℗ 2021 Athene
| Released | September 10, 2021 |
| Duration | 1h 12m 32s |
| Record Label | Athene |
| Catalogue No. | ATH23211 |
| Genre | Classical (Baroque Era) |
Florish in the Key: The Solo Violin in London 1650-1700
Peter Sheppard Skærved
Available in 192 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Prelude in D Major
Arcangelo Corelli; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
1:10 | |||
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1.2
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Prelude in E Minor
Giuseppe Torelli; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
2:53 | |||
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1.3
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Prelude in A Major
Nicola Cosimi; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
1:37 | |||
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1.4
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Prelude in D Major
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
0:48 | |||
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1.5
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Prelude in D Minor
Giovanni Bononcini; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
1:08 | |||
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1.6
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Prelude in A Major
Nicola Matteis; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
1:16 | |||
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1.7
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Prelude in D Major
Francesco Gasparini; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
1:31 | |||
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1.8
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Prelude in F Major
Nicola Francesco Haym; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
0:50 | |||
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1.9
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Prelude in D Major
Johann Gottfried Keller; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
1:44 | |||
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1.10
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Prelude in A Major
Thomas Dean; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
2:10 | |||
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1.11
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Prelude in D Major
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
1:34 | |||
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1.12
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Prelude in A Major
William Corbett; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
1:42 | |||
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1.13
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Prelude in A Minor
Henry Eccles; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
1:57 | |||
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1.14
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Prelude in A Major
Arcangelo Corelli; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
1:23 | |||
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1.15
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Prelude in A Major
Nicola Cosimi; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
1:26 | |||
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1.16
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Prelude in D Minor
Tomaso Vitali; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
1:31 | |||
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1.17
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Prelude in B-Flat Major
John Banister; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
1:12 | |||
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1.18
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Prelude in D Minor
Johann Christoph Pepusch; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
0:51 | |||
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1.19
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Prelude in D Minor
Carlo Ambrogio Lonati; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
2:16 | |||
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1.20
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Prelude in G Minor
Henry Purcell; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
1:06 | |||
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1.21
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Prelude in F Minor
"mr Simons"; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
1:29 | |||
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1.22
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Prelude in A Major
Robert King; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
1:30 | |||
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1.23
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Prelude in E-Flat Major
Giovanni Battista Bassani; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
1:45 | |||
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1.24
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Prelude in E Major
"mr Smith"; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
1:41 | |||
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1.25
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Prelude in a mjajor
William Gorton; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
1:35 | |||
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1.26
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Prelude in F Minor
Marc'Antonio Ziani; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
2:21 | |||
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1.27
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Prelude in E Major
Gottfried Finger; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
1:25 | |||
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1.28
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Prelude in A Major
"mr. Hills"; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
1:40 | |||
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1.29
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Prelude in B-Flat Major
Johann Christoph Pepusch; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
1:16 | |||
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1.30
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Prelude in C Minor
Giuseppe Torelli; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
1:01 | |||
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1.31
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Prelude in D Minor
Nicola Francesco Haym; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
1:14 | |||
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1.32
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Prelude in C Major
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
1:19 | |||
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1.33
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Prelude in C Major
Francesco Gasparini; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
1:33 | |||
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1.34
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Prelude in C Minor
Nicola Matteis; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
2:09 | |||
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A Set of Tunings by Mr Baltzar
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1.35
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A Set of Tunings by Mr Allemande 1 in A Major
Thomas Baltzar; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
1:48 | |||
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1.36
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A Set of Tunings by Mr Allemande 2 in A Major
Thomas Baltzar; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
2:06 | |||
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1.37
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A Set of Tunings by Mr Corant in A Major
Thomas Baltzar; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
1:21 | |||
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1.38
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A Set of Tunings by Mr Sarabrand in A Major
Thomas Baltzar; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
1:30 | |||
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1.39
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Preludium in C Minor
Thomas Baltzar; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
1:46 | |||
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1.40
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Corant in C Minor
Thomas Baltzar; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
2:55 | |||
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1.41
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Courante in G Minor
Thomas Baltzar; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
1:57 | |||
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1.42
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Sarabande in G mino
Thomas Baltzar; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
1:26 | |||
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1.43
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Sarabande in B-Flat Major
Thomas Baltzar; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
1:51 | |||
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1.44
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Allemande and Variatio in G Minor
Thomas Baltzar; Peter Sheppard Skærved |
3:49 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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As well as being internationally recognized as a leading interpreter of music new and old, Peter Sheppard Skærved is the only violinist to have performed on the personal violins of Viotti, Paganini, Joachim, Kreisler and Ole Bull. Here he presents the works from ‘Preludes or Voluntarys’ (2nd edition, published by John Walsh in 1705.
The edition includes petite gems from the leading lights of the age such as Purcell, Biber, Pepusch, Correlli and Torrelli, and some whose names are somewhat forgotten: Matteis, Bassani and Vitali – and more who are only known by their surname, probably musicians of the royal court who had presented a work to Walsh for publication. It’s also true that Walsh included several extracts from sonatas, suites and other chamber works, not always correctly attributed. These fascinating pieces are played on a 1664 violin of unknown make which was a instrument of King Charles II’s court orchestra.
