Stefano Bagliano - Recorder Concertos - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Classical

Little is known about the childhood of Nicola Fiorenza (1700c-64), except that taught at the Conservatory of S. Maria di Loreto in his home city of Naples from 1742-62, from where he was dismissed for allegedly mistreating pupils after repeated complaints about his rather draconian teaching methods. His surviving works show him to be his own man, cultivating a style that is a skillful blend of Venetian, Neapolitan and French Baroque styles. He was also a very skilled exponent of counterpoint. His music is certainly stands out from the mainstream of late Italian baroque. Fiorenza's four concertos are coupled on this disc with a delightful work by another little known Neapolitan composer - Giovanni Battista Mele (1694?-after 1752). Hios lively and cleverly composed concerto for recorder and strings is a real discovery, and is his only known concerto. Album Tracks 1. Concerto for Recorder, 3 Violins & Continuo in G minor 1. Moderato 2. Concerto for Recorder, 3 Violins & Continuo in G minor 2. Allegro 3. Concerto for Recorder, 3 Violins & Continuo in G minor 3. Largo 4. Concerto for Recorder, 3 Violins & Continuo in G minor 4. Allegro 5. Concerto for Recorder, 2 Violins & Continuo in a Minor 1. Largo 6. Concerto for Recorder, 2 Violins & Continuo in a Minor 2. Allegro 7. Concerto for Recorder, 2 Violins & Continuo in a Minor 3. Grave 8. Concerto for Recorder, 2 Violins & Continuo in a Minor 4. Allegro Assai 9. Concerto for Recorder, 3 Violins, Viola & Continuo in C minor 1. Largo Amoroso 10. Concerto for Recorder, 3 Violins, Viola & Continuo in C minor 2. Andante 11. Concerto for Recorder, 3 Violins, Viola & Continuo in C minor 3. Largo 12. Concerto for Recorder, 3 Violins, Viola & Continuo in C minor 4. Allegro 13. Concerto for Recorder, 3 Violins, Viola & Continuo in F minor 1

Stefano Bagliano

Recorder Concertos

CD

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