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Geminiani: Concerti Grossi, Op. 7 / Cafe Zimmermann
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Geminiani: Concerti Grossi, Op. 7 / Cafe Zimmermann

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Composer
FRANCESCO GEMINIANI
Artist
Café Zimmermann
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
Sep 14, 2018
Catalog #
ALPHA 396
UPC
3760014193965

About

The musicians featured on this new release write: “For some years now we have been interested in the experiments of composers on the frontiers of Baroque musical language. The music of the sons of Bach and especially of Carl Philipp Emanuel has already come to fascinate us, and we had the same urge to discover and let ourselves be surprised when we decided to tackle Geminiani. To immerse ourselves in his op.7 was an exciting process, questioning our experience of Baroque music and rousing the enthusiasm of all the musicians of Café Zimmermann.” (Celine Frisch, harpsichord) “WHAT?!” was the first stunned reaction of the musicians after reading through Geminiani’s Concertos op.7. A composition that is invariably controversial, at once surprising and familiar. Then it was a new discovery with each concerto, with different textures and styles from one movement to the other. This music led us along unexpected paths from the church to the theatre, from Italy to France, from the seventeenth century to the eighteenth.” (Pablo Valetti, violin) “Geminiani’s music reflects my state of mind, one foot in the seventeenth century and the other in the eighteenth. The rhetoric and architecture it employs are still compatible with the Baroque. But the choice and exploration of emotions are already very new, similar to the way we feel today. This state of inner contradiction was probably not always understood by Geminiani’s contemporaries, but it is exactly what we look for and admire nowadays.” (Petr Skalka, cello)

Tracklist 22 tracks

  1. 1 I. Andante 01:55
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Andante
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Francesco Geminiani
    Ensemble
    Café Zimmermann
  2. 2 II. L'arte della fuga, a 4 parte reale 03:02
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. L'arte della fuga, a 4 parte reale
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Francesco Geminiani
    Ensemble
    Café Zimmermann
  3. 3 III. Andantino - Adagio 01:31
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Andantino - Adagio
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Francesco Geminiani
    Ensemble
    Café Zimmermann
  4. 4 IV. Allegro Moderato 03:06
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro Moderato
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Francesco Geminiani
    Ensemble
    Café Zimmermann
  5. 5 I. Grave 01:36
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Grave
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Francesco Geminiani
    Ensemble
    Café Zimmermann
  6. 6 II. Allegro Assai 02:56
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Allegro Assai
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Francesco Geminiani
    Ensemble
    Café Zimmermann
  7. 7 III. Andante 01:40
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Andante
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Francesco Geminiani
    Ensemble
    Café Zimmermann
  8. 8 IV. Allegro 03:15
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    03:15
    Composer
    Francesco Geminiani
    Ensemble
    Café Zimmermann
  9. 9 I. Presto - Tempo Giusto 02:31
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Presto - Tempo Giusto
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Francesco Geminiani
    Ensemble
    Café Zimmermann
  10. 10 II. Andante 02:29
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Francesco Geminiani
    Ensemble
    Café Zimmermann
  11. 11 III. Allegro Assai 05:15
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Allegro Assai
    Duration
    05:15
    Composer
    Francesco Geminiani
    Ensemble
    Café Zimmermann
  12. 12 I. Andante 06:09
    Track
    12
    Title
    I. Andante
    Duration
    06:09
    Composer
    Francesco Geminiani
    Ensemble
    Café Zimmermann
  13. 13 II. Allegro - Adagio 01:43
    Track
    13
    Title
    II. Allegro - Adagio
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Francesco Geminiani
    Ensemble
    Café Zimmermann
  14. 14 III. Allegro - Adagio - Allegro 03:11
    Track
    14
    Title
    III. Allegro - Adagio - Allegro
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Francesco Geminiani
    Ensemble
    Café Zimmermann
  15. 15 I. Andante 01:10
    Track
    15
    Title
    I. Andante
    Duration
    01:10
    Composer
    Francesco Geminiani
    Ensemble
    Café Zimmermann
  16. 16 II. Allegro - Grave 03:35
    Track
    16
    Title
    II. Allegro - Grave
    Duration
    03:35
    Composer
    Francesco Geminiani
    Ensemble
    Café Zimmermann
  17. 17 III. Allegro 02:50
    Track
    17
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Francesco Geminiani
    Ensemble
    Café Zimmermann
  18. 18 I. Allegro Moderato - Adagio - Andante - Andante 03:05
    Track
    18
    Title
    I. Allegro Moderato - Adagio - Andante - Andante
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Francesco Geminiani
    Ensemble
    Café Zimmermann
  19. 19 II. Adagio - Presto 02:10
    Track
    19
    Title
    II. Adagio - Presto
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Francesco Geminiani
    Ensemble
    Café Zimmermann
  20. 20 III. Affettuoso - Andante 02:47
    Track
    20
    Title
    III. Affettuoso - Andante
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Francesco Geminiani
    Ensemble
    Café Zimmermann
  21. 21 IV. Allegro moderato 01:31
    Track
    21
    Title
    IV. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Francesco Geminiani
    Ensemble
    Café Zimmermann
  22. 22 V. Andante - Adagio - Allegro assai - Adagio - Presto 06:36
    Track
    22
    Title
    V. Andante - Adagio - Allegro assai - Adagio - Presto
    Duration
    06:36
    Composer
    Francesco Geminiani
    Ensemble
    Café Zimmermann
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Unique and intriguing works, informed period performances. Good, detailed sonics.