Platti / Radio Antiqua - Sonate a Tre - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The first piece to be decided was Box Balaenae by George Crumb. This composition, embellished with theatrical elements that break down the boundaries between genres, has for some time now been part of Trio Wiek's repertoire and has therefore been made the cornerstone of this program. It is around this piece that all the other recordings are centered. As pianist Florian Wiek reports, it would be futile to search for a universal musicological term to sum up this selection. Indeed, Inchthe repertoire for flute trio is limitedInch and - from an audience perspective, at least - there are few classics written for this highly unusual formation. Album Tracks 1. I. Largo Misterioso - Allegro 2. II. Largo 3. III. Andante 4. IV. Allegro Molto 5. Cendres for Alto Flute, Cello and Piano 6. I. Poco Allegretto 7. II. Adagio 8. III. Andante - Allegretto Scherzando 9. Vox Balaenae

Giovanni Platti (1697-1763) left nine Concerti per il cembalo obbligato that represent not only some of the earliest examples of keyboard and string compositions, but also - and more importantly - some of the first pieces written specifically for the newly invented fortepiano. Here, among other works, and for the first time on period instruments, forte-pianist Luca Guglielmi presents three of these groundbreaking compositions, together with the C-minor Piano Sonata and the Sonata for oboe. Album Tracks 1. Andantino 2. Adagio 3. Allegro 4. Adagio Assai - Paolo Grazzi/Luca Guglielmi 5. Allegro Assai - Paolo Grazzi/Luca Guglielmi 6. Non Tanto Adagio - Paolo Grazzi/Luca Guglielmi 7. Giga (Presto) - Paolo Grazzi/Luca Guglielmi 8. Andantino 9. Largo 10. Allegro Assai 11. Fantasia (Allegro) - Luca Guglielmi 12. Adagio - Luca Guglielmi 13. Allegro - Luca Guglielmi 14. Allegro (Presto) - Luca Guglielmi 15. Allegro Ma Non Tanto 16. Largo 17. Allegro

Caprice, being a virtuoso form, mainly for a solo instrument, dates back to the 19th century. In these times, instrumentalists were frequently also composers - they would create pieces adapted to their abilities and the caprice was the most virtuosic genre among them. It is also the main topic of this album. The caprices by Alfredo Piatti, recognized by Yehudi Menuhin as the cello's New Testament, are fraught with difficulties, but there are plenty of beautiful and varied melodies and counterpoints using almost all possibilities of the cello. To Anna Wróbel, Piatti is more than virtuosity of the caprices, it is also captivating chamber music of varied atmosphere, interpreted and arranged (Andrzej Wróbel), in a family ensemble, for two and three cellos. Anna Wróbel is a soloist, chamber musician, and teacher. She graduated in 2005 with honors from the Academy of Music Fr. Chopin in Warsaw in the class of professor Andrzej Wróbel. In 2012 she received her Doctor of Musical Arts from the same school. Album Tracks 1. Capriccio No. 1 Allegro Quasi Presto 2. Capriccio No. 2 Andante Religioso 3. Capriccio No. 3 Moderato 4. Capriccio No. 4 Allegretto 5. Capriccio No. 5 Allegro Comodo 6. Capriccio No. 6 Adagio Largamente 7. Capriccio No. 7 Maestoso 8. Capriccio No. 8 Moderato Ma Energico 9. Capriccio No. 9 Allegro 10. Capriccio No. 10 Allegro Deciso 11. Capriccio No. 11 Adagio - Allegro - Adagio 12. Capriccio No. 12 Allegretto Capriccioso 13. Capriccio Sopra Un Tema Della Niobe Di Pacini, Op. 22 14. Elegia Sulla Morte Di Antonio Rubinstein Per Due Violoncelli - Anna Wrobel/Andrzej Wrobel 15. Serenata Per Due Violoncelli E Pianoforte - Various Performers