Vitali: Sonate da camera, Op. 14 (Excerpts Arr. for Chamber Ensemble) Italico Splendore

• Giovanni Battista Vitali (1632 - 1692): Vitali: Sonate da camera, Op. 14 (Excerpts Arr. for Chamber Ensemble):
• 1 Vitali: Sonate da camera, Op. 14 (Excerpts Arr. for Chamber Ensemble): Suite No. 1 11:09
• 2 Vitali: Sonate da camera, Op. 14 (Excerpts Arr. for Chamber Ensemble): Suite No. 2 11:57
• 3 Vitali: Sonate da camera, Op. 14 (Excerpts Arr. for Chamber Ensemble): Suite No. 3 10:16
• 4 Vitali: Sonate da camera, Op. 14 (Excerpts Arr. for Chamber Ensemble): Suite No. 4 10:16
• 5 Vitali: Sonate da camera, Op. 14 (Excerpts Arr. for Chamber Ensemble): Suite No. 5 08:54
• 6 Vitali: Sonate da camera, Op. 14 (Excerpts Arr. for Chamber Ensemble): Suite No. 6 11:47
• Total Runtime 01:04:19

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Modena zu Zeiten der Herrschaft der Familie Este war die Hauptstadt des Herzogtums Modena e Reggio. Dank der Vorliebe des Herzogs Francesco II. für die Geige, wurde Musik zu einem wesentlichen Element bei wichtigen gesellschaftlichen Ereignissen am Hofe. Zu solchen Anlässen wollte der Herzog die ganze Pracht seiner Macht zur Schau stellten. Modena beherbergt bis heute seine umfangreiche Sammlung von Musikdokumenten in der Biblioteca Estense: Diese Bibliothek ist eine bisher weitgehend unerforschte Fundgrube musikalischer Preziosen.

Der enorme Schatz, der in der Biblioteca Estense aufbewahrt wird, wird durch sorgfältige Studien der Quellen der Werke der am Hof der Este tätigen Komponisten Stück für Stück freigelegt. Ein erstes beachtenswertes Ergebnis ist die Entdeckung und Ersteinspielung der Instrumentalwerke von Giovanni Battista Vitali. In dieser ersten einer sechs CDs umfassenden Reihe, die seiner in der Estense-Bibliothek aufbewahrten Musik gewidmet ist, stellt das Barock-Ensemble Italico Splendore die mitreißenden Tänze der Kammersonaten op. 14 vor.

Italico Splendore

Italico Splendore
The love and interest for the ancient music and the baroque, classical and pre-romantic repertoire, are the basis around which the Italico Splendore Ensemble was born and grew up; from the very beginning, in 2010, it conducted its work mainly in this direction: a constant and deep research on the sources and a scrupulous philological method.

The aim of the members is to do a research work in order to revalue less popular repertoires, to rediscover unknown authors, operate on ancient manuscripts, giving new life to hidden musical treasures regarding a period of a great splendor of the Italian musical art, source of pride in the European courts.

Italico Splendore has two main purposes: production and distribution of live musical performances, and research and musicological study.

The musical production has already been expressed by a regular concert activity at important musical seasons and festivals, and also by the achievement of recording projects for labels such as Dynamic, Brilliant Classics and Novantiqua Records.

The “chamber” setting is the basis of the artistic and musical organization and of the lockin on and finding out of common guidelines in the artistic life of the group. All members cooperate in total harmony, bringing their human and professional contribute, besides the artistic one, under the guide of the artistic director Alessandro Andriani and his brother Claudio, violin concertmaster.

All members, following the study of performing practice indicated by the treatises and essays of the period, play on original or authentic copies of instruments of the period, using gut strings, philological bows, historical keyboards and original wind instruments, in order to reproduce accurately the sound effects required by the composers.

In the field of musicological research, Italico Splendore set the purpose to find out and revalue a musical matter unpublished or less studied. For this purpose, the work is oriented on transcriptions and philological publishing to enrich the repertoire and to produce new scores. Besides this commitment, there is also an educational and youth training aim, at high levels, throughout workshops, masterclasses, meetings and lessons that Italico Splendore organizes every year, with the cooperation of international artists and experts.

Italico Splendore has the purpose to promote and spread the knowledge of the ancient, classical and pre-romantic music in all its structures and expressions, both in Italy and abroad, with particular attention to the Italian repertoire and authors still widely unknown.

The work of Italico Splendore is based on study, musicological research and live concert performance, as well as teaching, training and cultural disclosure. The experience of Italico Splendore makes conscious that a musical performance is really pleasant and effective, if it is perceived as involving and lively, as well as for the professional and musical quality offered to the public.

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