G major: III. Grave, staccato4:5720Concerto no. 1 in G major: IV. Allegro2:1221Concerto no. 6 in E-flat major: I. Affettuoso2:4122Concerto no. 6 in E-flat major: II. Presto1:4223Concerto no. 6 in E-flat major: III. Largo1:5224Concerto no. 6 in E-flat major: IV. Vivace2:08Unico van Wassenaer & Contemporaries
1993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 28 tracks · 1:03:17
1Sonata Prima in F major: I. Grave2:032Sonata Prima in F major: II. Allegro3:553Sonata Prima in F major: III. Adagio1:164Sonata Prima in F major: IV. Giga presto1:355Sonata Seconda in G minor: I. Grave2:046Sonata Seconda in G minor: II. Allegro2:337Sonata Seconda in G minor: III. Adagio1:288Sonata Seconda in G minor: IV. Giga presto2:339Sonata Terza in G minor: I. Grave2:5510Sonata Terza in G minor: II. Allegro2:2111Sonata Terza in G minor: III. Sarabande. Grave2:5512Sonata Terza in G minor: IV. Giga presto1:2213Fuga Obligata3:4714Sonate in D major, op. 6 no. 1: I. Largo2:0615Sonate in D major, op. 6 no. 1: II. Vivace2:5616Sonate in D major, op. 6 no. 1: III. Largo1:2317Sonate in D major, op. 6 no. 1: IV. Giga vivace2:3418Suite no. 6 in A minor: I. Preludio1:3819Suite no. 6 in A minor: II. Allemanda2:4820Suite no. 6 in A minor: III. Corrente1:3121Suite no. 6 in A minor: IV. Sarabanda1:4622Suite no. 6 in A minor: V. Aria1:2523Suite no. 6 in A minor: VI. Giga1:0124Fantasia no. 1 in A minor: I. Adagio-Allegro5:1325Fantasia no. 1 in A minor: II. Allemande2:3126Fantasia no. 1 in A minor: III. Courante1:3127Fantasia no. 1 in A minor: IV. Sarabande2:2028Fantasia no. 1 in A minor: V. Gigue1:471993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 24 tracks · 1:00:05
1Concerto no. 1 in G major: I. Grave1:462Concerto no. 1 in G major: II. Allegro3:013Concerto no. 1 in G major: III. Un poco andante4:084Concerto no. 1 in G major: IV. Allegro2:135Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major: I. Largo andante4:196Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major: II. Da cappella: Presto1:377Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major: III. Largo affettuoso3:158Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major: IV. Allegro moderato2:379Concerto no. 3 in A major: I. Grave sostenuto0:3610Concerto no. 3 in A major: II. Da cappella — Adagio mordante2:2911Concerto no. 3 in A major: III. Largo andante3:2212Concerto no. 3 in A major: IV. Vivace2:5513Concerto no. 4 in G major: I. Largo2:2314Concerto no. 4 in G major: II. Da cappella: Non presto1:4715Concerto no. 4 in G major: III. Largo affettuoso3:2616Concerto no. 4 in G major: IV. Allegro1:5817Concerto no. 5 in F minor: I. Adagio — Largo2:3818Concerto no. 5 in F minor: II. Da cappella1:5919Concerto no. 5 in F minor: III. Con sordini3:2720Concerto no. 5 in F minor: IV. A tempo giusto1:2921Concerto no. 6 in E-flat major: I. Affettuoso3:0022Concerto no. 6 in E-flat major: II. Presto1:3223Concerto no. 6 in E-flat major: III. Largo1:4824Concerto no. 6 in E-flat major: IV. Vivace2:201999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 59:29
