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Campagnoli: Six String Quartets
Brilliant Classics

Campagnoli: Six String Quartets

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Details

Composer
CAMPAGNOLI, BARTOLOMEO
Artist
Laghi
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Nov 18, 2014
Catalog #
BRI95037
UPC
5028421950372

About

String quartets came into their own in the latter half of the 18th century, and this brand new genre became an irresistible temptation to many composers, not least the young Italian Bartolomeo Campagnoli. The six quartets featured on this disc are bursting with vitality and innovation, as Campagnoli’s penchant for playful melodic lines (especially in the first violin) comes thrillingly to the fore. The composer’s roots in northern Italy, particularly in Padua and Florence, were carried with him as he travelled around northern Europe, settling at various points in Stockholm, Dresden and Hanover. This led to Campagnoli’s own assertion that he combined ‘German learnedness with Italian soul’, a truly pleasurable mixture perfectly suited to the string quartet genre.

Ensemble Symposium are experts in Campagnoli’s repertoire, with founder Simone Laghi currently preparing a critical edition of the composer’s six string quartets for publication in the USA. The group’s masterful and compelling performance is a testament to their extensive historical studies, as they strive to create a strong link between research and active interpretation, with striking results.

Other information:
- Recorded in 2014.
- First recording of the string quartets by Campagnoli.
- Bartolomeo Campagnoli (1751-1827) learned his trade with famous Italian musicians Tartini and Nardini. As a virtuoso on the violin he traveled Europe, where he held several important posts in Freising (Bavaria), Dresden and Stockholm, before settling as Kapellmeister of the famous Gewandhausorchester in Leipzig.
- Campagnoli claimed for himself “the german learnedness with Italian soul”, and his string quartets, the relatively new and “hot” genre of his days (with Joseph Haydn as the supreme creator and master), abound in lyrical melodies set into the firm musical structures of the first Viennese School.
- Simone Laghi, leader of the Ensemble Symposium, did extensive research into the music of Campagnoli, and prepares its first Edition. Their masterful performances breath historical insight and pure delight in the music’s originality.
- Extensive liner notes written by Simone Laghi.
- Contains artist biography.

Tracklist 18 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro 03:24
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Bartolomeo Campagnoli
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Symposium
  2. 2 II. Andante moderato 03:10
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante moderato
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Bartolomeo Campagnoli
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Symposium
  3. 3 III. Rondo: Allegro 02:11
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Rondo: Allegro
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Bartolomeo Campagnoli
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Symposium
  4. 4 I. Allegro spiritoso 04:27
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro spiritoso
    Duration
    04:27
    Composer
    Bartolomeo Campagnoli
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Symposium
  5. 5 II. Andante 03:30
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Bartolomeo Campagnoli
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Symposium
  6. 6 III. Rondo: Allegro 03:19
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Rondo: Allegro
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Bartolomeo Campagnoli
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Symposium
  7. 7 I. Variazioni: Largo 09:03
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Variazioni: Largo
    Duration
    09:03
    Composer
    Bartolomeo Campagnoli
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Symposium
  8. 8 II. Allegro maestoso 05:33
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Allegro maestoso
    Duration
    05:33
    Composer
    Bartolomeo Campagnoli
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Symposium
  9. 9 III. Allegro moderato 02:25
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Bartolomeo Campagnoli
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Symposium
  10. 10 I. Allegro 04:05
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    04:05
    Composer
    Bartolomeo Campagnoli
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Symposium
  11. 11 II. Andantino 03:05
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Andantino
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Bartolomeo Campagnoli
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Symposium
  12. 12 III. Allegro moderato 03:28
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Bartolomeo Campagnoli
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Symposium
  13. 13 I. Allegro non tanto 04:22
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Allegro non tanto
    Duration
    04:22
    Composer
    Bartolomeo Campagnoli
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Symposium
  14. 14 II. Larghetto 03:10
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Larghetto
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Bartolomeo Campagnoli
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Symposium
  15. 15 III. Presto assai 02:54
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Presto assai
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Bartolomeo Campagnoli
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Symposium
  16. 16 I. Allegro 03:34
    Track
    16
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Bartolomeo Campagnoli
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Symposium
  17. 17 II. Andante con moto 02:48
    Track
    17
    Title
    II. Andante con moto
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Bartolomeo Campagnoli
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Symposium
  18. 18 III. Rondo: Allegro 02:07
    Track
    18
    Title
    III. Rondo: Allegro
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Bartolomeo Campagnoli
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Symposium