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Ivan Fedele Works for Violoncello Michele Marco Rossi, cello; Francesco Abbrescia, electronics Kairos CD Ivan Fedele (b. 1953) has created a large catalog of compositions. Like J.S. Bach, he has written six French suites, “Suite Francese.” Unlike Bach, Fedele’s six suites are for different instruments. His latest recording on the Kairos label focuses on the […]
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2021-08-25 02:40:00
Robert Schumann: Piano Quartet in E flat major, & Piano Quintet in E flat major | Johann Sebastian Bach: Five Fugues from Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, Vol. 2, arrangement for string quartet by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Isabelle Faust, Anne-Katharina Schreiber, Antoine Tamestit, Jean-Guihen Queyra, Alexander Melnikov (HD 1080p)
[…] firm focus on the music itself, whether on the concert platform or on record. He learned his interpretative approach from Pierre Boulez, with whom he established a long artistic partnership. He is as thorough in his approach to early music, including continuing collaborations with the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra and the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, as he is to contemporary music. He has given the world premieres of works by composers such as Ivan Fedele, Gilbert Amy, Bruno Mantovani, Michael Jarrell, Johannes Maria Staud, Thomas Larcher, Tristan Murail and Peter Eötvös. The versatility of his music-making has led to invitations to be artist in residence at many concert halls and festivals, including the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, the TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht, the De Bijloke Music Centre in Ghent and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg. Jean-Guihen Queyras was a founding member of the Arcanto Quartet and […]
2021-04-21 07:25:35
A disc to enjoy: William Towers and Armonico Consort in Handelian Pyrotechnics
[…] dell’armi (Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17)George Frideric Handel - Dall’ondoso periglio – Aure der per pietà (Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17)George Frideric Handel - Cara Sposa (Rinaldo, HWV 7)George Frideric Handel - Cielo! Se tu il consentí (Orlando, HWV 31)George Frideric Handel - Dove Sei (Rodelinda, regina de’ Longobardi, HWV 19)George Frideric Handel - Qual nave smarrita (Radamisto, HWV 12)George Frideric Handel - Ombra Cara (Radamisto, HWV 12)George Frideric Handel - Tacerò, purchè Fedele (Agrippina, HWV 6)George Frideric Handel - Dopo l’orrore (Ottone, re di Germania, HWV 15)William Towers (counter-tenor)Armonico Consort (Geoff Coates & Jane Downer, oboes, Kelly McCusker & Emma Lake, violins, Joanne Miller, viola, Poppy Walshaw, cello, Toby Carr, theorbo, Siona Spillet, bassoon)Christopher Monks (director & harpsichord)Recorded at St Mark's Church, Leamington Spa, 5 & 6 November 2019SIGNUM CLASSICS SIGCD658 1CD [60:50] The blog is free, but I'd be delighted if […]
2020-05-07 06:50:15
Veni, Vidi, Vinci: Franco Fagioli brings bravura brilliance and distinctive style to arias by the early 18th century Neopolitan composer
Arias by Leonardo Vinci; Franco Fagioli, Il pomo d'oro; Deutsch Grammophon Reviewed by Robert Hugill on 6 May 2020 Star rating: 4.0 (★★★★) Franco Fagioli brings his distinctive style to a disc of arias by the early 18th century composer whose material was an important precursor of the galant style Leonardo Vinci belonged to the generation of Italian composers younger than Handel, and Vinci played an important role in the development of Italian opera in the 1720s, creating a style which focused on the elaboration of the vocal line, and his work would play an important role in the development of the galant style. His early death paved the way for Johann Adolph Hasse's European-wide success. Vinci's operas have been slowly emerging into the lime-light, counter-tenor Filippo Mineccia issued a disc of arias back in 2014 [see my review], whilst Vinci's 1726 opera Siroe received its premiere recording […]
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