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Giustini: 12 Sonatas, Op. 1 / Paolo Zentilin
Brilliant Classics

Giustini: 12 Sonatas, Op. 1 / Paolo Zentilin

$21.99

Details

Composer
GIUSTINI, LODOVICO
Artist
Paolo Zentilin
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Jan 22, 2021
Catalog #
BRI96173
UPC
5028421961736

About

Following Andrea Coen’s 2010 recording (94021) Brilliant Classics is the only label with two complete versions of Giustini’s sonatas on the market, showing its commitment to significant but under-recorded turning points in musical history. Lodovico Giustini (1685-1743) seldom left his native Pistoia, where he worked as organist of the Congregazione dello Spirito Santo. Published in nearby Florence in 1732, this set of 12 elegant sonatas is, in keeping with Scarlattian practice, dominated by movements in binary form, featuring dances and contrapuntal excursions, and displaying hints of the emerging galant style, which replaced busy Baroque continuo textures with a singing, more natural approach. Giustini enjoys high contrasts, soft and loud, and teases out of the new fortepiano technology everything it had to offer. However, the extant scores are not free of errors, and they leave a good deal up to the performer. Paolo Zentilin makes the most of Giustini’s writing. He has corrected the obvious errors, and he exhibits taste and technical mastery in his playing of a modern, beautifully conditioned Fazioli piano. Exploiting the instrument’s tonal resources while remaining respectful of a Baroque sensibility, his playing is consistently passionate but never overblown, with an attractive full-bodied tone, and an exquisite sense of dynamic control. Extremely soft passages are executed with no loss of rhythmic vitality. Ornaments are rendered with delicate crispness. The music’s character - whether a regal dance or a study in tenderness—is always projected with sincerity and authenticity. No matter how intricate the counterpoint, the result remains genuinely heartfelt, never mechanical.

