Peter Sheppard Skærved – The Great Violins, Vol. 4 (2021) [FLAC 24bit/192kHz]

Peter Sheppard Skærved is the only violinist to have performed on the violins of Viotti, Paganini, Joachim, Kreisler and Ole Bull. His exploration of the relationship between string music and the instruments used to play it has resulted in years of collaboration with luthiers, archetiers, and projects (ranging from performances to films) working with some of the world’s great collections, especially with the Library of Congress, Washington DC, where he has performed on up to 6 violins in one concert!

He is the dedicatee of over 400 works for violin, by composers including Hans Werner Henze, Poul Ruders, David Matthews, Judith Weir and Jörg Widmann. He has made over 60 critically acclaimed recordings, including cycles of sonatas by Tartini and Beethoven, Quartets by Reicha and Tippett, and many of the works written for him, resulting in a Grammy nomination, and awards from the BBC Music Magazine.

Peter is the only musician to have been invited to curate an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, London, and has made and performance projects for the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and galleries worldwide. In the near future, he will be playing all 30 Tartini solo sonatas in residencies in Brussels, Tallinn and Bergen, will complete a residency at the Dover Museum, and will give a lecture recital on Darwin and music in Maine

Tracklist

01. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 1 in A Major: I. Prelude. Adagio
02. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 1 in A Major: II. Aria. Allegro
03. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 1 in A Major: III. Saraband. Adagio
04. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 1 in A Major: IV. Gavotte. Allegro
05. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 1 in A Major: V. Menuett
06. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 1 in A Major: VI. Aria. Adagio – Allegro
07. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 1 in A Major: VII. Menuett
08. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 1 in A Major: VIII. Aria. Allegro
09. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 1 in A Major: IX. Menuett
10. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 1 in A Major: X. Gigue. Presto
11. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 2 in B-Flat Major: I. Prelude. Adagio
12. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 2 in B-Flat Major: II. Aria. Allegro
13. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 2 in B-Flat Major: III. Saraband. Adagio
14. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 2 in B-Flat Major: IV. Fantasia. Allegro
15. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 2 in B-Flat Major: V. Menuett
16. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 2 in B-Flat Major: VI. Aria
17. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 2 in B-Flat Major: VII. Menuett
18. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 2 in B-Flat Major: VIII. Gavotte. Allegro
19. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 2 in B-Flat Major: IX. Passpied
20. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 2 in B-Flat Major: X. Ciaccona
21. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 3 in C Minor: I. Prelude. Adagio
22. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 3 in C Minor: II. Courrant. Allegro
23. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 3 in C Minor: III. Aria
24. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 3 in C Minor: IV. Menuett
25. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 3 in C Minor: V. Aria. Allegro
26. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 3 in C Minor: VI. Canario. Presto
27. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 3 in C Minor: VII. Aria lamentevole. Adagio
28. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 3 in C Minor: VIII. Menuett. Allegro
29. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 3 in C Minor: IX. Gigue. Presto
30. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 4 in D Major: I. Prelude. Adagio
31. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 4 in D Major: II. Aria
32. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 4 in D Major: III. Menuett
33. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 4 in D Major: IV. Brunada
34. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 4 in D Major: V. Saraband. Adagio
35. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 4 in D Major: VI. Aria. Allegro
36. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 4 in D Major: VII. Menuett
37. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 4 in D Major: VIII. Canario
38. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 4 in D Major: IX. Passacaglia
39. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 5 in G Minor: I. Prelude. Harpeggio
40. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 5 in G Minor: II. Gavotte. Allegro
41. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 5 in G Minor: III. Saraband. Adagio
42. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 5 in G Minor: IV. Rigodon. Allegro
43. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 5 in G Minor: V. Gigue. Allegro
44. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 5 in G Minor: VI. Menuett
45. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 5 in G Minor: VII. Boure
46. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 5 in G Minor: VIII. Retirada. Allegro
47. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 6 in A Major: I. Prelude. Allegro
48. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 6 in A Major: II. Saraband. Adagio
49. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 6 in A Major: III. Aria. Allegro
50. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 6 in A Major: IV. Menuett
51. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 6 in A Major: V. Aria. Allegro
52. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 6 in A Major: VI. Menuett
53. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 6 in A Major: VII. Aria. Allegro
54. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 6 in A Major: VIII. Gigue. Allegro
55. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 6 in A Major: IX. Eccho
56. Peter Sheppard Skærved – Vilsmayr: Violin Partita No. 6 in A Major: X. Aria variata. Allegro