Bologne: Violin Concerto in D Major, op. 3, no. 1: III. Rondeau, Tafelmusik
Listen to Violin Concerto in D Major, op. 3, no. 1: III. Rondeau from The Music of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de SaintGeorges: Tafelmusik s landmark recording devoted to the music of Joseph Bologne, the influential Black 18thcentury composer. The Music of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de SaintGeorges digital album includes orchestral excerpts from the composers opera Lamant anonyme, the Violin Concerto in D Major, op. 3, no. 1, and the Symphony in G Major, op. 11, no. 1 by SaintGeorges; the Allegro from the Violin Concerto in F Major, op. 10, no. 4 by Leclair; and the Symphony in D Major, op. 5, no. 3, Pastorella by Gossec. Jeanne Lamon, Linda Melsted, and Geneviève Gilardeau are the featured violin soloists. Who was Joseph Bologne and why has his music been neglected for centuries The son of a wealthy plantation owner and his mistress, an enslaved woman on the plantation in Guadeloupe, Bologne confronted enormous adversities around class and race throughout his life. He eventually
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