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Myslivecek: Complete Keyboard Works
Brilliant Classics

Myslivecek: Complete Keyboard Works

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Composer
Joseph Myslivecek
Artist
Marius Bartoccini
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
May 03, 2024
Catalog #
BRI95864
UPC
5028421958644

About

The new focus on Bohemian classicism in
the second half of the 18th century,
manifested in recent recordings and articles
in professional journals, has amply
demonstrated the calibre of these
composers and the quality of their music.
Among them, Josef Mysliveček enjoyed
considerable fame during his lifetime. He
was known to such important figures as the
soprano Caterina Gabrielli and was a friend
of Mozart’s, who esteemed him.
Mysliveček’s like many of his
contemporaries strove for musical success
and economic independence through opera
composition, a career that was high-profile
but also challenging in the late 18th
century. And he did not consider the
fortepiano to be as important a vehicle of
expression, unlike Mozart, as can be seen in
his meagre solo keyboard output.
The Six Divertimenti are single-movement
compositions, and while probably
intended as didactic, they are not sterile
exercises for amateurs but exquisite
pieces that satisfy the most discerning
palates. The Six Sonatas are short but
brilliant pieces, based on the galant style
transmuted into a pre-classicism very akin
to the Mannheim school, with energetic
first movements with a symphonic flavour
alternating with elegant and delicate
minuets.
Given the small number of Mysliveček’s
compositions for solo fortepiano, it was
decided to include two additional, rare
pieces worthy of this monograph: two of
his Wind Octets Op.1 in a contemporary
solo keyboard transcription by Václav
Vincenc Mašek. Mysliveček’s writing
features remarkable counterpoint,
compressed by Mašek into an exemplary
arrangement.
This recording is intended as the first on
historical instruments (there is already a box by
Clare Hammond on modern piano with the
Divertimenti for fortepiano, the six Sonatas and
the Concertos for fortepiano and orchestra).
The arranged Octets (most likely never
previously performed, let alone recorded) are
offered as world premieres.
Other information:
● Recorded April 2022 in Colloredo di Prato,
Udine, Italy
● Bartoccini plays a late-18th-century Venetian
fortepiano (Divertimentos) and a Paul McNulty
fortepiano after Anton Walter (Sonatas and
Octets)
● Booklet in English contains liner notes by the
artist and his biography

