Various Composers - Phantastico (Stéphanie Pfister; etc.)

Information

1. Antonio Bertali - Ciaccona a violino solo in C Major
2. Giovanni Buonaventura Viviani - Capricci armonici da chiesa e da camera, Op. 4: No. 3, Toccata prima a violino solo
3. Johann Jakob Walther - Hortulus Chelicus: Violin Suite No. 1 in D Minor: I. Preludio
4. Johann Jakob Walther - Hortulus Chelicus: Violin Suite No. 1 in D Minor: II. Aria
5. Johann Jakob Walther - Hortulus Chelicus: Violin Suite No. 1 in D Minor: III. Corrente
6. Johann Jakob Walther - Hortulus Chelicus: Violin Suite No. 1 in D Minor: IV. Sarabanda
7. Johann Jakob Walther - Hortulus Chelicus: Violin Suite No. 1 in D Minor: V. Giga
8. Johann Jakob Walther - Hortulus Chelicus: Violin Suite No. 1 in D Minor: VI. Finale
9. Philipp Friedrich Böddecker - Sonata a Violino Solo in D Minor: Adagio - Allegro - Adagio - Allegro - Presto - Adagio - Adagio
10. Philipp Friedrich Böddecker - Sonata a Violino Solo in D Minor: Alla Francese - Adagio
11. Johann Caspar Kerll - Capriccio sopra il cucu
12. Giovanni Antonio Pandolfi Mealli - 6 Violin Sonatas, Op. 3: No. 2, Sonata in A Minor "La Cesta"
13. Alessandro Stradella - 6 Sinfonias: No. 2, Sinfonia a violini, violoncello e basso in D Minor
14. Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger - Intavolatura di lauto, Libro I: Toccata No. 6
15. Ignazio Albertini - 12 Violin Sonatas, No. 1 in D Minor: I. Præludium. Allegro
16. Ignazio Albertini - 12 Violin Sonatas, No. 1 in D Minor: II. Aria - Adagio - Allegro
17. Alessandro Stradella - 12 Sinfonias: No. 12 in F Major

Stéphanie Pfister, violin

Keiko Gomi, cello

Marc Wolff, archlute

Philippe Grisvard, organ & harpsichord

Date: 2026

Label: Paraty

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Centering on the violin, Phantastico explores the 17th-century emergence of autonomous instrumental music through the innovative stylus phantasticus. Performed by violinist Stéphanie Pfister alongside Keiko Gomi, Marc Wolff, and Philippe Grisvard, the program highlights a historical shift away from functional dance and vocal accompaniment toward free artistic expression. Featuring works by composers such as Bertali, Pandolfi Mealli, Stradella, and Kapsberger, the repertoire showcases a period defined by virtuosity, imaginative variation, and rich stylistic exchanges between Italian and Germanic traditions.

Baroque violinist Stéphanie Pfister studied classical violin at the CNR in Strasbourg before earning a soloist diploma from the Schola Cantorum in Basel under Chiara Banchini. She maintains an active concert career as a soloist with premier early music ensembles, including La Fenice, Ensemble 415, and Le Concert d’Astrée, alongside an extensive discography across top classical labels. A dedicated educator, Pfister teaches baroque violin and chamber music at the Strasbourg Conservatory. In 2025, she founded the early music ensemble Armonico Tributo, and her 17th-century program Phantastico releases on Paraty in 2026. She performs on a 1750 Sebastian Klotz violin.