Louis Kentner - Piano Works 2 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Neapolitan Organ Music, Composer Domenico Scarlatti, Francesco Durante, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Gian Francesco de Majo, Niccolo Porpora, Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli, Paolo Altieri, Artist Emanuele Cardi organ, 1 CD, From the 17th to 19th centuries Naples was counted among the European capitals of music; traditions of both composition and performance were fostered, supporting a local culture that was hungry for music, and the city's conservatoires started to produce musicians who occupied positions of prestige both in their home city and at the courts and theatres across the continent. Out of the recently founded 'Neapolitan School' came a wealth of celebrated composers as well as the gradual romanticization of the organ, which acquired new 'concert stops' in addition to a complete pedalboard; this focuses on bringing to light the variety of music that started to be written for the newly improved instrument. As well as including the esteemed names of Pergolesi, Scarlatti and Durante, the recording takes in contemporaries whose music proves no less lively or elegant from Porpora, particularly famed for his vocal music, to de Majo, from Alitieri to Zingarelli, the latter of whose sonatas reflect the prevalent style gal ante, the lively and brilliant style of the works draws attention to the then dominance of operatic culture across all musical genres. The pieces are performed by keyboardist Emanuele Cardi, a Renaissance and Baroque specialist who also takes an active interest in the restoration of ancient organs. The recording was made in the Church of San Nicola di Bari in Italy, whose 1889 Giuseppe Picardi organ faithfully reflects the stylistic evolution detailed above. Recorded 27-28 January 2013. A fascinating picture of musical life in Naples in the second half of the 18th century. Naples was then one of the musical capitals of Europe, housing a wealth of

Album Tracks 1. I. Andantino 2. II. Mazurka Moderato 3. III. Intermezzo Larghetto 4. IV. Allegro Non Troppo, Ma Con Fuoco 5. Rêverie in F Major 6. Mazurka No. 6 in A-Flat Major 7. Islamey, 'Fantaisie Orientale' 8. Piano Sonata in B minor, S178/R21 1. No. 1 Berceuse - Andantino 2. No. 1 Lullaby 3. No. 2 Dance of the Ghosts 4. No. 3 Pealing of Bells 5. No. 4 Terek 6. No. 5 Summer Night 7. No. 6 Storm 8. No. 7 Idyll 9. No. 8 Epic Song 10. No. 9 Aeolian Harps 11. No. 10 Lesghinka 12. No. 11 Dance of the Elves 13. No. 12 Elegy in Memory of Franz Liszt

Album Tracks 1. Piano Sonata in a Flat Major, Op. 26 I Andante Con Variazioni 2. Piano Sonata in a Flat Major, Op. 26 II Scherzo Allegro Molto 3. Piano Sonata in a Flat Major, Op. 26 III Marcia Funebre Sulla Morte D'un Eroe 4. Piano Sonata in a Flat Major, Op. 26 IV Allegro 5. Piano Sonata in B Flat Major, Op. 22 I Allegro Con Brio 6. Piano Sonata in B Flat Major, Op. 22 II Adagio Con Molta Espressione 7. Piano Sonata in B Flat Major, Op. 22 III Minuetto 8. Piano Sonata in B Flat Major, Op. 22 IV Rondo Allegretto 9. Piano Sonata in G minor, Op. 49 No. 1 I Andante 10. Piano Sonata in G minor, Op. 49 No. 1 II Rondo Allegro 11. Piano Sonata in G Major, Op. 49 No. 2 I Allegro, Ma Non Troppo 12. Piano Sonata in G Major, Op. 49 No. 2 II Tempo Di Menuetto