Johann Pfeiffer (1697-1761) - Sonata für Traverso

Alles Gute zum Geburtstag Johann Pfeiffer! Composer: Johann Pfeiffer (1697-1761) Work: Sonata (G-Dur) à Traversiero Primo, Traversiero Secondo (violine) e Violoncello Performers: Sabine Drеiеr (traverso); Ulla Schnеidеr (violine); Tilmann Stiеhlеr (violoncello); Irene Hеgеn (cembalo) Sonata für Traverso 1. Larghetto 0:00 2. Allegretto 2:44 3. Tempo di Menuetto 7:33 Painting: Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797) - Mr. and Mrs. William Chase (1760) --- Johann Pfeiffer (Nuremberg, 1 January 1697 - Bayreuth, 7 October 1761) German composer and violinist. He studied at the university of Halle and Leipzig. He spent six months as director of music for Count Heinrich XI von Reuss at Schleiz before entering the Weimar court orchestra as a violinist in 1720. In 1726 he was made Konzertmeister, a post apparently left vacant since J.S. Bach’s departure in 1717. From 1734 he served as Kapellmeister in Bayreuth, and also was music teacher to Margr