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Suzuki’s Magnificat, like his earlier Bach recordings, is sharply focused and performed with engaging conviction. My benchmark disc, by Philippe Herreweghe, grips with its palpable air of excitement. Suzuki’s reading is cooler, more nuanced and has a clearer acoustic; yet Herreweghe’s soloists retain a slight edge – few could match Barbara Schlick and oboist Marcel Penseele in rapt duet on ‘Quia respexit’. Herreweghe’s coupling is the splendid Cantata, BWV 80; Suzuki offers a trio of fascinating rareties. The Magnificat by Kuhnau, Bach’s predecessor at Leipzig, resembles Bach’s in instrumentation and division of text: it’s a lively, attractive piece, trumpets ringing out boldly in the bright opening chorus. Two shorter Magnificats by Bach’s Dresden-based contemporary Zelenka represent a very different and highly individual approach, the C major’s tripartite structure creating an almost concerto-like framework for soprano soloist. 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Born to a poor family in the Sicilian town of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003eMessina\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LastReplacedFindHitThemed SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e Domenico \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003eLaboccetta\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e (1823-1896) was entrusted to the care of an orphanage where his musical talents rapidly revealed themselves as a child. At the age of seven he made an appearance in concert at the Teatro Nuovo in Messina\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LastReplacedFindHitThemed SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e and soon won a scholarship to study gratis at the conservatoire in Naples. 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Through this \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003eexperience\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LastReplacedFindHitThemed SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003eLaboccetta\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e developed a superb tenor voice alongside his cello playing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LastReplacedFindHitThemed SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e and soon began taking lead roles in those bel canto masterpieces such as Bellini’s La \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003eSonnambula\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e. He went on to tour Europe and America in the 1850s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LastReplacedFindHitThemed SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e but eventually settled back in his adopted home of Naples\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LastReplacedFindHitThemed SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e where he became professor of cello at the conservatoire in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e1877\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LastReplacedFindHitThemed ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e passed on his mastery of the instrument to students for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003ealmost the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e next 20 years until his death.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003eLaboccetta\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LastReplacedFindHitThemed SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e the cellist and indefatigable researcher Matteo \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003eMalagoli\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e has turned up another remarkable figure down the byways of cello history. His booklet essay introduces \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003eLaboccetta’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e eventful life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LastReplacedFindHitThemed SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003eproviding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e invaluable context to these miniatures written for salon performances among friends and patrons in Neapolitan musical life in the later decades of the 19th century – music written \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003eabove all to\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e charm and entertain. ‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003edeserves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e the attention of listeners intrigued by history and appreciative of fine playing. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003eIt’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e an album that will make a genuine contribution to any collector’s album hoard. Album leaves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LastReplacedFindHitThemed SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e romanzas and instrumental songs are scored for cello and piano or cello and harp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LastReplacedFindHitThemed SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e but there is also a ‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003eNotturnino\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e’ for two cellos and piano. More substantial is a cycle of four songs for soprano\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LastReplacedFindHitThemed SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e tenor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LastReplacedFindHitThemed SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e cello and piano: all beautifully evocative pieces with an affectingly folk-like simplicity of expression.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003eLaboccetta\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e was also a pioneer in the genre of cello quartets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LastReplacedFindHitThemed SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e and the album closes with several such works\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LastReplacedFindHitThemed SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e ingeniously scored to exploit the full register and richness of the instrument. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003eMalagoli’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003eprevious\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e albums for Brilliant Classics include a disc of music by Greco and Francone (96345)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LastReplacedFindHitThemed SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e welcomed in glowing terms by Fanfare magazine: ‘Early Neapolitan Cello Music… deserves the attention of listeners intrigued by history and appreciative of fine playing. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003eIt’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e an album that will make a genuine contribution to any collector’s album hoard.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}' class=\"EOP SCXW114018062 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brilliant Classics","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":46012430123242,"sku":"5028421969527","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/4237547-3141832.jpg?v=1786639792"},{"product_id":"bossi-jongen-poulenc-l-orgue-soliste-music-for-organ-orchestra-mazzoletti","title":"Music for Organ \u0026 Orchestra \/ Mazzoletti, Carmona, Helvetica Orchestra","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen we think of a concerto for solo instrument and orchestra, the organ is certainly not the first instrument that comes to mind. 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Although there had been a Jewish presence in Anatolia for more than 2000 years, the population expanded considerably following the Alhambra Decree of 1492, with the arrival of Sephardim from Spain and Portugal. It then dwindled precipitously with the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire, the rise of Nazism, the creation of the state of Israel, and the escalation of anti-Semitism in the Arab world. Having completed his training at the conservatory in Milan, Hemsi returned to Anatolia determined to collect and notate as much traditional Sephardic music as he possibly could.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fascination with national folk music had taken root throughout Europe – Bartók and Kodály in Hungary, Dvorák and Smetana in Bohemia, and Vaughan Williams and Gustav Holst in England being the most familiar examples. Because his research was not defined by political or geographical boundaries, Hemsi was compelled to survey the myriad communities spread throughout the vast Sephardic diaspora. He was as fascinated by this musical heritage as he was concerned about its survival but, like so many composers, he also understood how traditional melodies, together with the various performance styles and conventions that supported them, could provide inspiration and nourishment for his own music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREVIEWS\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c-product-review--quote\"\u003eDespite Hemsi’s nomadic existence, the works on this disc reflect the composer’s lifelong fascination for Sephardic folk music which he assiduously collected and transcribed, as well as a keen absorption of other exotic idioms. The net result is a sequence of attractive and atmospheric works that cover similar ground.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c-product-review--quote\"\u003e-- BBC Music Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHemsi is probably best known for his set of Coplas Seferdies, Sephardi songs published in numerous volumes, but his chamber music is well worth getting to know. The earliest piece in this disc is the innocuous-sounding Méditation for cello and piano (Tom Wiebe and Kevin Ahfat), written at some point before 1931, and couched in the ‘Armenian style’. Pianistically it evokes the cimbalom or, as the notes remind us, to be specific, the Greek santouri, a hammered dulcimer. The slow intense dialogue between the two instruments seems almost deliberately imitative of, or a shadowy second cousin of, Bruch’s Kol nidrei. In 1942 he wrote the Pilpúl Sonata for violin and piano (Emily Kruspe and Ahfat). It’s cast in a standard three-movement format and encodes plenty of Sephardic material, not least in the fleet and pithy first movement, and also in the call-and-response central one, a kind of cantorial recitative that takes the violin high in a way somewhat reminiscent of Bloch. There’s fine drama in the driving finale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe following year – or thereabouts, as dating can’t be sure – Hemsi wrote an intriguing Quintet in G for Viola (Steven Dann) and string quartet. It signals a slight compositional shift in Hemsi’s thinking, being somewhat more conventional in structure and effect. His relish for insouciant dance patterns and folkloric inflections, though, is most obvious in the Burlesca second movement but the most paradoxical movement is the slow one, a Berceuse, that exudes flowing lyricism which, whilst hardly expressively deep, opens up a channel of lightly flecked impressionism: Hemsi looking backwards and sideways simultaneously. For the finale there’s a Greek dance, bright and brisk and over quickly and triumphantly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTre arie antiche (c.1945) are derived from the Coplas Seferdies and are brief three-minute (or so) studies. The first is fast, the central panel more gauzy and withdrawn, and the final piece extremely catchy. Which leaves the 1956 Danze nuziali greche, Op 37 rewritten from piano originals for cello and piano and dedicated in the piano original to Gina Bachauer. These three nuptial dances cover some expressive ground. The first is a fast and exciting panel honoring the mother-in-law, the second is the bride with her slow and expressively ‘sung’ lyricism, thoughtful, tactile and with Semitic cadences, and the final panel is the godfather – loquacious, big-boned, and excitable. 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