1Concerto I in G gr.t.: I. Grave-Allegro4:322Concerto I in G gr.t.: II. Grave. Staccato4:123Concerto I in G gr.t.: III. Allegro2:164Concerto II in Bes gr.t.: I. Largo andante4:155Concerto II in Bes gr.t.: II. Da Capella. Presto1:386Concerto II in Bes gr.t.: III. Largo affettuoso2:107Concerto II in Bes gr.t.: IV. Allegro moderato staccato2:438Concerto III in A gr.t.: I. Grave-Da Capella. Canone di Palestrina-Adagio3:219Concerto III in A gr.t.: II. Largo andante2:3310Concerto III in A gr.t.: III. Vivace3:1011Concerto IV in G gr.t.: I. Largo2:1512Concerto IV in G gr.t.: II. Da Capella. Non presto1:4713Concerto IV in G gr.t.: III. Largo affettuoso3:5514Concerto IV in G gr.t.: IV. Allegro2:0415Concerto V in f kl.t.: I. Adagio-Largo3:0416Concerto V in f kl.t.: II. Da Capella1:5717Concerto V in f kl.t.: III. Con sordini3:3518Concerto V in f kl.t.: IV. A tempo giusto1:2919Concerto VI in Es gr.t.: I. Affettuoso2:5720Concerto VI in Es gr.t.: II. Presto3:1821Concerto VI in Es gr.t.: III. Vivace2:182002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 58:52
1Concerto no. 1 in G major: I. Grave1:582Concerto no. 1 in G major: II. Allegro3:003Concerto no. 1 in G major: III. Un poco andante3:384Concerto no. 1 in G major: IV. Allegro2:235Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major: I. Largo andante4:106Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major: II. Da cappella: Presto1:397Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major: III. Largo affettuoso2:158Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major: IV. Allegro moderato1:519Concerto no. 3 in A major: I. Grave sostenuto / II. Da capella: Canone di Palestrina: Adagio e forte3:2610Concerto no. 3 in A major: III. Largo andante2:3711Concerto no. 3 in A major: IV. Vivace3:0412Concerto no. 4 in G major: I. Largo2:2013Concerto no. 4 in G major: II. Da cappella: Non presto1:5614Concerto no. 4 in G major: III. Largo affettuoso3:4515Concerto no. 4 in G major: IV. Allegro2:1216Concerto no. 5 in F minor: I. Adagio — Largo2:3717Concerto no. 5 in F minor: II. Da cappella2:1418Concerto no. 5 in F minor: III. A tempo comodo3:2619Concerto no. 5 in F minor: IV. A tempo giusto1:4720Concerto no. 6 in E-flat major: I. Affettuoso3:0321Concerto no. 6 in E-flat major: II. Presto / III. Largo3:1222Concerto no. 6 in E-flat major: IV. Vivace2:192003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 23 tracks · 57:46
1Concerto no. 4 in G major: I. Largo2:212Concerto no. 4 in G major: II. Da capella (non presto)1:453Concerto no. 4 in G major: III. Largo affettuoso3:304Concerto no. 4 in G major: IV. Allegro1:585Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major: I. Andante4:306Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major: II. Presto: da capella1:397Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major: III. Adagio affettuoso2:068Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major: IV. Allegro moderato (mezzo forte)1:549Concerto no. 5 in F minor: I. Adagio: largo2:3010Concerto no. 5 in F minor: II. Da capella2:0111Concerto no. 5 in F minor: III. Con sordino3:3912Concerto no. 5 in F minor: IV. A tempo giusto1:3313Concerto no. 3 in A major: I. Grave sostenuto0:3414Concerto no. 3 in A major: II. Da capella2:3515Concerto no. 3 in A major: III. Largo-Andante2:5116Concerto no. 3 in A major: IV. Vivace2:4917Concerto no. 1 in G major: I. Grave2:0418Concerto no. 1 in G major: II. Allegro2:5219Concerto no. 1 in G major: III. Un poco andante4:4120Concerto no. 1 in G major: IV. Allegro2:1521Concerto no. 6 in E-flat major: I. Affettuoso2:3122Concerto no. 6 in E-flat major: II. Presto2:5623Concerto no. 6 in E-flat major: III. Vivace2:122017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:18:23
