Bach Transcriptions: Six Concertos for Violoncello Piccolo Mario Brunello, Accademia dell'Annunciata & Riccardo Doni

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Harpsichord Concerto No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1054 (Transcr. for Violoncello piccolo, Strings and Continuo by Mario Brunello):
• 1 Bach: Harpsichord Concerto No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1054: I. Allegro 07:48
• 2 Bach: Harpsichord Concerto No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1054: II. Adagio e piano sempre 06:41
• 3 Bach: Harpsichord Concerto No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1054: III. Allegro 02:51
• Harpsichord Concerto in D Major, BWV 972 (Transcr. for Violoncello piccolo, Strings and Continuo by Mario Brunello):
• 4 Bach: Harpsichord Concerto in D Major, BWV 972: I. Allegro 02:42
• 5 Bach: Harpsichord Concerto in D Major, BWV 972: II. Larghetto 03:09
• 6 Bach: Harpsichord Concerto in D Major, BWV 972: III. Allegro 02:35
• Violin Concerto in G Minor, BWV 1056R (Transcr. for Violoncello piccolo, Strings and Continuo by Mario Brunello):
• 7 Bach: Violin Concerto in G Minor, BWV 1056R: I. [...] 04:36
• 8 Bach: Violin Concerto in G Minor, BWV 1056R: II. Largo 03:25
• 9 Bach: Violin Concerto in G Minor, BWV 1056R: III. Presto 03:23
• Harpsichord Concerto in D Minor, BWV 974 (Transcr. for Violoncello piccolo, Strings and Continuo by Mario Brunello):
• 10 Bach: Harpsichord Concerto in D Minor, BWV 974: I. Andante 03:48
• 11 Bach: Harpsichord Concerto in D Minor, BWV 974: II. Adagio 04:18
• 12 Bach: Harpsichord Concerto in D Minor, BWV 974: III: Presto 03:59
• Oboe d’amore Concerto in A Major, BWV 1055R (Transcr. for Violoncello piccolo, Strings and Continuo by Mario Brunello):
• 13 Bach: Oboe d’amore Concerto in A Major, BWV 1055R: I. [...] 05:11
• 14 Bach: Oboe d’amore Concerto in A Major, BWV 1055R: II. Larghetto 06:07
• 15 Bach: Oboe d’amore Concerto in A Major, BWV 1055R: III. Allegro ma non tanto 04:56
• Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971 (Arr. for Violoncello piccolo, Strings and Continuo by Riccardo Doni):
• 16 Bach: Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971: I. [...] 04:27
• 17 Bach: Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971: II. Andante 06:09
• 18 Bach: Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971: III. Presto 03:46
• Total Runtime 01:19:51

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Das Tartini-Album mit Mario Brunello und der Accademia dell'Annunciata (A478) wurde mit einem Diapason d’or und einer Höchstbewertung des Magazins Musica ausgezeichnet. Auf dem neuen Album präsentieren sie ein attraktives Programm mit sechs Konzerten, die allesamt Transkriptionen anderer Werke sind. Zu hören sind nicht nur die Tastenbearbeitungen venezianischer Konzerte wie dem berühmten Oboenkonzert von Marcello oder Vivaldis Violinkonzert RV230, sondern auch rekonstruierte Werke von Bach wie die Konzerte für Oboe und Oboe d'amore (BWV 1056 und 1055) sowie solche, die uns in ihrer ursprünglichen Fassung überliefert sind - vom Violinkonzert BWV 1042 bis hin zum bekannten Concerto nach Italienischen Gusto BWV 971. Der Dialog zwischen dem Tutti und den Solopassagen im letztgenannten Werk, der in der Klavierfassung nur erahnt werden kann, kommt in Riccardo Donis brillanter Transkription für Piccolo-Cello und Streicher zur vollen Entfaltung und wird dabei von der Energie und Leidenschaft der Accademia dell'Annunciata unterstützt.

