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    1. Duni: Trio Sonata Op. 1, Nos. 1-6
    2. Duni: Trio Sonata Op. 1, Nos. 1-6
    Brilliant Classics

    Duni: Trio Sonata Op. 1, Nos. 1-6

    CD · 1 disc

    $13.99
    Composer
    DUNI, EGIDIO ROMUALDO
    Artist
    Duniensemble
    Released
    Aug 02, 2019
    Born near Naples, Egidio Romualdo Duni (1708-1775) enjoyed success with operas presented in Rome and Milan in the 1730s before moving to London in 1736 and then to the Netherlands for a decade. The six trio sonatas were published in Rotterdam around 1739, while the attractive collection of minuets and contredanses appeared in London the previous year. Together they form Duni's only published collections of chamber music; the greater part of his output remained opera, both serious and comic, and the melodic flair of these works displays the artistic signature of a composer for the stage. The trio sonatas follow the template for the form laid down by the likes of Corelli and Geminiani. Scored originally for two violins and continuo, they proceed in fast-slow-fast fashion with a melodic flair offset by an unusually elaborate bass line: unlike many comparable collections of domestically scaled music, Duni's trio sonatas are written not for amateurs but for court musicians both to enjoy for themselves and to give pleasure to others. The minuets and contredanses bear an obsequious dedication to an English noblewoman, indicating that they too were composed to tickle aristocratic palates. The DuniEnsemble presents the first complete recording of both collections, on period instruments and according to historically informed performance principles - which in this case include a liberal attitude to the instrumentation. The chosen pair of melody instruments is not confined to violins but extended to include flutes and recorders, while the basso continuo part is brought to life by a richly colored ensemble of bassoon, guitar, mandolin, theorbo, cello and harpsichord, varied work by work. The musicians of the DuniEnsemble presented this music in concert in 2018 at Duni's birthplace of Matera, but they have been performing as a group since 2003.
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  • Duni: Trio Sonata Op. 1, Nos. 1-6

    Duni: Trio Sonata Op. 1, Nos. 1-6

    Brilliant Classics Aug 2019
    1 disc
    CD
    $13.99
    1. Amore Dolore - Arias / Balducci, Gothenburg Baroque
    2. Amore Dolore - Arias / Balducci, Gothenburg Baroque
    BIS

    Amore Dolore - Arias / Balducci, Gothenburg Baroque

    SACD · 1 disc

    $21.99
    Composer
    Riccardo Broschi, Egidio Romualdo Duni, Georg Friedrich Handel, Antonio Vivaldi
    Artist
    Nicolo Balducci
    Released
    Mar 03, 2023

    For his second recital album for BIS, countertenor and sopranist Nicolò Balducci, ‘a singer of a remarkably sweet sound and distinct vocal agility’ (Gramophone), presents arias that evoke love and pain, two basic ingredients of Italian opera in the 18th century. Often tailor-made for specific singers who were in some cases the foremost castrati from that era such as the legendary Farinelli, these arias expressed resolute valour, unbridled fury and sometimes extreme guilt, to the delight of audiences that enjoyed these operas with their far-fetched narratives inspired by mythology or historical events. For this album, Nicolò Balducci is accompanied by the Baroque Academy Gothenburg Symphony under the direction of renowned recorder player Dan Laurin. Together, they perform well-known arias by Handel, from Vivaldi’s long neglected operas, as well as by lesser-known composers such as Riccardo Broschi (Farinelli’s brother) and Egidio Duni.

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  • Amore Dolore - Arias / Balducci, Gothenburg Baroque

    Amore Dolore - Arias / Balducci, Gothenburg Baroque

    BIS Mar 2023
    1 disc
    SACD
    $21.99
    1. Dis-Moi Venus - L'amour sous Louis XV
    2. Dis-Moi Venus - L'amour sous Louis XV
    Château de Versailles Spectacles

    Dis-Moi Venus - L'amour sous Louis XV

    CD · 1 disc

    $20.99
    Composer
    Egidio Romualdo Duni, Francois Francoeur, Jean-Joseph Cassanea de Mondonville, Jean-Joseph Mouret, J
    Artist
    Marie Perbost, Gaetan Jarry
    Released
    Sep 22, 2023

    Venus; goddess of sensuality and great orchestrator of pleasures; pulls the strings of opera characters as if they were puppets in the land of Tendre. With great delectation; Marie Perbost invokes the goddess and the heroines of French opera from the century of Louis XV to embody all the victims of passions unleashed by Aphrodite. There are masterpieces and discoveries here; from the satirical mockery of Madness in Rameau’s Platée to the virtuosic pages of Mondonville in Les Fêtes de Paphos. By turns pastoral and piquant; tender and burning; the divine Marie Perbost; supported by Gaétan Jarry; embraces all the music of love under Louis XV. A medley of jesting and fleeting romances; grace and libertinism; experience the delirium of the senses titillated by Eros and Cupid!

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  • Dis-Moi Venus - L'amour sous Louis XV

    Dis-Moi Venus - L'amour sous Louis XV

    Château de Versailles Spectacles Sep 2023
    1 disc
    CD
    $20.99
    1. Mozart in London / Page, The Mozartists
    2. Mozart in London / Page, The Mozartists
    Signum Classics

    Mozart in London / Page, The Mozartists

    CD · 2 discs

    $27.99
    Composer
    VARIOUS
    Artist
    The Mozartists, Page
    Released
    May 11, 2018


    The Mozartists present an unprecedented survey of Mozart’s childhood stay in London from 1764-65. The wide-ranging programme includes Mozart’s remarkable first symphony (composed when he was eight years old), along with his two other London symphonies and his first concert aria. The repertoire also explores music that was being performed in London during Mozart’s stay, including works by J. C. Bach, Thomas Arne, Abel, Pescetti, Perez, George Rush and William Bates, many of which have not previously been recorded. The album features an outstanding line-up of soloists comprising sopranos Ana Maria Labin, Anna Devin, Rebecca Bottone, Martene Grimson and Eleanor Dennis, mezzo-soprano Helen Sherman, tenors Ben Johnson and Robert Murray and harpsichordist Steven Devine. The album was recorded live during a weekend of performances at London’s Milton Court in February 2015 as part of the opening season of MOZART 250, and includes over a dozen world premiere recordings.
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  • Mozart in London / Page, The Mozartists

    Mozart in London / Page, The Mozartists

    Signum Classics May 2018
    2 discs
    CD
    $27.99