1Aria “Tornami a vagheggiar”4:492Concerto in G for Viola, Strings and Basso Continuo: Largo3:183Concerto in G for Viola, Strings and Basso Continuo: Allegro2:574Concerto in G for Viola, Strings and Basso Continuo: Andante3:485Concerto in G for Viola, Strings and Basso Continuo: Presto3:306Concerto in D for Lute, Strings and Basso Continuo: Without Tempo Indication3:187Concerto in D for Lute, Strings and Basso Continuo: Largo4:448Concerto in D for Lute, Strings and Basso Continuo: Allegro2:119Brandenburg Concerto no. 6 in B-flat, BWV 1051: Without Tempo Indication7:3410Brandenburg Concerto no. 6 in B-flat, BWV 1051: Adagio, ma non tanto5:0911Brandenburg Concerto no. 6 in B-flat, BWV 1051: Allegro7:0112Concerto Armonico no. 1 in G: Grave1:4913Concerto Armonico no. 1 in G: Allegro3:2314Concerto Armonico no. 1 in G: Andante4:3815Concerto Armonico no. 1 in G: Allegro2:3416Concerto in C for Flautino, Strings and Basso Continuo, RV 443: Allegro4:0317Concerto in C for Flautino, Strings and Basso Continuo, RV 443: Largo4:1318Concerto in C for Flautino, Strings and Basso Continuo, RV 443: Allegro molto3:0319Aria “brilla nell’alma”6:21Unico Wilhelm Van Wassenaer and the Recorder in the Low Countries
2019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 38 tracks · 1:19:54
1Sonata terza in G minor: I. Grave2:542Sonata terza in G minor: II. Allegro2:263Sonata terza in G minor: III. Sarabanda. Grave2:234Sonata terza in G minor: IV. Giga presto0:565Recorder Sonata no. 3 in G major, op. 1: I. Largo3:316Recorder Sonata in G major: I. Poco allegro0:567Recorder Sonata in G major: II. Allegro0:418Recorder Sonata in G major: III. Adagio - Allegro - Adagio - Presto - Adagio - Spicato - Largo - Allegro2:079Recorder Sonata in G major: IV. Aria1:3510Recorder Sonata no. 1 in A minor, op. 1: I. Adagio3:1511Recorder Sonata no. 1 in A minor, op. 1: II. Allegro1:3312Recorder Sonata no. 1 in A minor, op. 1: III. Adagio1:4913Recorder Sonata no. 1 in A minor, op. 1: IV. Giga. Allegro1:1114Sonata no. 7 in G major, op. 9: I. Andante3:0215Sonata no. 7 in G major, op. 9: II. Allegro ma non troppo2:4516Sonata no. 7 in G major, op. 9: III. Aria. Affettuoso - Altro3:1717Sonata no. 7 in G major, op. 9: IV. Giga. Allegro moderato2:06184 Pieces from Pièces de clavecin, premier suite: I. Adagio3:00194 Pieces from Pièces de clavecin, premier suite: II. Allegro3:22204 Pieces from Pièces de clavecin, premier suite: III. Andante1:57214 Pieces from Pièces de clavecin, premier suite: IV. Vivace4:1622Sonata seconda in G minor: I. Grave1:3923Sonata seconda in G minor: II. Allegro1:1424Sonata seconda in G minor: III. Adagio1:2525Sonata seconda in G minor: IV. Giga presto2:0826Sonata no. 7 in E major, op. 30: I. Allegro2:0127Sonata no. 7 in E major, op. 30: II. Siciliano3:0028Sonata no. 7 in E major, op. 30: III. Allegro2:2229Sonata no. 7 in E major, op. 30: IV. Allegro2:1030Sonata no. 7 in E major, op. 30: V. Giga1:4531Sonata no. 7 in E major, op. 30: VI. Allegro1:3232Sonata prima in F major: I. Grave2:1133Sonata prima in F major: II. Allegro2:4334Sonata prima in F major: III. Adagio0:5335Sonata prima in F major: IV. Giga presto1:0836Sonata in F major: I. Vivace1:4937Sonata in F major: II. Adagio1:0738Sonata in F major: III. Allegro1:45— · studio album
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1Concerto armonico no. 1 in G major12:072Concerto armonico no. 2 in G major11:123Concerto armonico no. 3 in A major10:334Concerto armonico no. 4 in F minor11:135Concerto armonico no. 5 in B-flat major9:116Concerto armonico no. 6 in E-flat major8:49