The album also contains several works by the (at the time) highly regarded Thomas Baltzar, played on the superb 1629 Girolamo Amati violin also used for Sheppard Skærved’s most recent ‘Great Violins’ recording. Altogether a wonderful album, both musically and historically.
192 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Athene Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -7.45 -12.45 to -1.20 | -29.83 -33.35 to -25.72 | -25.23 -29.70 to -21.30 | 14 12 to 15 | |
| 1 | Prelude in D Major | -7.46 | -30.62 | -25.1 | 13 |
| 2 | Prelude in E Minor | -5.80 | -30.13 | -25.9 | 14 |
| 3 | Prelude in A Major | -7.90 | -29.09 | -24.3 | 13 |
| 4 | Prelude in D Major | -7.25 | -31.26 | -26.5 | 14 |
| 5 | Prelude in D Minor | -5.49 | -28.69 | -24.0 | 13 |
| 6 | Prelude in A Major | -4.52 | -28.94 | -24.5 | 15 |
| 7 | Prelude in D Major | -1.20 | -26.20 | -21.3 | 13 |
| 8 | Prelude in F Major | -9.66 | -31.10 | -26.3 | 14 |
| 9 | Prelude in D Major | -5.33 | -28.00 | -23.7 | 13 |
| 10 | Prelude in A Major | -5.03 | -28.26 | -23.9 | 14 |
| 11 | Prelude in D Major | -1.65 | -26.82 | -22.2 | 15 |
| 12 | Prelude in A Major | -5.80 | -28.88 | -24.6 | 14 |
| 13 | Prelude in A Minor | -7.60 | -28.15 | -24.1 | 13 |
| 14 | Prelude in A Major | -9.04 | -31.02 | -26.6 | 13 |
| 15 | Prelude in A Major | -3.94 | -25.72 | -21.3 | 12 |
| 16 | Prelude in D Minor | -4.82 | -30.71 | -26.2 | 15 |
| 17 | Prelude in B-Flat Major | -3.33 | -27.75 | -22.9 | 14 |
| 18 | Prelude in D Minor | -6.50 | -28.02 | -22.1 | 12 |
| 19 | Prelude in D Minor | -5.72 | -27.53 | -22.9 | 14 |
| 20 | Prelude in G Minor | -7.18 | -29.13 | -23.8 | 13 |
| 21 | Prelude in F Minor | -11.25 | -32.24 | -27.2 | 13 |
| 22 | Prelude in A Major | -7.58 | -28.92 | -24.7 | 14 |
| 23 | Prelude in E-Flat Major | -8.68 | -29.60 | -24.9 | 14 |
| 24 | Prelude in E Major | -7.51 | -29.60 | -25.1 | 14 |
| 25 | Prelude in a mjajor | -6.46 | -28.10 | -23.7 | 13 |
| 26 | Prelude in F Minor | -9.15 | -29.85 | -25.0 | 13 |
| 27 | Prelude in E Major | -4.97 | -26.64 | -22.4 | 13 |
| 28 | Prelude in A Major | -5.54 | -28.75 | -24.7 | 14 |
| 29 | Prelude in B-Flat Major | -12.22 | -32.64 | -27.3 | 13 |
| 30 | Prelude in C Minor | -11.71 | -32.58 | -26.9 | 14 |
| 31 | Prelude in D Minor | -7.31 | -29.32 | -23.7 | 13 |
| 32 | Prelude in C Major | -7.67 | -29.22 | -24.0 | 13 |
| 33 | Prelude in C Major | -8.43 | -30.53 | -25.2 | 13 |
| 34 | Prelude in C Minor | -10.15 | -33.33 | -27.8 | 14 |
| 35 | A Set of Tunings by Mr Allemande 1 in A Major | -7.77 | -29.79 | -25.6 | 14 |
| 36 | A Set of Tunings by Mr Allemande 2 in A Major | -5.61 | -29.02 | -25.6 | 14 |
| 37 | A Set of Tunings by Mr Corant in A Major | -8.28 | -29.54 | -25.4 | 13 |
| 38 | A Set of Tunings by Mr Sarabrand in A Major | -12.45 | -32.62 | -27.7 | 12 |
| 39 | Preludium in C Minor | -8.22 | -33.35 | -29.7 | 13 |
| 40 | Corant in C Minor | -11.84 | -31.94 | -28.1 | 13 |
| 41 | Courante in G Minor | -9.69 | -32.90 | -28.9 | 14 |
| 42 | Sarabande in G mino | -12.03 | -33.14 | -29.1 | 13 |
| 43 | Sarabande in B-Flat Major | -12.07 | -33.14 | -29.0 | 14 |
| 44 | Allemande and Variatio in G Minor | -6.00 | -29.95 | -26.0 | 15 |