Davide Ferella - Six Partitas - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The mandolin reached prominence as a solo instrument in the 17th century when it began to appear in operas and oratorios, and in chamber and solo repertoire. Amongst the most prominent composers for the instrument were Niccolò Ceccherini and Pietro Cappellini, masters of polyphony. But it was Filippo Sauli's Sei partite, composed for the four-course mandolin, that constitute a body of work unique in early 18th-century mandolin repertoire - a kaleidoscopic digest of different styles and influences that combine French and Italian traditions in music of exquisite taste and expressive beauty. Album Tracks 1. Partita I~Allemanda 2. Partita I~Corrente 3. Partita I~Sarabanda 4. Partita I~Bourrée 5. Partita I~Giga 6. Partita I~Minuetto 7. Partita II~Preludio 8. Partita II~Allemanda 9. Partita II~Sarabanda 10. Partita II~Corrente 11. Partita II~Giga 12. Partita II~Gavotta 13. Partita II~Minuetto 14. Partita III~Preludio 15. Partita III~Allemanda 16. Partita III~Corrente 17. Partita III~Aria 18. Partita III~Giga 19. Partita III~Minuetto 20. Partita IV~Preludio 21. Partita IV~Allemanda 22. Partita IV~Sarabanda 23. Partita IV~Corrente 24. Partita IV~Giga 25. Partita V~Ouverture 26. Partita V~Allemanda 27. Partita V~Corrente 28. Partita V~Sarabanda 29. Partita V~Giga 30. Partita VI~Fuga 31. Partita VI~Allemanda 32. Partita VI~Corrente 33. Partita VI~Adagio 34. Partita VI~Giga 35. Allemanda 36. Fuga 37. Allemanda 38. [Giga] 39. Grave