Violino over cornetto
Seicento Stravagante
- Label
- BIS
- Catalogue number
- BIS2726
- EAN / barcode
- 7318599927268
- Release date
- 28 February 2025
- Format
- Digital
- Type
- Album
More info
In the 16th century, the art of elevated conversation was a subject of great interest, both in learned academies and in the verbal games of social gatherings. When musical virtuosos learned to 'speak' through their instruments, it was only logical that they also began to 'converse'. The ensemble Seicento Stravagante gives us an example of this "musical conversation", here between three musicians. In works by 13 Italian composers from the late 16th and early 17th centuries, Seicento Stravagante recreates the splendor of early Baroque music, when composers wove many individual "voices" (vocal or instrumental) into a harmonious whole. Although the compositions could often be performed on different instruments, they were best realized on the violin and the cornetto (or cornett). The two instruments developed an increasingly close bond, making them practically interchangeable. Thanks to this recording, we can enjoy the subtle blend of sounds from these two instruments and the richness of Italian instrumental music from that period.
Tracklist
- 01 Sonate concertate in stil moderno, libro secondo: Sonata quarta 07:00
- 02 Sonate a due e a tre libro primo opera seconda: La Strasolda (a due violini) 04:21
- 03 Sonate concertate a due e tre voci: libro primo; opera prima: Sonata sesta a due soprani sopra Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La 05:04
- 04 Il primo libro delle canzoni ad una, due, trè, e quattro voci: Toccata per Spinettina, è Violino 05:08
- 05 Sonate e Canzoni a 2, 3, 4, 5 e 6 voci libro VI: Sonata quinta a 2 04:58
- 06 Toccata prima 05:03
- 07 Il secondo libro de concerti a 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 voci e organo: Canzon Francese “La Lampugnana” 02:53
- 08 Canzoni overo sonate concertate per chiesa e camera, op. 12: La Gallina (canzon à 2) 03:08
- 09 Duo tessuti con diversi solfeggiamenti scherzi: Cucù 01:22
- 10 Sonate, arie et correnti, op. 3: Aria nona à 3 “L’Emenfrodito”, “Maritati insieme la Gallina, e’l Cucco fanno un bel concerto” 03:59
- 11 Ricercari et arie francesi: Ricercar ottavo 04:06
- 12 Messa, e Salmi da concertarsi nel’Organo: Sinfonia (à doi Violini) 03:55
- 13 Sonate, symphonie, canzoni, passe’mezzi, baletti, corenti, gagliarde e retornelli, op. 8: Sonata quinta (per doi Violini o Cornetti) 03:17
- 14 Varie sonate, libro IV: Sonata Decima sopra “Cavaletto zoppo” 03:48
Source: MusicBrainz
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