Giovanni Guglielmo - Violin Sonatas & Concertos - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Tartini Violin Concertos Vol 16 / L'arte Dell'arco, Composer Giuseppe Tartini, Performer Carlo Lazari, Federico Guglielmo, Conductor Giovanni Guglielmo, Orchestra/Ensemble L'Arte dell'Arco, Number of Discs 2 That these musical treasures have lain hidden away from humankind for so long is scandalous, and kudos to Dynamic and L'Arte dell'Arco for bringing them out of the vaults and on display. This is Volume 16 - CDs 26 and 27 - in Dynamic's massive edition of Giuseppe Tartini's complete violin concertos, all performed by Italian chamber ensemble L'Arte dell'Arco. No indication is given either in the otherwise informative booklet or on Dynamic's willfully uninformative website as to how many more volumes are due to be released. So far a magnificent 115 concertos have appeared. Precisely how many that leaves is rather a debatable point. The difficulties raised for musicologists trying to establish a chronology of Tartini's works by his practice of leaving autographs undated is often discussed in liner and program notes, but what is generally not mentioned is the most salient fact - that Tartini deliberately left the dates out, not because it was the vogue, or because he was lackadaisical, but because he usually revised his works, often substantially. In other words, it is not at all unusual for there to be several versions of a piece, and no way of discerning for sure which changes pre- or post-date which.

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) was an Italian composer, violinist, and priest, widely regarded as one of the most influential figures of the Baroque era. Born in Venice, Vivaldi was nicknamed InchIl Prete RossoInch (The Red Priest) because of his red hair and clerical background. Although he was ordained as a priest, his true vocation was music. He spent much of his life working at the Ospedale della Pietà, a Venetian orphanage for girls, where he composed and directed music, training many talented young musicians.Vivaldi's greatest legacy lies in his instrumental concertos, especially those with the violin. Each concerto displays his remarkable understanding of the instrument's expressive and technical capabilities. His concertos typically follow the three-movement structure (fast-slow-fast) that became standard in later classical music. They are characterized by brilliant virtuosity, rhythmic vitality, and a clear sense of form and contrast between soloist and orchestra.Among his violin concertos, The Four Seasons (Le quattro stagioni) stands out as his most famous and innovative work. Composed around 1723 and published in 1725, this set of four concertos -Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter- is a vivid example of early program music. Each concerto is accompanied by a sonnet that describes natural scenes and human emotions associated with the seasons. Through musical imagery such as bird calls, thunderstorms, harvest dances, and icy winds, Vivaldi masterfully translates the poetry into sound.Included are the concertos Op. 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12.Vivaldi's concertos influenced many later composers, including Johann Sebastian Bach, who transcribed several of them. Although his music fell out of favor after his death, the 20th century brought a revival of interest, restoring Vivaldi's reputation as a master of melody, color, and instrumental brilliance. Today, his concerto

Violin Sonatas - Violin Sonatas [COMPACT DISCS] date 02/01/2004