Tracklist 33 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro con spirito 05:02
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro con spirito
    Duration
    05:02
    Composer
    Josef Mysliveček
    Performer
    Marius Bartoccini
  2. 2 II. Minuetto 04:21
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Minuetto
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Josef Mysliveček
    Performer
    Marius Bartoccini
  3. 3 I. Andantino 04:10
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Andantino
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Josef Mysliveček
    Performer
    Marius Bartoccini
  4. 4 II. Minuetto 04:13
    Track
    4
    Title
    II. Minuetto
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    Josef Mysliveček
    Performer
    Marius Bartoccini
  5. 5 I. Allegro 04:42
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    04:42
    Composer
    Josef Mysliveček
    Performer
    Marius Bartoccini
  6. 6 II. Minuetto 04:36
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Minuetto
    Duration
    04:36
    Composer
    Josef Mysliveček
    Performer
    Marius Bartoccini
  7. 7 I. Allegro con spirito 04:43
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Allegro con spirito
    Duration
    04:43
    Composer
    Josef Mysliveček
    Performer
    Marius Bartoccini
  8. 8 II. Allegro 02:36
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Josef Mysliveček
    Performer
    Marius Bartoccini
  9. 9 I. Allegro 05:20
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    05:20
    Composer
    Josef Mysliveček
    Performer
    Marius Bartoccini
  10. 10 II. Minué 03:40
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Minué
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Josef Mysliveček
    Performer
    Marius Bartoccini
  11. 11 I. Allegro con brio 05:00
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Allegro con brio
    Duration
    05:00
    Composer
    Josef Mysliveček
    Performer
    Marius Bartoccini
  12. 12 II. Minuetto 01:04
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Minuetto
    Duration
    01:04
    Composer
    Josef Mysliveček
    Performer
    Marius Bartoccini
  13. 13 II. Variation 1 01:04
    Track
    13
    Title
    II. Variation 1
    Duration
    01:04
    Composer
    Josef Mysliveček
    Performer
    Marius Bartoccini
  14. 14 II. Variation 2 01:01
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Variation 2
    Duration
    01:01
    Composer
    Josef Mysliveček
    Performer
    Marius Bartoccini
  15. 15 II. Variation 3 00:59
    Track
    15
    Title
    II. Variation 3
    Duration
    00:59
    Composer
    Josef Mysliveček
    Performer
    Marius Bartoccini
  16. 16 II. Variation 4 00:52
    Track
    16
    Title
    II. Variation 4
    Duration
    00:52
    Composer
    Josef Mysliveček
    Performer
    Marius Bartoccini
  17. 17 II. Variation 5 00:58
    Track
    17
    Title
    II. Variation 5
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Josef Mysliveček
    Performer
    Marius Bartoccini
  18. 18 II. Variation 6 01:06
    Track
    18
    Title
    II. Variation 6
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Josef Mysliveček
    Performer
    Marius Bartoccini
  19. 19 No. 1. Rondò: Andantino 02:03
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 1. Rondò: Andantino
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Josef Mysliveček
    Performer
    Marius Bartoccini
  20. 20 No. 2. Allegro ma non troppo 02:24
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 2. Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Josef Mysliveček
    Performer
    Marius Bartoccini
  21. 21 No. 3. Minuetto 02:51
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 3. Minuetto
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Josef Mysliveček
    Performer
    Marius Bartoccini
  22. 22 No. 4. Andantino 02:43
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 4. Andantino
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Josef Mysliveček
    Performer
    Marius Bartoccini
  23. 23 No. 5. Rondò: Allegretto 03:19
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 5. Rondò: Allegretto
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Josef Mysliveček
    Performer
    Marius Bartoccini
  24. 24 No. 6. Andantino 03:12
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 6. Andantino
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Josef Mysliveček
    Performer
    Marius Bartoccini
  25. 25 I. Allegro Maestoso 05:13
    Track
    25
    Title
    I. Allegro Maestoso
    Duration
    05:13
    Composer
    Josef Mysliveček
    Performer
    Marius Bartoccini
  26. 26 II. Larghetto un poco sostenuto 03:44
    Track
    26
    Title
    II. Larghetto un poco sostenuto
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Josef Mysliveček
    Performer
    Marius Bartoccini
  27. 27 III. Tempo di minuetto 01:24
    Track
    27
    Title
    III. Tempo di minuetto
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    Josef Mysliveček
    Performer
    Marius Bartoccini
  28. 28 IV. Primo alternativo 02:15
    Track
    28
    Title
    IV. Primo alternativo
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Josef Mysliveček
    Performer
    Marius Bartoccini
  29. 29 V. Secondo alternativo 01:57
    Track
    29
    Title
    V. Secondo alternativo
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Josef Mysliveček
    Performer
    Marius Bartoccini
  30. 30 VI. Terzo alternativo 01:23
    Track
    30
    Title
    VI. Terzo alternativo
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Josef Mysliveček
    Performer
    Marius Bartoccini
  31. 31 I. Allegro spiritoso 03:42
    Track
    31
    Title
    I. Allegro spiritoso
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    Josef Mysliveček
    Performer
    Marius Bartoccini
  32. 32 II. Largo Sottovoce 03:31
    Track
    32
    Title
    II. Largo Sottovoce
    Duration
    03:31
    Composer
    Josef Mysliveček
    Performer
    Marius Bartoccini
  33. 33 III. Rondò: Allegretto 02:48
    Track
    33
    Title
    III. Rondò: Allegretto
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Josef Mysliveček
    Performer
    Marius Bartoccini