Dostupnosť:
dodacia doba 7-28 dní
Autori:
Pietro Castrucci, Prospero Castrucci
Interpreti:
Davide Merello, Marco Pedrona
Vydavateľ:
BRILLIANT CLASSICS
Dátum vydania: 7. 7. 2023
Pietro Castrucci: Violin Sonata, Op. 1 No. 3
1 I. Adagio, andante
2 II. Allegro giusto
3 II. Giga allegro
4 Pietro Castrucci: Violin Sonata, Op. 2 No. 12: I. Ciaccona
Prospero Castrucci: Violin Sonata No. 4
5 I. Largo
6 II. Allegro ma non troppo
7 III. Allegro
Pietro Castrucci: Violin Sonata, Op. 2 No. 1
8 I. Allemanda 1 e 2
9 II. Andantino moderato
10 III. Andante staccato
Prospero Castrucci: Violin Sonata No. 2
11 I. Largo assai
12 II. Allegro
13 III. Allegro ma non troppo
Pietro Castrucci: Violin Sonata, Op. 1 No. 4
14 I. Andante
15 II. Allegro e battuto
16 III. Adagio
17 IV. Allegro
Prospero Castrucci: Violin Sonata No. 5
18 I. Largo
19 II. Allegro
20 III. Adagio
21 IV. Allegro assai
Pietro Castrucci: Violin Sonata, Op. 1 No. 7
22 I. Adagio
23 II. Allegro
24 III. Adagio ma non tanto
25 IV. Allegro
Pietro Castrucci: Violin Sonata, Op. 1 No. 9
26 I. Largo
27 II. Andante
28 III. Amoroso
Elegant Baroque sonatas for violin and basso continuo by a pair of little-known brothers, Pietro and Prospero, who belonged to Handel’s circle of talents in 18th-century London. Pietro (1679-1752) and Prospero (1690-1760) Castrucci belong to the generation of virtuosos who connected the development of violin playing from Corelli to Tartini, and took the Italian style abroad, combining it with the latest musical fashions of the time. Born in Rome, they studied with Corelli, but moved to London in 1715, which had become a European capital for music primarily thanks to the patronage of the English aristocracy and the celebrity figure of Handel. The Castrucci brothers played in Handel’s orchestra at the Royal Academy for the next 20 years, and Handel wrote obbligato parts for them in his operas. Prospero published only one collection, of six sonatas, in 1739; he seems to have been the more conservative of the two brothers, writing in a style reminiscent of his teacher Corelli, albeit decorated with bold flourishes characteristic of Veracini and Locatelli. The more innovative of the two was Pietro, who became more famous, wrote more prolifically and was published well beyond London. His violin writing is a crucible of invention, featuring bold strokes such as multi-tempo movements, arpeggiated chords on three strings, unisons with basso continuo, inverted mordents, and the kind of ‘arco battuto’ writing that Beethoven would later emulate. A pupil of Giuliano Carmignola, Marco Pedrona founded Ensemble Guidantus in 1995, specialising in music of the Italian Baroque. With them he has performed across Italy and further afield, giving highly praised performances of the canonic repertoire from Corelli to Pergolesi but also reviving many figures such as the Castrucci brothers.