Anton Kraft - Duo Concertant for violin and cello Op. 3 Nº 1 - DUO AUXESIS

ANTON KRAFT (1749-1820) - Grand Duo Concertant for Violin and Cello in d minor Op. 3 No. 1 (ca. 1804) I. Adagio Maestoso. Allegro ma non tanto II. Adagio cantábile. Allegro risoluto III. Finale Allegretto DUO AUXESIS Xenia Gogu, violin (Ignaz Schuppanzigh) Víctor García García, cello (Anton Kraft) Clip taken from the project: BENEFIT CONCERT ON BEHALF OF ANTON KRAFT Benefit concerts were a very important source of income for musicians in the late 18th and early 19th Centuries. They were an opportunity for presenting themselves at a concert evening, curated by themselves. Other colleagues would normally take part in the performance, either in chamber music settings or even as accompaniment in virtuoso pieces. Thus, the idea behind this project is presenting a modern recreation of what a benefit concert on behalf of Anton Kraft might have been. In this case, it will count with the imaginary collaboration of his son Nikolaus Kraft and Ignaz Schuppanzigh, first violin of the string quartet under the same name where both Krafts acted as cellists. Recorded at the Lutherse Kerk in Groningen (NL) in spring 2021 Concept and Artistic Direction: Víctor García García Supervised by: Prof. David Watkin and Prof. George Kennaway. Submitted as part of a Doctorate in Performing Arts portfolio at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Video & Sound: Andrea Friggi Camera Assistant: Mateusz Pusiewicz