Picchi - Complete Harpsichord Music and other Venetian Gems
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Label: Brilliant Classics
Cat No: 95998
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Instrumental
Release Date: 23rd July 2021
Contents
Works
ToccataCanzon francese detta 'Frais et gaillard'
Canzon I 'La Spiritata'
Fuga del nono tono
Ricercare del VII e VIII tono
Canzoni d'intavolatura d'organo fatte alla francese, Book 1
Toccata del Sesto Tono
Ballo Ongaro
Ballo alla Polacha
Ballo ditto Il Pichi
Ballo ditto il Stefanin
L'Ongaro a un'altro modo
Padoana ditta la Ongara
Pass'e mezzo
Passe e Mezzo del Giovanni Picchi
Passe e Mezzo di Mg. Gio. Picchi
Passo e Mezzo di Giovan. Picchi
Saltarello del detto prima parte
Saltarello del detto
Saltarello del pass'e mezzo
Toccata (Fitzwilliam Virginal Book)
Todescha
Artists
Simone Stella (harpsichord)Works
ToccataCanzon francese detta 'Frais et gaillard'
Canzon I 'La Spiritata'
Fuga del nono tono
Ricercare del VII e VIII tono
Canzoni d'intavolatura d'organo fatte alla francese, Book 1
Toccata del Sesto Tono
Ballo Ongaro
Ballo alla Polacha
Ballo ditto Il Pichi
Ballo ditto il Stefanin
L'Ongaro a un'altro modo
Padoana ditta la Ongara
Pass'e mezzo
Passe e Mezzo del Giovanni Picchi
Passe e Mezzo di Mg. Gio. Picchi
Passo e Mezzo di Giovan. Picchi
Saltarello del detto prima parte
Saltarello del detto
Saltarello del pass'e mezzo
Toccata (Fitzwilliam Virginal Book)
Todescha
Artists
Simone Stella (harpsichord)About
Born in 1572, Giovanni Picchi flourished in Venice, notably as the organist at the Scuola di San Rocco. He became renowned as a composer of both secular and sacred music, attested by his presence in the Nobiltà di dame by Fabrizio Caroso, the most important collection of dance music of the time. A collection of his canzone was published in 1625 and his fame spread to England, where a Toccata for harpsichord was transcribed within the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book (of which Brilliant has recently released the first-ever complete recording, 95915).
Other important sources for his keyboard music include collections published in Venice in 1621 and an undated collection of intablatures (transcriptions and elaborations of music by other composers) which is now held in Turin. Together they amount to some of the most brilliant and appealing music for the harpsichord from 17th-century Italy. Picchi’s harmonic language was especially daring, and his flair as a performer is reflected in the style of his writing, which exploits the full range of the instrument.
In complement to Picchi’s work, Simone Stella has chosen other jewels from Venetian composers of the time: toccatas, ricercare and canzone by Annibale Padovano, Claudio Merulo, Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli and Vincenzo Bellavere. Bellavere is another neglected figure nowadays, but the Toccata recorded here is a gloriously ornate example of the genre, alternating intricate counterpoint with filigree decoration.
Praise for Simone Stella on Brilliant Classics:
‘A release of major importance… Emphatically recommended as indispensable to every collection of organ music.’ - Fanfare (94730: Walther)
‘Stella succeeds in capturing all the facets of Buxtehude’s universe.’ - Diapason (94216: Buxtehude)
‘Here we have an Italian eager to touch base with his inner Teuton, as Stella sets well-ordered lucidity above unfettered flamboyance.’ - BBC Music Magazine (94312: Buxtehude)
‘Stella’s achievement… is remarkable… The polyphonic pieces are played with commitment and virtuosity, while the harpsichord suites and tombeaux are played with excellent style and expression.’ - Choir and Organ (94740: Froberger)
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