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| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
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| 2017 | Handel: Concerti Grossi / Wassenaer: Concerti ArmonicoSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 41 tracks · 1:43:35Disc 1 1Concerti grossi op. 6, no. 6 HWV324 in G minor: I. Larghetto e affetuoso3:01 2Concerti grossi op. 6, no. 6 HWV324 in G minor: II. Allegro ma non troppo1:35 3Concerti grossi op. 6, no. 6 HWV324 in G minor: III. Musette (larghetto)4:43 4Concerti grossi op. 6, no. 6 HWV324 in G minor: IV. Allegro2:51 5Concerti grossi op. 6, no. 6 HWV324 in G minor: V. Allegro2:35 6Concerti grossi op. 6, no. 4 HWV322 in A minor: I. Larghetto affetuoso2:39 7Concerti grossi op. 6, no. 4 HWV322 in A minor: II. Allegro2:48 8Concerti grossi op. 6, no. 4 HWV322 in A minor: III. Largo e piano1:51 9Concerti grossi op. 6, no. 4 HWV322 in A minor: IV. Allegro3:46 10Concerti grossi op. 6, no. 2 HWV320 in F major: I. Andante larghetto2:41 11Concerti grossi op. 6, no. 2 HWV320 in F major: II. Allegro2:20 12Concerti grossi op. 6, no. 2 HWV320 in F major: III. Largo (larghetto andante e piano)2:07 13Concerti grossi op. 6, no. 2 HWV320 in F major: IV. Allegro ma non troppo2:01 14Concerti grossi op. 6, no. 1 HWV319 in G major: I. A tempo giusto1:31 15Concerti grossi op. 6, no. 1 HWV319 in G major: II. Allegro1:47 16Concerti grossi op. 6, no. 1 HWV319 in G major: III. Adagio2:18 17Concerti grossi op. 6, no. 1 HWV319 in G major: IV. Allegro2:29 18Concerti grossi op. 6, no. 1 HWV319 in G major: V. Allegro2:46 Disc 21Concerto no. 4 in G major: I. Largo2:21 2Concerto no. 4 in G major: II. Da capella (non presto)1:45 3Concerto no. 4 in G major: III. Largo affettuoso3:30 4Concerto no. 4 in G major: IV. Allegro1:58 5Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major: I. Andante4:30 6Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major: II. Presto: da capella1:39 7Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major: III. Adagio affettuoso2:06 8Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major: IV. Allegro moderato (mezzo forte)1:54 9Concerto no. 5 in F minor: I. Adagio: largo2:30 10Concerto no. 5 in F minor: II. Da capella2:01 11Concerto no. 5 in F minor: III. Con sordino3:39 12Concerto no. 5 in F minor: IV. A tempo giusto1:33 13Concerto no. 3 in A major: I. Grave sostenuto0:34 14Concerto no. 3 in A major: II. Da capella2:35 15Concerto no. 3 in A major: III. Largo-Andante2:51 16Concerto no. 3 in A major: IV. Vivace2:49 17Concerto no. 1 in G major: I. Grave2:04 18Concerto no. 1 in G major: II. Allegro2:52 19Concerto no. 1 in G major: III. Un poco andante4:41 20Concerto no. 1 in G major: IV. Allegro2:15 21Concerto no. 6 in E-flat major: I. Affettuoso2:31 22Concerto no. 6 in E-flat major: II. Presto2:56 23Concerto no. 6 in E-flat major: III. Vivace2:12 | Compilation | 27 January 2017 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 16 | 74.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 11 | 82.8th |
| Studio albums | 10 | 91.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 12 | 88.9th |
| Recording span (years) | -215 | 3th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
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