Ensemble 415 Banchini - Concertone - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The light and airy chamber-scaled divertimenti on this recording were composed in London in the early 1720s. They must have been among the first works with which Giovanni Bononcini (1670-1747) sought to make an impression on the discerning audiences and business-minded entrepreneurs who, at the time, were instrumental to a music-rich environment that made the city one of the main centers of European culture. It is perhaps to the detriment of his posthumous reputation that Bononcini became known as Handel's direct rival for the favor of London's musical public the rivalry between the two men was even immortalized in a piece of satirical doggerel which popularized the English expression 'Tweedledum and Tweedledee'. In fact these divertimenti scored a popular success as soon as they were published; so much so that these harpsichord transcriptions were quickly produced - and then republished two decades later, when they appeared as Suites de Pièces pour le Clavecin, placing them in direct competition with the collection of works under the same name by Handel. The divertimenti are three- and four-movement works designed not to place any great strain upon the listener's attention the longest movement here lasts barely three minutes. Even the slow movements are simple arias, originally conceived with a high melody instrument in mind - violin or transverse flute - and conforming to a serene and courtly character. By and large, however, they are filled with lively, dance-like quick movements, cheerful in temperament even when the tonality is minor, as it is in half the divertimenti. This is the debut album on Brilliant Classics for the harpsichordist Giovanni Paganelli. Album Tracks 1. Divertimenti Da Camera 2. Divertimento I in C 3. Divertimento II in a Minor 4. Divertimento III in E minor 5. Divertimento IV in D minor 6. Divertimento V in G 7. Divertiment

13 distinct titles introduce this exciting new series uniting the finest Alpha and ZZT Baroque recordings. Discover - or rediscover - universally known works as well as world premiere recordings of rarities. Newly conducted artist interviews allow for fresh perspectives on their recordings. All releases, digipak in with trilingual booklets, feature photographs by great (Magnum Cooperative) contemporary artists adorning the covers and a strong ‘queen of colors’ scheme, bringing to mind gods, kings, warriors, the devil, life, violence and death... Themes omnipresent in Baroque art! Album Tracks 1. Allegro 2. Largo - Larghetto 3. Allegro 4. Andante 5. Adagio 6. Allegro 7. Adagio - Allegro 8. Allegro 9. Largo 10. Allegro 11. Allegro 12. Andante 13. Allegro 14. Allegro 15. Largo E Spiccato 16. Allegro 17. Andante 18. Allegro Assai 19. Adagio 20. Allegro

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