Stradella - Complete Violin Sinfonias
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Label: Brilliant Classics
Cat No: 96079
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 2
Genre: Chamber
Release Date: 25th June 2021
Contents
Works
Sinfonia a 3 no.1 in B flat majorSinfonia a 3 no.2 in D minor
Sinfonia no.1 in D major
Sinfonia no.2 in D major
Sinfonia no.3 in D minor
Sinfonia no.4 in D minor
Sinfonia no.5 in E minor
Sinfonia no.6 in F major
Sinfonia no.7 in F major
Sinfonia no.8 in F major
Sinfonia no.9 in G major
Sinfonia no.10 in A minor
Sinfonia no.11 in A minor
Sinfonia no.12 in A minor
Artists
Ewa Anna Augustynowicz (violin)Ensemble Giardino di Delizie
Works
Sinfonia a 3 no.1 in B flat majorSinfonia a 3 no.2 in D minor
Sinfonia no.1 in D major
Sinfonia no.2 in D major
Sinfonia no.3 in D minor
Sinfonia no.4 in D minor
Sinfonia no.5 in E minor
Sinfonia no.6 in F major
Sinfonia no.7 in F major
Sinfonia no.8 in F major
Sinfonia no.9 in G major
Sinfonia no.10 in A minor
Sinfonia no.11 in A minor
Sinfonia no.12 in A minor
Artists
Ewa Anna Augustynowicz (violin)Ensemble Giardino di Delizie
About
Stradella’s operas and oratorios have attracted recordings and performances from early-music luminaries such as Alan Curtis and Fabio Biondi; his relatively slender surviving output of instrumental music remains comparatively little-known and under-recorded. The first mention of Stradella’s instrumental music occurs in a letter from 1676, while the composer was working in the service of Pope Clement X. Shady dealings soon compelled Stradella to leave quickly for Venice where, having just married the mistress of a nobleman belonging to one of the city’s wealthiest and most influential families, he suffered a near-fatal assault in October 1677.
We still do not know precisely how and when these Sinfonias were composed, though Stradella occasionally mentions them in his correspondence and borrowed passages from them in his operas and oratorios. They are structured in several brief sections, several with a grave and stately introduction, a dashing contrapuntal movement, a brief aria-like section and a dazzling finale, like a sonata in microcosm, with the dialogue weaving in and out of the solo violin and its accompaniment. However, Stradella probably did not write the Sinfonias as a discrete set, given their internal variety. The sixth and eleventh of the set are at least twice as long as many of the others, and Stradella uses this space to spin an expressive mood of great stillness in his arching introductions.
Founded in 2014 by the violinist Ewa Anna Augustynowicz, Ensemble Giardino di Delizie is a female quartet of early-music experts based in Rome but working internationally, not only with each other but also within groups led by Christophe Coin, Enrico Onofri, Fabio Bondi and other luminaries of modern Baroque performance. Their previous recordings with music by Lonati and Colista were reviewed enthusiastically by the international press.
‘Spirited performances, notable not just for their technical polish, but also for their heart and human excitement. I can’t imagine this level of achievement being surpassed anytime soon, if at all.’ – Fanfare (Lonati, 95590)
‘An energetic and imaginative approach… a very welcome addition to the catalogue.’ – Early Music Review (Colista, 96033)
‘The agility of execution materializes in grace and lightness... persuasive, mobile phrasing, free from any frenzy or nervousness and skilled in distilling the particular colour and weight of each phrase.’ – L’ape musicale (Colista, 96033)
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