Giardini: Chamber Quartets

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Label
Tactus
Release Date
May 19, 2017
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      GIARDINI, FELICVE
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Quartetto Mirus
    • PERFORMER
      Bottiglioni, Campitelli, Cantore
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 19, 2017
    • UPC
      8007194106503
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      TC710701
    • LABEL
      Tactus
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Andante

      Composer: Felice Giardini

      Ensemble: Quartetto Mirus

    2. II. Presto

      Composer: Felice Giardini

      Ensemble: Quartetto Mirus

    3. III. Grazioso

      Composer: Felice Giardini

      Ensemble: Quartetto Mirus

    4. I. Allegro

      Composer: Felice Giardini

      Ensemble: Quartetto Mirus

      Performer: Attilio Cantore

    5. II. Grazioso

      Composer: Felice Giardini

      Ensemble: Quartetto Mirus

      Performer: Attilio Cantore

    6. III. Allegro assai

      Composer: Felice Giardini

      Ensemble: Quartetto Mirus

      Performer: Attilio Cantore

    7. I. Andante maestoso

      Composer: Felice Giardini

      Ensemble: Quartetto Mirus

      Performer: Giorgio Bottiglioni

    8. II. Adagio

      Composer: Felice Giardini

      Ensemble: Quartetto Mirus

      Performer: Giorgio Bottiglioni

    9. III. Rondò: Allegro

      Composer: Felice Giardini

      Ensemble: Quartetto Mirus

      Performer: Giorgio Bottiglioni

    10. I. Andante

      Composer: Felice Giardini

      Ensemble: Quartetto Mirus

      Performer: Nicola Campitelli

    11. II. Adagio

      Composer: Felice Giardini

      Ensemble: Quartetto Mirus

      Performer: Nicola Campitelli

    12. III. Allegro

      Composer: Felice Giardini

      Ensemble: Quartetto Mirus

      Performer: Nicola Campitelli

    13. I. Andante

      Composer: Felice Giardini

      Ensemble: Quartetto Mirus

    14. II. Adagio

      Composer: Felice Giardini

      Ensemble: Quartetto Mirus

    15. III. in forma di Rondò

      Composer: Felice Giardini

      Ensemble: Quartetto Mirus


Felice Giardini was born in Turin in April of 1716. He studied violin with Giovan Battista Somis, former pupil of Arcangelo Corelli and founder of the Turin violin school, and at 20 he joined the Orchestra of the Teatr Regio in Turin; then he undertook a series of trips taht ook him to Germany, France and finally to London, where he lived for 35 years. There, in a very short time he became famous as a skillful and stylish violinist and began attending the cultural and noble atmosphere of the city, obtaining the license by King George II for the release of nine collections of works. As witnessed by Charles Burney in his pioneering music history, Giardini fame spread to Italy and Germany, and its activities as violinist, composer, impresario and choirmaster, flourished until 1790, when he began his downward spiral, which led him, almost eighty years old, in 1792, to undertake one last trip to Russia, where four years later he died, forgotten and in poverty. Within this album the Mirus Quartet accompanied by fine soloists are rediscovering his quartets, perfect examples of Giardini great music that led him to win the English aristocracy of his days.