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Giardini: Sei Duetti a due Violini, Op. 2 / Archimie Duo

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Details

Composer
GIARDINI, FELICE
Artist
ARCHIMIE DUO
Format
CD
Label
Tactus
Released
May 03, 2019
Catalog #
TC710702
UPC
8007194107074

About

It was in the mid-eighteen century London that the eclectic figure of Felice Giardini (or Degiardino: Turin, 1716 – Moscow, 1796) made his first appearance. He was a violin virtuoso with eye-catching executive skills, conductor, composer, impresario in contact with leading intellectuals. His musical production is multifaced. He experimented mainly with duet, trio, string quartet. His music is a perfect mixture of Italian and German tradition (Johann Christian Bach, Johann Stamitz and Manheim School that has typical features of the “Style Galant”). Evidence of this can be found in the Six Duos for Two Violins Op. II (1751), dedicated to Prince Heinrich of Prussia. Giardini’s style is spontaneous, easy to listen to, characterized by freshness and lyricism cantabile, joyous naturalness and refinement. Generally, it appears to be an essential musical writing, coming back to the formal clarity and to the contrapuntal simplicity. It develops a great tonal sensibility, supported by a dynamic rhythmic structure: the pure melody, without ornaments, is becoming increasingly important. The notoriety of his music is verified by Charles Burney: “I find all over Italy that Giardini’s solos are in great repute, and very justly so, as I heard nothing equal to them of kind, on the continent” (The Present State of Music in France and Italy, 1771).

Tracklist 18 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro 04:03
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    Felice Giardini
    Ensemble
    Archimie Duo
  2. 2 II. Adagio staccato 02:19
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio staccato
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Felice Giardini
    Ensemble
    Archimie Duo
  3. 3 III. Allegro 03:49
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    Felice Giardini
    Ensemble
    Archimie Duo
  4. 4 I. Allegro 03:38
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    03:38
    Composer
    Felice Giardini
    Ensemble
    Archimie Duo
  5. 5 II. Andante 03:19
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Felice Giardini
    Ensemble
    Archimie Duo
  6. 6 III. Minuetto 01:44
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Minuetto
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Felice Giardini
    Ensemble
    Archimie Duo
  7. 7 I. Allegro 03:51
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Felice Giardini
    Ensemble
    Archimie Duo
  8. 8 II. Grazioso 02:32
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Grazioso
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Felice Giardini
    Ensemble
    Archimie Duo
  9. 9 III. Allegro assai 04:32
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Allegro assai
    Duration
    04:32
    Composer
    Felice Giardini
    Ensemble
    Archimie Duo
  10. 10 I. Allegro cantabile 04:47
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Allegro cantabile
    Duration
    04:47
    Composer
    Felice Giardini
    Ensemble
    Archimie Duo
  11. 11 II. Andante 02:53
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Felice Giardini
    Ensemble
    Archimie Duo
  12. 12 III. Allegro 03:57
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Felice Giardini
    Ensemble
    Archimie Duo
  13. 13 I. Allegro 03:30
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Felice Giardini
    Ensemble
    Archimie Duo
  14. 14 II. Rondeau - Grazioso 02:26
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Rondeau - Grazioso
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Felice Giardini
    Ensemble
    Archimie Duo
  15. 15 III. Giga: Allegro 02:55
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Giga: Allegro
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Felice Giardini
    Ensemble
    Archimie Duo
  16. 16 I. Allegro 04:52
    Track
    16
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    04:52
    Composer
    Felice Giardini
    Ensemble
    Archimie Duo
  17. 17 II. Adagio 02:30
    Track
    17
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Felice Giardini
    Ensemble
    Archimie Duo
  18. 18 III. Presto 02:07
    Track
    18
    Title
    III. Presto
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Felice Giardini
    Ensemble
    Archimie Duo