Campagnoli / Parrino- 6 Duos for Flute & Violin
Two previous albums on Brilliant Classics have introduced audiences to the music of Bartolomeo Campagnoli (1751-1827), an early-Classical violinist and composer whose music had until recently been almost entirely lost to history. And yet these recordings of string quartets (BC95037) and flute quartets (BC95399) have shown how charming, unaffected, original and enjoyable is Campagnoli's voice, at least in performances sympathetic to the performing style of his time. The quartets album was awarded five stars and nominated for Album of the Month by CdClassico. Com: 'Required listening'. The duos on this new recording are two- or three-movement sonatas in all but name. Some of them have been recorded before, but Stefano and Francesco Parrino present here the only available complete recording. The works illustrate how Campagnoli could write of his own music as combining 'German erudition and Italian soul', and without false modesty. Spohr heard him play in 1804 and described his style as elegant and fluid but somewhat old-fashioned, which fits Campagnoli's duos too. He wrote them between 1780 and 1796 while in the employ of Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland, in Dresden, and they are expertly calibrated to appeal to aristocratic tastes for pleasant and lively music in the galant style, always falling easily upon the ear. As well as performing and recording in duet for many years, the Parrino brothers have been members of orchestras across Italy and beyond. As one half of the Quartet DuePiùDue they recorded the Flute Quartets of Cambini for Brilliant Classics (BC95081), 'a close-knit and well balanced ensemble,' according to the Critica Classica website, 'producing excellent interpretations which should delight a wider public without courting banality. '
Tracklist:
- Duet I In E Major, Op. 2: I. Allegro
- Duet I In E Major, Op. 2: II. Rondò Allegro
- Duet II In A Major, Op. 2: I. Allegro
- Duet II In A Major, Op. 2: II. Lento Romance
- Duet II In A Major, Op. 2: III. Rondò Allegro Molto
- Duet III In D Major, Op. 2: I. Allegro
- Duet III In D Major, Op. 2: II. Siciliana
- Duet III In D Major, Op. 2: III. Polonoise
- Duet IV In G Major, Op. 2: I. Allegro
- Duet IV In G Major, Op. 2: II. Romance Con Espressione
- Duet IV In G Major, Op. 2: III. Rondò
- Duet V In E Minor, Op. 2: I. Allegro
- Duet V In E Minor, Op. 2: II. Minuetto Un Poco Adagio
- Duet V In E Minor, Op. 2: III. Rondò Allegro
- Duet VI In C Major, Op. 2: I. Andante Con Variazioni
- Duet VI In C Major, Op. 2: II. Minuetto
- Duet VI In C Major, Op. 2: III. Rondò
UPC > 5028421959740
Format > New CD
Label > Brilliant Classics
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Two previous albums on Brilliant Classics have introduced audiences to the music of Bartolomeo Campagnoli (1751-1827), an early-Classical violinist and composer whose music had until recently been almost entirely lost to history. And yet these recordings of string quartets (BC95037) and flute quartets (BC95399) have shown how charming, unaffected, original and enjoyable is Campagnoli's voice, at least in performances sympathetic to the performing style of his time. The quartets album was awarded five stars and nominated for Album of the Month by CdClassico. Com: 'Required listening'. The duos on this new recording are two- or three-movement sonatas in all but name. Some of them have been recorded before, but Stefano and Francesco Parrino present here the only available complete recording. The works illustrate how Campagnoli could write of his own music as combining 'German erudition and Italian soul', and without false modesty. Spohr heard him play in 1804 and described his style as elegant and fluid but somewhat old-fashioned, which fits Campagnoli's duos too. He wrote them between 1780 and 1796 while in the employ of Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland, in Dresden, and they are expertly calibrated to appeal to aristocratic tastes for pleasant and lively music in the galant style, always falling easily upon the ear. As well as performing and recording in duet for many years, the Parrino brothers have been members of orchestras across Italy and beyond. As one half of the Quartet DuePiùDue they recorded the Flute Quartets of Cambini for Brilliant Classics (BC95081), 'a close-knit and well balanced ensemble,' according to the Critica Classica website, 'producing excellent interpretations which should delight a wider public without courting banality. '
Tracklist:
- Duet I In E Major, Op. 2: I. Allegro
- Duet I In E Major, Op. 2: II. Rondò Allegro
- Duet II In A Major, Op. 2: I. Allegro
- Duet II In A Major, Op. 2: II. Lento Romance
- Duet II In A Major, Op. 2: III. Rondò Allegro Molto
- Duet III In D Major, Op. 2: I. Allegro
- Duet III In D Major, Op. 2: II. Siciliana
- Duet III In D Major, Op. 2: III. Polonoise
- Duet IV In G Major, Op. 2: I. Allegro
- Duet IV In G Major, Op. 2: II. Romance Con Espressione
- Duet IV In G Major, Op. 2: III. Rondò
- Duet V In E Minor, Op. 2: I. Allegro
- Duet V In E Minor, Op. 2: II. Minuetto Un Poco Adagio
- Duet V In E Minor, Op. 2: III. Rondò Allegro
- Duet VI In C Major, Op. 2: I. Andante Con Variazioni
- Duet VI In C Major, Op. 2: II. Minuetto
- Duet VI In C Major, Op. 2: III. Rondò
UPC > 5028421959740
Format > New CD
Label > Brilliant Classics
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