From 1762 to 1775, Prince Nicolas Esterhazy called 'the Magnificent' , had a boundless passion for a strange instrument : the Baryton or Viola di Bordone. The Master of his chapel started to work on the task to compose continuously and even took to learning to play the baryton, to the irritation of his shrew of a wife.

Although the Esterhaza castle has seen several fires, more than 126 divertimenti for Baryton have survived. This recording gives you the opportunity to discover a few of these pearls ……

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