Zappa - 6 Duets for Violin & Cello - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Classical

Little is known about Francesco Zappa, Milanese composer and cellist of the mid-eighteenth century. This recording allows us, for the first time in modern times, to appreciate the qualities of a musician who, in his lifetime, was welcomed with general, broad esteem. His six Duets for violin and cello, published in Paris and presented here, sound like a polite parlor conversation. If Zappa chooses a classical gallant style, his music is never superficial, and he clearly proves a first-rate composer whose unmistakable trait is his Italian melodiousness. Album Tracks 1. 6 Duets for violin & cello~Duet I in B-flat. 1. Andante 2. 6 Duets for violin & cello~Duet I in B-flat. 2. Allegro molto 3. 6 Duets for violin & cello~Duet II in C. 1. Allegretto 4. 6 Duets for violin & cello~Duet II in C. 2. Largo 5. 6 Duets for violin & cello~Duet II in C. 3. Minuetto grazioso 6. 6 Duets for violin & cello~Duet III in D. 1. Andante cantabile 7. 6 Duets for violin & cello~Duet III in D. 2. Allegro 8. 6 Duets for violin & cello~Duet IV. in F. 1. Allegretto 9. 6 Duets for violin & cello~Duet IV. in F. 2. Minuetto 10. 6 Duets for violin & cello~Duet V in G. 1. Andante 11. 6 Duets for violin & cello~Duet V in G. 2. Minuetto grazioso 12. 6 Duets for violin & cello~Duet VI in E-flat. 1. Adagio non troppo 13. 6 Duets for violin & cello~Duet VI in E-flat. 2. Allegro 14. 6 Duets for violin & cello~Duet VI in E-flat. 3. Minuetto

Zappa

6 Duets for Violin & Cello

CD

Urania Records