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Giardini / Archimie Duo - Sei Duetti a Due Violini [CD]

Giardini / Archimie Duo - Sei Duetti a Due Violini [CD]

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It was in the mid-eighteen century London that the eclectic figure of Felice Giardini (or Degiardino: Turin, 1716 - Moscow, 1796) made his first appearance. He was a violin virtuoso with eye-catching executive skills, conductor, composer, impresario in contact with leading intellectuals. His musical production is multifaced. He experimented mainly with duet, trio, string quartet. His music is a perfect mixture of Italian and German tradition (Johann Christian Bach, Johann Stamitz and Manheim School that has typical features of the "Style Galant"). Evidence of this can be found in the Six Duos for Two Violins Op. II (1751), dedicated to Prince Heinrich of Prussia. Giardini's style is spontaneous, easy to listen to, characterized by freshness and lyricism cantabile, joyous naturalness and refinement. Generally, it appears to be an essential musical writing, coming back to the formal clarity and to the contrapuntal simplicity. It develops a great tonal sensibility, supported by a dynamic rhythmic structure: the pure melody, without ornaments, is becoming increasingly important. The notoriety of his music is verified by Charles Burney: "I find all over Italy that Giardini's solos are in great repute, and very justly so, as I heard nothing equal to them of kind, on the continent" (The Present State of Music in France and Italy, 1771).

Tracklist:

  1. Duet In D Major, Op. 2 No. 1: I. Allegro
  2. Duet In D Major, Op. 2 No. 1: II. Adagio Staccato
  3. Duet In D Major, Op. 2 No. 1: III. Allegro
  4. Duet In F Major, Op. 2 No. 2: I. Allegro
  5. Duet In F Major, Op. 2 No. 2: II. Andante
  6. Duet In F Major, Op. 2 No. 2: III. Minuetto
  7. Duet In C Major, Op. 2 No. 3: I. Allegro
  8. Duet In C Major, Op. 2 No. 3: II. Grazioso
  9. Duet In C Major, Op. 2 No. 3: III. Allegro Assai
  10. Duet In A Major, Op. 2 No. 4: I. Allegro Cantabile
  11. Duet In A Major, Op. 2 No. 4: II. Andante
  12. Duet In A Major, Op. 2 No. 4: III. Allegro
  13. Duet In E Minor, Op. 2 No. 5: I. Allegro
  14. Duet In E Minor, Op. 2 No. 5: II. Rondeau. Grazioso
  15. Duet In E Minor, Op. 2 No. 5: III. Giga. Allegro
  16. Duet In G Major, Op. 2 No. 6: I. Allegro
  17. Duet In G Major, Op. 2 No. 6: II. Adagio
  18. Duet In G Major, Op. 2 No. 6: III. Presto

UPC: 8007194107074
Label: Tactus Records
Release Date: 5.3.19
Format: CD

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