Tracklist 53 tracks

  1. 1 I. Balletto: Spiritoso, ma non presto 03:23
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Balletto: Spiritoso, ma non presto
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  2. 2 II. Corrente: Allegro 01:59
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Corrente: Allegro
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  3. 3 III. Sarabanda: Grave 02:48
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Sarabanda: Grave
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  4. 4 IV. Giga: Presto 01:32
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Giga: Presto
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  5. 5 V. Minuet: Affetuoso 00:58
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Minuet: Affetuoso
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  6. 6 I. Grave 04:13
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Grave
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  7. 7 II. Corrente: Allegro 01:50
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Corrente: Allegro
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  8. 8 III. Giga: Grave 05:30
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Giga: Grave
    Duration
    05:30
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  9. 9 IV. Presto: Giga 02:04
    Track
    9
    Title
    IV. Presto: Giga
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  10. 10 V. Minuet 01:36
    Track
    10
    Title
    V. Minuet
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  11. 11 I. Siciliana: Affettuoso 04:48
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Siciliana: Affettuoso
    Duration
    04:48
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  12. 12 II. Canzone 02:18
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Canzone
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  13. 13 III. Andante, ma non presto 02:51
    Track
    13
    Title
    III. Andante, ma non presto
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  14. 14 IV. Giga: Presto 02:06
    Track
    14
    Title
    IV. Giga: Presto
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  15. 15 I. Preludio: Largo 05:48
    Track
    15
    Title
    I. Preludio: Largo
    Duration
    05:48
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  16. 16 II. Presto 02:37
    Track
    16
    Title
    II. Presto
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  17. 17 III. Sarabanda: Largo 01:44
    Track
    17
    Title
    III. Sarabanda: Largo
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  18. 18 IV. Giga: Allegro 02:10
    Track
    18
    Title
    IV. Giga: Allegro
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  19. 19 I. Preludio: Adagio, e aperggiato nell'acciaccature 05:07
    Track
    19
    Title
    I. Preludio: Adagio, e aperggiato nell'acciaccature
    Duration
    05:07
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  20. 20 II. Allegro 03:32
    Track
    20
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    03:32
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  21. 21 III. Affettuoso 03:01
    Track
    21
    Title
    III. Affettuoso
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  22. 22 IV. Corrente: Allegro 02:06
    Track
    22
    Title
    IV. Corrente: Allegro
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  23. 23 V. Tempo di gavotta 02:16
    Track
    23
    Title
    V. Tempo di gavotta
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  24. 24 I. Preludio: Grave 04:12
    Track
    24
    Title
    I. Preludio: Grave
    Duration
    04:12
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  25. 25 II. Allegro assai 03:07
    Track
    25
    Title
    II. Allegro assai
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  26. 26 III. Dolce 04:57
    Track
    26
    Title
    III. Dolce
    Duration
    04:57
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  27. 27 IV. Giga: Allegro 02:09
    Track
    27
    Title
    IV. Giga: Allegro
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  28. 28 I. Alemanda: Andante 03:51
    Track
    28
    Title
    I. Alemanda: Andante
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  29. 29 II. Corrente: Presto assai 02:59
    Track
    29
    Title
    II. Corrente: Presto assai
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  30. 30 III. Siciliana: Affettuoso 04:23
    Track
    30
    Title
    III. Siciliana: Affettuoso
    Duration
    04:23
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  31. 31 IV. Gavotta: Presto 02:08
    Track
    31
    Title
    IV. Gavotta: Presto
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  32. 32 I. Sarabanda: Affettuoso 04:51
    Track
    32
    Title
    I. Sarabanda: Affettuoso
    Duration
    04:51
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  33. 33 II. Allegro 03:09
    Track
    33
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    03:09
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  34. 34 III. Rondo: Affettuoso 02:22
    Track
    34
    Title
    III. Rondo: Affettuoso
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  35. 35 IV. Giga: Prestissimo 02:33
    Track
    35
    Title
    IV. Giga: Prestissimo
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  36. 36 I. Sarabanda: Andante 04:53
    Track
    36
    Title
    I. Sarabanda: Andante
    Duration
    04:53
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  37. 37 II. Alemanda: Allegro 04:00
    Track
    37
    Title
    II. Alemanda: Allegro
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  38. 38 III. Rondo: Affettuoso 02:16
    Track
    38
    Title
    III. Rondo: Affettuoso
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  39. 39 IV. Gavotta: Allegro 02:53
    Track
    39
    Title
    IV. Gavotta: Allegro
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  40. 40 I. Alemanda: Affettuoso 02:15
    Track
    40
    Title
    I. Alemanda: Affettuoso
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  41. 41 II. Tempo di Gavotta: Canzone 03:10
    Track
    41
    Title
    II. Tempo di Gavotta: Canzone
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  42. 42 III. Alemanda: Grave e Affettuoso 02:16
    Track
    42
    Title
    III. Alemanda: Grave e Affettuoso
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  43. 43 IV. Corrente: Allegro assai 02:39
    Track
    43
    Title
    IV. Corrente: Allegro assai
    Duration
    02:39
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  44. 44 I. Alemanda: Allegro, ma non presto 01:47
    Track
    44
    Title
    I. Alemanda: Allegro, ma non presto
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  45. 45 II. Dolce 02:02
    Track
    45
    Title
    II. Dolce
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  46. 46 III. Gavotta 02:37
    Track
    46
    Title
    III. Gavotta
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  47. 47 IV. Rondo: Affettuoso 01:51
    Track
    47
    Title
    IV. Rondo: Affettuoso
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  48. 48 V. Giga: Allegro assai 05:23
    Track
    48
    Title
    V. Giga: Allegro assai
    Duration
    05:23
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  49. 49 I. Sarabanda: Largo 05:23
    Track
    49
    Title
    I. Sarabanda: Largo
    Duration
    05:23
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  50. 50 II. Canzone 03:13
    Track
    50
    Title
    II. Canzone
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  51. 51 III. Siciliana: Affettuoso 03:27
    Track
    51
    Title
    III. Siciliana: Affettuoso
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  52. 52 IV. Giga: Presto assai 02:42
    Track
    52
    Title
    IV. Giga: Presto assai
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin
  53. 53 V. Minuet: Allegro 01:22
    Track
    53
    Title
    V. Minuet: Allegro
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Lodovico Giustini
    Performer
    Paolo Zentilin