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Anna Paradiso Plays Paradisi
BIS

Anna Paradiso Plays Paradisi

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Details

Composer
PARADISI, PIETRO DOMENICO
Artist
Anna Paradiso
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
May 01, 2020
Catalog #
BIS-2415
UPC
7318599924151

About

As Anna Paradiso writes in her liner notes to this disc ‘the history of music is full of fine composers who, for one reason or another, have been largely forgotten.’ In the case of Pietro Domenico Paradisi, it is only thanks to his Sonate di gravicembalo that he has escaped complete obscurity. Even his name is less than certain – is it Paradies or Paradisi? We know that he sometimes added the epithet ‘Napolitano’ to his signature, and it’s presumed that he was born in or around Naples c. 1706. He may have studied with Nicola Porpora, but otherwise little is known about him before his arrival in England in 1746. There he composed an opera, but was primarily recognized as a harpsichord teacher and performer. The collection of twelve sonatas was first published in London in 1754, and ten of them have been selected for this amply filled disc (almost 88 minutes of music!). The sonatas appeared at a time when the clavichord remained in use, the harpsichord enjoyed its glory days and the fortepiano was beginning to come into its own. Anna Paradiso has therefore chosen to play on all three instruments – with the clavichord and the fortepiano being historic examples from 1792 and 1802 respectively. Highly acclaimed for her recordings of solo works and chamber music by the Swedish composer Johan Helmich Roman, Anna Paradiso now lets us enjoy the playfulness and expressivity of Paradisi’s approach to keyboard playing.

Tracklist 20 tracks

  1. 1 I. Vivace 04:51
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Vivace
    Duration
    04:51
    Composer
    Pietro Domenico Paradies
    Performer
    Anna Paradiso
  2. 2 II. Presto 01:23
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Presto
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Pietro Domenico Paradies
    Performer
    Anna Paradiso
  3. 3 I. Allegro 03:43
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Pietro Domenico Paradies
    Performer
    Anna Paradiso
  4. 4 II. Vivace 02:15
    Track
    4
    Title
    II. Vivace
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Pietro Domenico Paradies
    Performer
    Anna Paradiso
  5. 5 I. Andante 09:22
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Andante
    Duration
    09:22
    Composer
    Pietro Domenico Paradies
    Performer
    Anna Paradiso
  6. 6 II. Minuetto 01:34
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Minuetto
    Duration
    01:34
    Composer
    Pietro Domenico Paradies
    Performer
    Anna Paradiso
  7. 7 I. Presto 06:27
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Presto
    Duration
    06:27
    Composer
    Pietro Domenico Paradies
    Performer
    Anna Paradiso
  8. 8 II. Giga: Allegro 01:47
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Giga: Allegro
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Pietro Domenico Paradies
    Performer
    Anna Paradiso
  9. 9 I. Vivace 06:06
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Vivace
    Duration
    06:06
    Composer
    Pietro Domenico Paradies
    Performer
    Anna Paradiso
  10. 10 II. Allegro, "Toccata" 01:55
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Allegro, "Toccata"
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Pietro Domenico Paradies
    Performer
    Anna Paradiso
  11. 11 I. Presto 03:21
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Presto
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Pietro Domenico Paradies
    Performer
    Anna Paradiso
  12. 12 II. Larghetto e cantabile 04:56
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Larghetto e cantabile
    Duration
    04:56
    Composer
    Pietro Domenico Paradies
    Performer
    Anna Paradiso
  13. 13 I. Andante 08:16
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Andante
    Duration
    08:16
    Composer
    Pietro Domenico Paradies
    Performer
    Anna Paradiso
  14. 14 II. Giga: Allegro 02:31
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Giga: Allegro
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Pietro Domenico Paradies
    Performer
    Anna Paradiso
  15. 15 I. Allegro 08:26
    Track
    15
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    08:26
    Composer
    Pietro Domenico Paradies
    Performer
    Anna Paradiso
  16. 16 II. Presto 01:37
    Track
    16
    Title
    II. Presto
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Pietro Domenico Paradies
    Performer
    Anna Paradiso
  17. 17 I. Allegro 06:26
    Track
    17
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    06:26
    Composer
    Pietro Domenico Paradies
    Performer
    Anna Paradiso
  18. 18 II. Presto 01:29
    Track
    18
    Title
    II. Presto
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Pietro Domenico Paradies
    Performer
    Anna Paradiso
  19. 19 I. Allegro 05:06
    Track
    19
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    05:06
    Composer
    Pietro Domenico Paradies
    Performer
    Anna Paradiso
  20. 20 II. Andante 04:16
    Track
    20
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Pietro Domenico Paradies
    Performer
    Anna Paradiso