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Ferrari: Sonatas & Balletti / Neonato
Brilliant Classics

Ferrari: Sonatas & Balletti / Neonato

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Details

Composer
FERRARI, GIACOMO GOTIFREDO
Artist
Stefania Neonato
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Apr 27, 2018
Catalog #
BRI95646
UPC
5028421956466

About

The keyboard works of Giacomo Gotifredo Ferrari (1763-1842) represent a synthesis of the styles circulating around Europe at the turn of the 19th century. The sonatas on this album, from his Opp. 9, 10 and 12 collections, reveal both his admiration for Mozart and his own tendencies towards Classicism, in dialogue with the French galant style, with the melodic traits of the Italian operatic style, and with the virtuosic formulae of the innovative piano music associated with Muzio Clementi. The six Balletti are more modest in scale and probably intended for domestic use by amateurs. On the other hand, the Caprice Op.8 undoubtedly addresses the power and dynamic range of the new piano, with an innovative, unresolved conclusion on the dominant. Born in the Trento region of Italy, Ferrari studied music in Verona and could play the flute, oboe, violin, viola and double bass by the age of twenty. He became friends with both Paisiello and Thomas Attwood, the friend and contemporary of Mozart, whose quartets dedicated to Haydn made a deep impact on the young Ferrari. Having written operas in Naples, in 1792 he moved to London, where he met Haydn and Clementi and quickly became a leading singing teacher, with the Princess of Wales among his pupils. It was there that he achieved his most lasting professional success. He wrote a pair of piano concertos, and about 50 sonatas. The instrument used in this recording is a replica of a five-and-a-half octave 1804 Walter und Soehne fortepiano, built by Paul McNulty in 2008. Like Ferrari, Stefania Neonato hails from the Trento region; she is now professor of fortepiano at the Musikhochschule in Stuttgart, and her activities in teaching, performance and recording are concentrated on Classical-era music for fortepiano.

Tracklist 18 tracks

  1. 1 Caprice in C Minor, Op. 8 04:07
    Track
    1
    Title
    Caprice in C Minor, Op. 8
    Duration
    04:07
    Composer
    Giacomo Gotifredo Ferrari
    Performer
    Stefania Neonato
  2. 2 I. Allegro spiritoso 07:20
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Allegro spiritoso
    Duration
    07:20
    Composer
    Giacomo Gotifredo Ferrari
    Performer
    Stefania Neonato
  3. 3 II. Andantino con espressione 05:37
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Andantino con espressione
    Duration
    05:37
    Composer
    Giacomo Gotifredo Ferrari
    Performer
    Stefania Neonato
  4. 4 III. Scherzando 04:29
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Scherzando
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Giacomo Gotifredo Ferrari
    Performer
    Stefania Neonato
  5. 5 I. Allegro molto 05:29
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro molto
    Duration
    05:29
    Composer
    Giacomo Gotifredo Ferrari
    Performer
    Stefania Neonato
  6. 6 II. Allegretto scherzando 03:03
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Allegretto scherzando
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Giacomo Gotifredo Ferrari
    Performer
    Stefania Neonato
  7. 7 I. Allegro 07:08
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    07:08
    Composer
    Giacomo Gotifredo Ferrari
    Performer
    Stefania Neonato
  8. 8 II. Rondo: Allegretto 02:44
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Rondo: Allegretto
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Giacomo Gotifredo Ferrari
    Performer
    Stefania Neonato
  9. 9 I. Andantino con moto 05:07
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Andantino con moto
    Duration
    05:07
    Composer
    Giacomo Gotifredo Ferrari
    Performer
    Stefania Neonato
  10. 10 II. Rondo. Allegretto 03:10
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Rondo. Allegretto
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Giacomo Gotifredo Ferrari
    Performer
    Stefania Neonato
  11. 11 No. 1. Balletto minuetto: Sostenuto 00:59
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 1. Balletto minuetto: Sostenuto
    Duration
    00:59
    Composer
    Giacomo Gotifredo Ferrari
    Performer
    Stefania Neonato
  12. 12 No. 2. Inglesina: Allegretto con spirit 01:37
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 2. Inglesina: Allegretto con spirit
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Giacomo Gotifredo Ferrari
    Performer
    Stefania Neonato
  13. 13 No. 3. Walzen: Allegro 01:30
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 3. Walzen: Allegro
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    Giacomo Gotifredo Ferrari
    Performer
    Stefania Neonato
  14. 14 No. 4. Lambridge joy: Allegretto con moto 00:58
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 4. Lambridge joy: Allegretto con moto
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Giacomo Gotifredo Ferrari
    Performer
    Stefania Neonato
  15. 15 No. 5. Minuetto: Andante 00:57
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 5. Minuetto: Andante
    Duration
    00:57
    Composer
    Giacomo Gotifredo Ferrari
    Performer
    Stefania Neonato
  16. 16 No. 6 Inglesina: Allegretto 01:03
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 6 Inglesina: Allegretto
    Duration
    01:03
    Composer
    Giacomo Gotifredo Ferrari
    Performer
    Stefania Neonato
  17. 17 I. Spiritoso 05:11
    Track
    17
    Title
    I. Spiritoso
    Duration
    05:11
    Composer
    Giacomo Gotifredo Ferrari
    Performer
    Stefania Neonato
  18. 18 II. Andantino: Tema con variazioni 06:19
    Track
    18
    Title
    II. Andantino: Tema con variazioni
    Duration
    06:19
    Composer
    Giacomo Gotifredo Ferrari
    Performer
    Stefania Neonato