Giuliani / Moscheles / Hummel - Music for Guitar & Fortepiano
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Label: Brilliant Classics
Cat No: 94190
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Release Date: 13th June 2011
Contents
Works
Grand Duo ConcertantGrand Pot-Pourri National, op.93
Rondos (2), op.68
Artists
Paolo Pugliese (guitar)Claudio Maccari (guitar)
Giovanni Togni (fortepiano)
Works
Grand Duo ConcertantGrand Pot-Pourri National, op.93
Rondos (2), op.68
Artists
Paolo Pugliese (guitar)Claudio Maccari (guitar)
Giovanni Togni (fortepiano)
About
The Grand Duo Concertant is a joint composition by Giuliani and the pianist Ignaz Moscheles, and was dedicated to the Archduke Rudolf of Austria, to whom Beethoven dedicated his own ‘Archduke’ Trio. Moscheles was only nineteen at the time, and his youthful enthusiasm can be heard in the verve and energy of the piano part. It is a delightful piece, with perfect balance between the two instruments, and the romantic third movement, Largo espressivo, is hauntingly beautiful.
The charming and humorous Due Rondò is the only known work by Giuliani for guitar and keyboard which appears to be his work alone. The Grand Pot-Pourri National is a lively medley of tunes taken from various countries: Polacca, ‘Rule Britannia’, ‘Vive Henri Quatre’, Bolero, the Austrian national anthem, and a tarantella, which provides a splendid climax to the piece. It appears that the keyboard part for this work may have been composed by Hummel and not Giuliani.
The final item is an arrangement of Giuliani’s set of variations on ‘Partant pour la Syrie’, which he originally composed for solo guitar. There is some uncertainty about whether the Variations Op.104 for guitar and keyboard are actually by Giuliani, as they were only published years after the composer’s death.
Claudio Maccari and Paolo Pugliese are 19th century guitar specialists, as well as highly respected musicologists and teachers, who play original gut-stringed instruments, including guitars belonging to Giuliani himself. They are joined by early music specialist Giovanni Togni on the fortepiano.
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