Del Cinque Sonatas for Three Cellos Ludovico Minasi, Cristina Vidoni, Teodoro Baù

• Ermenegildo Del Cinque (? - 1773): Sonata No. 6 for Three Cellos in D Minor:
• 1 Cinque: Sonata No. 6 for Three Cellos in D Minor: I. Andantino posato 02:19
• 2 Cinque: Sonata No. 6 for Three Cellos in D Minor: II. Allegretto 01:39
• 3 Cinque: Sonata No. 6 for Three Cellos in D Minor: III. Largo sostenuto 02:40
• 4 Cinque: Sonata No. 6 for Three Cellos in D Minor: IV. Vivace con brio 01:33
• Sonata No. 17 for Three Cellos in G Minor:
• 5 Cinque: Sonata No. 17 for Three Cellos in G Minor: I. Adagio affettuoso 02:05
• 6 Cinque: Sonata No. 17 for Three Cellos in G Minor: II. Vivace e vibrato 01:47
• 7 Cinque: Sonata No. 17 for Three Cellos in G Minor: III. Larghetto con espressione 02:13
• 8 Cinque: Sonata No. 17 for Three Cellos in G Minor: IV. Lento e amoroso 01:55
• Sonata No. 15 for Three Cellos in C Major:
• 9 Cinque: Sonata No. 15 for Three Cellos in C Major: I. Adagio 02:51
• 10 Cinque: Sonata No. 15 for Three Cellos in C Major: II. Spiritoso moderato 02:10
• 11 Cinque: Sonata No. 15 for Three Cellos in C Major: III. Grave sostenuto 03:05
• 12 Cinque: Sonata No. 15 for Three Cellos in C Major: IV. Andantino allegretto 02:16
• Sonata for Two Cellos in E Minor:
• 13 Cinque: Sonata for Two Cellos in E Minor: I. Largo 02:11
• 14 Cinque: Sonata for Two Cellos in E Minor: II. Allegro 01:30
• 15 Cinque: Sonata for Two Cellos in E Minor: III. Largo risoluto 01:02
• 16 Cinque: Sonata for Two Cellos in E Minor: IV. Spiritoso 01:29
• Sonata No. 5 for Three Cellos in D Major:
• 17 Cinque: Sonata No. 5 for Three Cellos in D Major: I. Adagio 02:08
• 18 Cinque: Sonata No. 5 for Three Cellos in D Major: II. Vivace vibrato 01:56
• 19 Cinque: Sonata No. 5 for Three Cellos in D Major: III. Largo affettuoso 01:54
• 20 Cinque: Sonata No. 5 for Three Cellos in D Major: IV. Allegretto moderato 02:05
• Sonata No. 9 for Three Cellos in B Minor:
• 21 Cinque: Sonata No. 9 for Three Cellos in B Minor: I. Grave 01:18
• 22 Cinque: Sonata No. 9 for Three Cellos in B Minor: II. Con Spirito 01:43
• 23 Cinque: Sonata No. 9 for Three Cellos in B Minor: III. Grave 02:16
• 24 Cinque: Sonata No. 9 for Three Cellos in B Minor: IV. Andantino 01:27
• Sonata for Two Cellos in D Minor:
• 25 Cinque: Sonata for Two Cellos in D Minor: I. Grave 01:44
• 26 Cinque: Sonata for Two Cellos in D Minor: II. Allegretto 01:45
• 27 Cinque: Sonata for Two Cellos in D Minor: III. Adagio con un poco di moto 01:55
• 28 Cinque: Sonata for Two Cellos in D Minor: IV. Spiritoso 01:27
• Sonata No. 11 for Three Cellos in E-Flat Major:
• 29 Cinque: Sonata No. 11 for Three Cellos in E-Flat Major: I. Adagio sostenuto 02:40
• 30 Cinque: Sonata No. 11 for Three Cellos in E-Flat Major: II. Vivace con brio 01:48
• 31 Cinque: Sonata No. 11 for Three Cellos in E-Flat Major: III. Largo cantabile 02:20
• 32 Cinque: Sonata No. 11 for Three Cellos in E-Flat Major: IV. Andantino 01:41
• Total Runtime 01:02:52

Info for Del Cinque Sonatas for Three Cellos

During his long life, the priest, nobleman, poet, and painter from Rome, Ermenegildo del Cinque (1700–73) wrote over 100 sonatas for two cellos and eighteen pieces for three cellos. Although he was a dilettante di musica, he was the most prolific composer of cello music of all time. Yet despite the fact that he also composed cantatas, a serenata and some sacred music, and was a renowned cellist in Rome, he remains virtually unknown today, even among cellists. This recording, made in the theatre of the Palazzo Altemps in Rome where del Cinque often performed, rescues some of these extraordinarily beautiful compositions from oblivion.

The architect of this rediscovery is Ludovico Minasi (principal cellist of Il Pomo d’Oro, among other ensembles), who here leads a team of exceptional bass instruments featuring two recent winners of the MA Brugge competition, Andrea Buccarella and Teodoro Baù, along with the lutenist Simone Vallerotonda (a musician with long-standing ties to Arcana) and the cellist Cristina Vidoni.

Ludovico Minasi, 1st cello
Cristina Vidoni, 2nd cello
Teodoro Baù, 3rd cello
Simone Vallerotonda, archlute, guitar
Andrea Buccarella, harpsichord

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