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Greco: Music For Bass Violin / Renato Criscuolo, Mvsica Perdvta

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Composer: GRECO, ROCCO
Artist: Musica Perduta, Criscuolo
Format: CD
Label: Brilliant Classics
Released: Feb 12, 2021
Catalog #: BRI96100
UPC: 5028421961002

About

The early-music cellist Renato Criscuolo and his Musica Perduta ensemble have specialized in reviving vocal and chamber music by Italy-based composers from the 17th and 18th centuries, producing well-received albums of Francesco Maria Zuccari (94306), Nicola Porpora (95279), Pergolesi (94763), Handel (94426) and others. Their latest album revives the name and the music of Rocco Greco, a cellist-composer who can be considered the founder of the distinguished Neapolitan cello tradition that later produced more renowned names such as Lanzetti and Caporale. Few personal details are known of Greco’s life. He lived in Naples during the second half of the 17th century, dying there at some point before 1718. As an instrumentalist recorded as working in the Viceroy of Naples’ private chapel, he was known for his virtuosity on the bass violin, a forerunner of the cello and tuned one tone below it. The bow was held underhand, like a viola da gamba. Greco produced a collection of 28 ‘Sinfonias’ – sonatas, we would now call them – for two viols, demanding a virtuoso technique in the quick movements and the opportunity for elaborate ornamentation in the slow movements. Criscuolo intersperses 13 of these sinfonias with brief and untitled movements and with instrumental contrafacta of a pair of motets by Greco. To perform and record this music for the first time in the modern era, he and his colleague Andrea Lattarulo have used modern copies of bass violins, playing at Neapolitan pitch and joined in some of the sinfonias by a light continuo accompaniment or theorbo, harpsichord and/or chamber organ.

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Tracklist 37 tracks

1 I. Largo assai 01:54

Track
1

Title
I. Largo assai
Duration
01:54
Composer
Rocco Greco
Performer
Renato Criscuolo
Ensemble
Mvsica Perdvta
2 II. Allegro 01:27

Track
2

Title
II. Allegro
Duration
01:27
Composer
Rocco Greco
Performer
Renato Criscuolo
Ensemble
Mvsica Perdvta
3 III. Allegro 01:29

Track
3

Title
III. Allegro
Duration
01:29
Composer
Rocco Greco
Performer
Renato Criscuolo
Ensemble
Mvsica Perdvta
4 I. Largo - Presto - Piano 02:13

Track
4

Title
I. Largo - Presto - Piano
Duration
02:13
Composer
Rocco Greco
Performer
Renato Criscuolo
Ensemble
Mvsica Perdvta
5 II. Corrent 02:08

Track
5

Title
II. Corrent
Duration
02:08
Composer
Rocco Greco
Performer
Renato Criscuolo
Ensemble
Mvsica Perdvta
6 I. Grave 00:57

Track
6

Title
I. Grave
Duration
00:57
Composer
Rocco Greco
Performer
Renato Criscuolo
Ensemble
Mvsica Perdvta
7 II. Allegro 02:40

Track
7

Title
II. Allegro
Duration
02:40
Composer
Rocco Greco
Performer
Renato Criscuolo
Ensemble
Mvsica Perdvta
8 III. Corrente 01:39

Track
8

Title
III. Corrente
Duration
01:39
Composer
Rocco Greco
Performer
Renato Criscuolo
Ensemble
Mvsica Perdvta
9 Piece for Violin and Basso Continuo 01:05

Track
9

Title
Piece for Violin and Basso Continuo
Duration
01:05
Composer
Rocco Greco
Performer
Renato Criscuolo
Ensemble
Mvsica Perdvta
10 I. Grave 01:37

Track
10

Title
I. Grave
Duration
01:37
Composer
Rocco Greco
Performer
Renato Criscuolo
Ensemble
Mvsica Perdvta
11 II. Allegro 02:06

Track
11

Title
II. Allegro
Duration
02:06
Composer
Rocco Greco
Performer
Renato Criscuolo
Ensemble
Mvsica Perdvta
12 Loquebantur 03:23

Track
12

Title
Loquebantur
Duration
03:23
Composer
Rocco Greco
Performer
Renato Criscuolo
Ensemble
Mvsica Perdvta
13 I. — 02:05

Track
13

Title
I. —
Duration
02:05
Composer
Rocco Greco
Performer
Renato Criscuolo
Ensemble
Mvsica Perdvta
14 II. — 02:37

Track
14

Title
II. —
Duration
02:37
Composer
Rocco Greco
Performer
Renato Criscuolo
Ensemble
Mvsica Perdvta
15 Piece for Violin and Basso Continuo 01:13

