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Cimarosa: Overtures (arr. for Mandolin Ensemble) / Anedda Quintet
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Cimarosa: Overtures (arr. for Mandolin Ensemble) / Anedda Quintet

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Details

Composer
Domenico Cimarosa
Artist
Quintetto A Plettro \"Giuseppe Anedda\"
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
May 10, 2024
Catalog #
BRI96613
UPC
5028421966137

About

New, fun-filled arrangements—with historical authenticity on their side—bring bright and breezy curtain-raisers by a once-celebrated contemporary of Mozart to life.

In a career not much longer than Mozart’s, Domenico Cimarosa (1749-1801) wrote an astonishing total of 64 works for the stage—as well as substantial collections of symphonies, concertos, and sonatas—that were performed across the length and breadth of Europe.

Cimarosa specialized in lighthearted comedies, for which he supplied stylishly upbeat scores, shot through with Italianate lyricism, and a kind of impetuous vigor which was all his own. This quality makes his overtures particularly suitable for transcription to the kind of plucked-ensemble chamber versions heard on this enterprising new album. During the period after unification, the mandolin became a popular instrument much as the ukulele and the balalaika did elsewhere: relatively easy to learn, highly portable, and well suited to being played in ensemble as a kind of instrumental choir.

The Anedda Quintet have devised a unique synthesis of the two approaches, adding a strong bass component to the classic quartet line-up. This collection of Cimarosa is mainly comprised of modern arrangements by the composer Michele Di Filippo, who had already collaborated with the Anedda Quintet for a previous Brilliant Classics album of Rossini arrangements (95904). In adapting these orchestral scores, Di Filippo aimed to make the melodies sing out while preserving a sense of dialogue, tension, and drama between instruments.

Tracklist 9 tracks

  1. 1 Gli Orazi e i Curiazi: Overture (arr. S. Alù for mandolin quintet) 06:23
    Track
    1
    Title
    Gli Orazi e i Curiazi: Overture (arr. S. Alù for mandolin quintet)
    Duration
    06:23
    Composer
    Domenico Cimarosa
    Ensemble
    Quintetto a Plettro Giuseppe Anedda
  2. 2 Le trame deluse: Overture (arr. M. di Filippo for mandolin quintet) 06:16
    Track
    2
    Title
    Le trame deluse: Overture (arr. M. di Filippo for mandolin quintet)
    Duration
    06:16
    Composer
    Domenico Cimarosa
    Ensemble
    Quintetto a Plettro Giuseppe Anedda
  3. 3 Il matrimonio per raggiro: Overture (arr. M. di Filippo for mandolin quintet) 07:50
    Track
    3
    Title
    Il matrimonio per raggiro: Overture (arr. M. di Filippo for mandolin quintet)
    Duration
    07:50
    Composer
    Domenico Cimarosa
    Ensemble
    Quintetto a Plettro Giuseppe Anedda
  4. 4 I traci amanti: Overture (arr. M. di Filippo for mandolin quintet) 05:53
    Track
    4
    Title
    I traci amanti: Overture (arr. M. di Filippo for mandolin quintet)
    Duration
    05:53
    Composer
    Domenico Cimarosa
    Ensemble
    Quintetto a Plettro Giuseppe Anedda
  5. 5 Le astuzie femminili: Overture (arr. M. di Filippo for mandolin quintet) 04:11
    Track
    5
    Title
    Le astuzie femminili: Overture (arr. M. di Filippo for mandolin quintet)
    Duration
    04:11
    Composer
    Domenico Cimarosa
    Ensemble
    Quintetto a Plettro Giuseppe Anedda
  6. 6 L'apparenza inganna: Overture (arr. M. di Filippo for mandolin quintet) 06:29
    Track
    6
    Title
    L'apparenza inganna: Overture (arr. M. di Filippo for mandolin quintet)
    Duration
    06:29
    Composer
    Domenico Cimarosa
    Ensemble
    Quintetto a Plettro Giuseppe Anedda
  7. 7 La Circe: Overture (arr. M. di Filippo for mandolin quintet) 09:29
    Track
    7
    Title
    La Circe: Overture (arr. M. di Filippo for mandolin quintet)
    Duration
    09:29
    Composer
    Domenico Cimarosa
    Ensemble
    Quintetto a Plettro Giuseppe Anedda
  8. 8 L'italiana in Londra, Act I: Overture (arr. M. di Filippo for mandolin quintet) 08:14
    Track
    8
    Title
    L'italiana in Londra, Act I: Overture (arr. M. di Filippo for mandolin quintet)
    Duration
    08:14
    Composer
    Domenico Cimarosa
    Ensemble
    Quintetto a Plettro Giuseppe Anedda
  9. 9 Volodimiro: Overture (arr. M. di Filippo for mandolin quintet) 04:14
    Track
    9
    Title
    Volodimiro: Overture (arr. M. di Filippo for mandolin quintet)
    Duration
    04:14
    Composer
    Domenico Cimarosa
    Ensemble
    Quintetto a Plettro Giuseppe Anedda