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Abel: Between Two Worlds - Orchestral Music

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Composer
Carl Friedrich Abel
Artist
Jone Martinez, Rafael Ruiberriz de Torres Fernandez, Jordan Fumado, Alejandro Marias, La Spagna
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Oct 11, 2024
Catalog #
BRI97437
UPC
5028421974378

About

There are many reasons to consider Carl Friedrich Abel (1723-1787) one of history's most unique musicians. He was a gambist, a player of an instrument long associated with an aristocracy that was then at the height of it's decadence. But today he would be labelled "avantgarde" as one who embraced the newest musical styles and indeed genres, playing a key role in the development of the symphony. This album opens with the Symphony in C from his Opus 10 set of six symphonies. Featuring an instrumentation of two oboes, two horns, two violins, viola and basso, the score has all the hallmarks of the era's symphonic music. Abel's only vocal work of note is the aria "Frena le belle" which he contributed to the pastiche opera Sifare. So inspiring is the music, it is regrettable that Abel did not find greater repute in the vocal repertoire. Abel's updated catalogue (AbelWV, publ. Gunter von Zadow, 2023) includes 420 works, of which 29 are concertos for solo instruments. These follow the typical pattern, with three movements (first and third played fast in the home key, the second more slowly in a separate albeit related key) starting and ending in orchestral ritornellos, which are also interposed between each solo. That notwithstanding, the Flute Concerto in E minor has a very particular structure consisting of three movements all in minor keys. The viola section was reconstructed by Wolfgang Kostujak. The Harpsichord Concerto in D Guntersberg, 2022) derives from a manuscript produced by two unidentified copyists. This score, bearing an Italian title without reference to the pianoforte, suggests it was composed while Abel was still in Germany. Of the numerous concertos Abel himself performed as solo gambist during his life in London, tragically, none remain. The two on this album (Guntersberg) therefore merit some explanation. The Concerto in A comes to us from an unfinished manuscript by an unknown copyist, with no mention of the work's composer, but a comprehensive analysis of the music has led Thomas Fritzsch to attribute it to Abel. Kostujak has reconstructed the parts for first and second violins, viola, and a few passages for basso. The Concerto in G is none other than the Cello Concerto in B flat, in turn the same as the Flute Concerto in C. Such repurposing of works is not exceptional in Abel's catalogue, and a detailed analysis provides ample evidence that this was intended for viola da gamba in the original version. Other information: - Booklet in English contains liner notes by the director, Alejandro Marias, and profiles of the soloists and the ensemble - The Spanish liner notes are available for download at www. Brilliantclassics. com

Tracklist 16 tracks

  1. 1 I. Presto 03:58
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Presto
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    Carl Friedrich Abel
    Ensemble
    La Spagna
  2. 2 II. Andante 02:44
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Carl Friedrich Abel
    Ensemble
    La Spagna
  3. 3 III. Allegro 02:17
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Carl Friedrich Abel
    Ensemble
    La Spagna
  4. 4 Sifari: Aria: Frena le belle lagrime 11:28
    Track
    4
    Title
    Sifari: Aria: Frena le belle lagrime
    Duration
    11:28
    Composer
    Carl Friedrich Abel
    Performer
    Jone Martínez
    Ensemble
    La Spagna
  5. 5 I. Allegro 05:44
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    05:44
    Composer
    Carl Friedrich Abel
    Performer
    Rafael Ruibérriz de Torres
    Ensemble
    La Spagna
  6. 6 II. Adagio 04:24
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Carl Friedrich Abel
    Performer
    Rafael Ruibérriz de Torres
    Ensemble
    La Spagna
  7. 7 III. Allegro 04:08
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Carl Friedrich Abel
    Performer
    Rafael Ruibérriz de Torres
    Ensemble
    La Spagna
  8. 8 I. Allegro moderato 04:29
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Carl Friedrich Abel
    Performer
    Alejandro Marías
    Ensemble
    La Spagna
  9. 9 II. Adagio 05:11
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    05:11
    Composer
    Carl Friedrich Abel
    Performer
    Alejandro Marías
    Ensemble
    La Spagna
  10. 10 III. Allegro 03:45
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Carl Friedrich Abel
    Performer
    Alejandro Marías
    Ensemble
    La Spagna
  11. 11 I. Moderato 06:38
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Moderato
    Duration
    06:38
    Composer
    Carl Friedrich Abel
    Performer
    Jordan Fumadó
    Ensemble
    La Spagna
  12. 12 II. Adagio 06:16
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    06:16
    Composer
    Carl Friedrich Abel
    Performer
    Jordan Fumadó
    Ensemble
    La Spagna
  13. 13 III. Allegro assai 05:22
    Track
    13
    Title
    III. Allegro assai
    Duration
    05:22
    Composer
    Carl Friedrich Abel
    Performer
    Jordan Fumadó
    Ensemble
    La Spagna
  14. 14 I. Moderato 05:43
    Track
    14
    Title
    I. Moderato
    Duration
    05:43
    Composer
    Carl Friedrich Abel
    Performer
    Alejandro Marías
    Ensemble
    La Spagna
  15. 15 II. Adagio ma non troppo 05:18
    Track
    15
    Title
    II. Adagio ma non troppo
    Duration
    05:18
    Composer
    Carl Friedrich Abel
    Performer
    Alejandro Marías
    Ensemble
    La Spagna
  16. 16 III. Allegro 04:57
    Track
    16
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    04:57
    Composer
    Carl Friedrich Abel
    Performer
    Alejandro Marías
    Ensemble
    La Spagna