Westhoff | Sonates pour violon
Today almost ignored by musicologists and performers, and totally unknown to music-lovers, Johann Paul von Westhoff is one of those composers with an endearing personality who achieved a synthesis of the multiple trends in European music. He was held in high esteem by his contemporaries, including the Sun King himself, before whom he appeared in 1682. Though he left only two collections to posterity, he nevertheless helped violin music through decisive phases in its development.
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