Piano e Forte: Music around Cristofori’s early pianoforte (Florence, c.1730)
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Label: Glossa
Cat No: GCD922504
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Release Date: 31st January 2011
Contents
Works
PistoiaAndante, ma non presto (from Suonata terza)
Pistoia
Suonata I
Veracini
Suonata quarta
Bitti
Sonata VII
Barsanti
Sonata IV
Marcello
Serenata ad Irene
Marcello
Riposo di Clori
Marcello
Adagio from Sonata ottava
Artists
Maria Cristina Kiehr (soprano)Edoardo Torbianelli (cimbalo di marteletti pianoforte)
Chiara Banchini (violin)
Marc Hantai (traverse)
Rebeka Ruso (viola da gamba)
Daniele Caminiti (theorbo, archlute)
Works
PistoiaAndante, ma non presto (from Suonata terza)
Pistoia
Suonata I
Veracini
Suonata quarta
Bitti
Sonata VII
Barsanti
Sonata IV
Marcello
Serenata ad Irene
Marcello
Riposo di Clori
Marcello
Adagio from Sonata ottava
Artists
Maria Cristina Kiehr (soprano)Edoardo Torbianelli (cimbalo di marteletti pianoforte)
Chiara Banchini (violin)
Marc Hantai (traverse)
Rebeka Ruso (viola da gamba)
Daniele Caminiti (theorbo, archlute)
About
Existing thinking deems that the fortepiano was hardly a prevalent instrument in Italy in the 18th century at all, in terms of music written for it or suitable instruments being available. However, based on the work of Renato Meucci, Kathrin Menzel and Torbianelli, the spotlight is on the figure of Bartolomeo Cristofori and his building of early pianofortes for the Medici Court in Florence. This was towards the end of that formidable dynasty – the 1730s – but Cristofori was active enough to also encourage composers such as Alessandro Marcello, Veracini and Alessandro Scarlatti to write for this instrument: much softer in sound than a grand piano but with that steplessly variable transition from very soft to loud, which was a great novelty for stringed keyboard instruments of the time.
Demonstrating the musical and technical qualities of the results are internationally-recognised performers soprano María Cristina Kiehr, violinist Chiara Banchini and flautist Marc Hantaï. They join Edoardo Torbianelli, gambist Rebeka Rusò and theorbist Daniele Caminiti in a sparkling array of ariettas, serenatas and sonatas for keyboard and other instruments, portraying the richness of Italian musical life in the first half of the 18th century.
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