Concerto Grosso: Emigre to the British Isles
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Label: Muso
Cat No: MU030
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Orchestral
Release Date: 28th June 2019
Contents
Works
Violin Sonatas (12), op.5Concerto grosso no.2 in C minor
Concerto grosso no.3 in A minor
Concerto grosso no.4 in E minor
Concerto grosso no.8 in F major (Alessandro Scarlatti)
Concerto grosso no.9 in D major
Artists
Martyna Pastuszka (violin)Orkiestra Historyczna
Conductor
Martyna PastuszkaWorks
Violin Sonatas (12), op.5Concerto grosso no.2 in C minor
Concerto grosso no.3 in A minor
Concerto grosso no.4 in E minor
Concerto grosso no.8 in F major (Alessandro Scarlatti)
Concerto grosso no.9 in D major
Artists
Martyna Pastuszka (violin)Orkiestra Historyczna
Conductor
Martyna PastuszkaAbout
The huge success of the Italian concerto grosso was a response to the necessity of freeing music from a secondary role to which it found itself confined, notably in France with ballet music. Unaffected by the rivalry between French and Italian music that was then raging, the British seemed to be attracted by purely instrumental music; the concerto grosso consequently afforded them a freshness, a boldness, and a hint of unique maestria that held an immediate appeal. Thus it was that the concerto grosso emigrated, as did a number of Italian composerswho responded to the emotional needs and the demands of an English ‘market’ that encouraged artistic initiative, promised financial satisfaction, and offered the opportunity of achieving fame.
This was the case with Francesco Scarlatti; born in Palermo, the brother of the celebrated Alessandro, he made almost his whole career in London and Dublin, never, however, really achieving the expected fame. Few of his works have survived beyond the six concerti grossi featured on this CD; two concerto grosso arrangements of sonatas by Geminiani and Corelli complete this programme, the remodeling of one and the same material being very frequent at this time.
You are invited by the young Polish ensemble {oh!} Orkiestra Historyczna, conducted by its first violin Martyna Pastuszka, to journey from Italy to the United Kingdom. Warm, varied sonorities highlight the splendour and expressivity of music that is now lively or dancelike, now gentle, melancholic or meditative. To be discovered!
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