Track
15

Title
Piece for Violin and Basso Continuo
Duration
01:13
Composer
Rocco Greco
Performer
Renato Criscuolo
Ensemble
Mvsica Perdvta
16 I. — 01:52

Track
16

Title
I. —
Duration
01:52
Composer
Rocco Greco
Performer
Renato Criscuolo
Ensemble
Mvsica Perdvta
17 II. — 01:08

Track
17

Title
II. —
Duration
01:08
Composer
Rocco Greco
Performer
Renato Criscuolo
Ensemble
Mvsica Perdvta
18 I. Grave 01:17

Track
18

Title
I. Grave
Duration
01:17
Composer
Rocco Greco
Performer
Renato Criscuolo
Ensemble
Mvsica Perdvta
19 II. Allegro 02:47

Track
19

Title
II. Allegro
Duration
02:47
Composer
Rocco Greco
Performer
Renato Criscuolo
Ensemble
Mvsica Perdvta
20 III Corrente 01:18

Track
20

Title
III Corrente
Duration
01:18
Composer
Rocco Greco
Performer
Renato Criscuolo
Ensemble
Mvsica Perdvta
21 Piece for Violin and Basso Continuo 01:07

Track
21

Title
Piece for Violin and Basso Continuo
Duration
01:07
Composer
Rocco Greco
Performer
Renato Criscuolo
Ensemble
Mvsica Perdvta
22 I. Allegro - Largo - Allegro 01:43

Track
22

Title
I. Allegro - Largo - Allegro
Duration
01:43
Composer
Rocco Greco
Performer
Renato Criscuolo
Ensemble
Mvsica Perdvta
23 II. Ballneto 01:54

Track
23

Title
II. Ballneto
Duration
01:54
Composer
Rocco Greco
Performer
Renato Criscuolo
Ensemble
Mvsica Perdvta
24 III. Corrente 02:27

Track
24

Title
III. Corrente
Duration
02:27
Composer
Rocco Greco
Performer
Renato Criscuolo
Ensemble
Mvsica Perdvta
25 Domus mea 05:46

Track
25

Title
Domus mea
Duration
05:46
Composer
Rocco Greco
Performer
Renato Criscuolo
Ensemble
Mvsica Perdvta
26 I. — 01:35

Track
26

Title
I. —
Duration
01:35
Composer
Rocco Greco
Performer
Renato Criscuolo
Ensemble
Mvsica Perdvta
27 II. — 00:55

Track
27

Title
II. —
Duration
00:55
Composer
Rocco Greco
Performer
Renato Criscuolo
Ensemble
Mvsica Perdvta
28 I. (La prima viola suona li numeri) 01:11

Track
28

Title
I. (La prima viola suona li numeri)
Duration
01:11
Composer
Rocco Greco
Performer
Renato Criscuolo
Ensemble
Mvsica Perdvta
29 II. Allegro 01:52

Track
29

Title
II. Allegro
Duration
01:52
Composer
Rocco Greco
Performer
Renato Criscuolo
Ensemble
Mvsica Perdvta
30 Piece for Violin and Basso Continuo 01:24

Track
30

Title
Piece for Violin and Basso Continuo
Duration
01:24
Composer
Rocco Greco
Performer
Renato Criscuolo
Ensemble
Mvsica Perdvta
31 I. — 01:55

Track
31

Title
I. —
Duration
01:55
Composer
Rocco Greco
Performer
Renato Criscuolo
Ensemble
Mvsica Perdvta
32 II. — 01:26

Track
32

Title
II. —
Duration
01:26
Composer
Rocco Greco
Performer
Renato Criscuolo
Ensemble
Mvsica Perdvta
33 I. — 01:23

Track
33

Title
I. —
Duration
01:23
Composer
Rocco Greco
Performer
Renato Criscuolo
Ensemble
Mvsica Perdvta
34 II. — 01:07

Track
34

Title
II. —
Duration
01:07
Composer
Rocco Greco
Performer
Renato Criscuolo
Ensemble
Mvsica Perdvta
35 I. Grave 01:11

Track
35

Title
I. Grave
Duration
01:11
Composer
Rocco Greco
Performer
Renato Criscuolo
Ensemble
Mvsica Perdvta
36 II. Allegro 02:21

Track
36

Title
II. Allegro
Duration
02:21
Composer
Rocco Greco
Performer
Renato Criscuolo
Ensemble
Mvsica Perdvta
37 III Corrente 01:21

Track
37

Title
III Corrente
Duration
01:21
Composer
Rocco Greco
Performer
Renato Criscuolo
Ensemble
Mvsica Perdvta