Bach Transkriptions ist ein überraschendes Klanglabyrinth und bildet den Abschluss der Bach-Trilogie von Marco Brunello. Dank der Ausdrucksmöglichkeiten des Piccolo-Cellos, das Bach selbst besonders geschätzt hat, erleben wir diese Werke mit neuen Höreindrücken.

Mario Brunello, 4-saitiges Violoncello Piccolo
Accademia dell'Annunciata
Riccardo Doni, Musikalischer Leiter

Mario Brunello
is a captivating musician who plays with expressive freedom rarely found today. The Italian cellist — equally at home as soloist, chamber musician, and project innovator — has been praised by Gramophone for his “great spirit” and described as “intense and passionate” by The Strad.

Brunello made his breakthrough in 1986 as the first and only Italian to win the coveted International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. Since then, Brunello’s heartfelt playing has earned him appearances with such leading conductors as Antonio Pappano, Valery Gergiev, Riccardo Chailly, Ton Koopman, Riccardo Muti, Myung-Whun Chung and Seiji Ozawa, and concerto performances with many of the world’s foremost ensembles, including the London Symphony, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the NHK Symphony Tokyo, the Kioi Sinfonietta, the Filarmonica della Scala and the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. As a chamber musician, Brunello has forged fruitful partnerships with Gidon Kremer, Yuri Bashmet, Martha Argerich, Andrea Lucchesini, Giuliano Carmignola, Frank Peter Zimmermann, Isabelle Faust, Maurizio Pollini and the Borodin Quartet. As the creator and artistic director of Arte Sella and I Suoni delle Dolomiti festivals, Brunello has also brought the music of the highest calibre to the Dolomite peaks. Among Brunello’s engagements for the season 2019-20 are concerts in Warsaw with the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, in Moscow with the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra and in Yerevan as a guest of the Contemporary Classics Festival. His ongoing collaboration with Kremerata Baltica continues with appearances at the Kronberg Festival — together with Gidon Kremer — and with a tour of South America in the double role of soloist and conductor. Brunello also continues to serve as artist-in-residence of the Philharmonie Zuidnederland.

Brunello plays a precious Maggini cello crafted in the early 1600s. He has, however, grown increasingly fond in recent years of the “cello piccolo”. The cello piccolo — as its name implies, a smaller version of the cello — shares the tuning of a violin, as well as something of the latter’s nimble handling, while retaining much of the resonance and depth of the former. Brunello has exploited the full potential of this instrument in revelatory performances of the baroque violin repertoire, focusing on the masterpieces of Bach, Vivaldi and Tartini.

This season coincides with the 250th anniversary of Giuseppe Tartini, which Brunello will celebrate with an extended homage to the composer, whose works he will perform and record alone as well as in collaboration with the Accademia dell’Annunciata.

Brunello’s richly diverse discography includes recordings of the works of Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert, Vivaldi, Haydn, Chopin, Janaček, and Sollima. His five-CD set on the EGEA label features his performances of Tavener’s “The Protecting Veil” with the Kremerata Baltica and his award-winning recording of Bach’s Cello Suites. Also worthy of note are his Deutsche Grammophon release of Beethoven’s Triple Concerto under the baton of Claudio Abbado; his Dvořák’s Cello Concerto, conducted by Antonio Pappano (EMI); and his stunning live performance video of Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 2, conducted by Valery Gergiev in the Salle Pleyel in Paris.

In Autumn 2019 ARCANA, a sister company of OUTHERE, launched the “Bach Brunello Series” with the release of a first album dedicated to JS Bach Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin, performed on a rare four-string cello piccolo. This recording represents the fulfilment of Brunello’s artistic dream and an extraordinary opportunity for the listener to experience these familiar works in a manner both deeply expressive and refreshingly novel. The complete series of three CDs will feature performances of violin masterworks on the cello piccolo. Recently ARCANA has published a new album titled ‘Sonar in ottava’ featuring Double Concertos of JS Bach and Vivaldi with Mario Brunello cello piccolo, Giuliano Carmignola violin and the baroque ensemble Accademia dell’Annunciata.

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