Pietro & Prospero Castrucci: Sonatas for Violin & B.C. / Pedrona, Merello

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Label
Brilliant Classics
Release Date
July 28, 2023
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Pietro Castrucci, Prospero Castrucci
    • PERFORMER
      Marco Pedrona, Davide Merello
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      July 28, 2023
    • UPC
      5028421969459
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BRI96945
    • LABEL
      Brilliant Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Adagio - Andante

      Composer: Pietro Castrucci

      Performer: Marco Pedrona, Davide Merello

    2. II. Allegro giusto

      Composer: Pietro Castrucci

      Performer: Marco Pedrona, Davide Merello

    3. III. Giga allegro

      Composer: Pietro Castrucci

      Performer: Marco Pedrona, Davide Merello

    4. Violin Sonata, Op. 2, No. 12: I. Ciaccona

      Composer: Pietro Castrucci

      Performer: Marco Pedrona, Davide Merello

    5. I. Largo

      Composer: Prospero Castrucci

      Performer: Marco Pedrona, Davide Merello

    6. II. Allegro ma non troppo

      Composer: Prospero Castrucci

      Performer: Marco Pedrona, Davide Merello

    7. III. Allegro

      Composer: Prospero Castrucci

      Performer: Marco Pedrona, Davide Merello

    8. I. Allemanda I-II

      Composer: Pietro Castrucci

      Performer: Marco Pedrona, Davide Merello

    9. II. Andantino moderato

      Composer: Pietro Castrucci

      Performer: Marco Pedrona, Davide Merello

    10. III. Andante staccato

      Composer: Pietro Castrucci

      Performer: Marco Pedrona, Davide Merello

    11. I. Largo assai

      Composer: Prospero Castrucci

      Performer: Marco Pedrona, Davide Merello

    12. II. Allegro

      Composer: Prospero Castrucci

      Performer: Marco Pedrona, Davide Merello

    13. III. Allegro ma non troppo

      Composer: Prospero Castrucci

      Performer: Marco Pedrona, Davide Merello

    14. I. Andante

      Composer: Pietro Castrucci

      Performer: Marco Pedrona, Davide Merello

    15. II. Allegro e Battuto

      Composer: Pietro Castrucci

      Performer: Marco Pedrona, Davide Merello

    16. III. Adagio

      Composer: Pietro Castrucci

      Performer: Marco Pedrona, Davide Merello

    17. IV. Allegro

      Composer: Pietro Castrucci

      Performer: Marco Pedrona, Davide Merello

    18. I. Largo

      Composer: Prospero Castrucci

      Performer: Marco Pedrona, Davide Merello

    19. II. Allegro

      Composer: Prospero Castrucci

      Performer: Marco Pedrona, Davide Merello

    20. III. Adagio

      Composer: Prospero Castrucci

      Performer: Marco Pedrona, Davide Merello

    21. IV. Allegro assai

      Composer: Prospero Castrucci

      Performer: Marco Pedrona, Davide Merello

    22. I. Adagio

      Composer: Pietro Castrucci

      Performer: Marco Pedrona, Davide Merello

    23. II. Allegro

      Composer: Pietro Castrucci

      Performer: Marco Pedrona, Davide Merello

    24. III. Adagio ma non tanto

      Composer: Pietro Castrucci

      Performer: Marco Pedrona, Davide Merello

    25. IV. Allegro

      Composer: Pietro Castrucci

      Performer: Marco Pedrona, Davide Merello

    26. I. Largo

      Composer: Pietro Castrucci

      Performer: Marco Pedrona, Davide Merello

    27. II. Andante

      Composer: Pietro Castrucci

      Performer: Marco Pedrona, Davide Merello

    28. III. Amoroso

      Composer: Pietro Castrucci

      Performer: Marco Pedrona, Davide Merello


Elegant Baroque sonatas for violin and basso continuo by a pair of little-known brothers, Pietro and Prospero, who belonged to Handel’s circle of talents in 18th-century London. Pietro (1679-1752) and Prospero (1690-1760) Castrucci belong to the generation of virtuosos who connected the development of violin playing from Corelli to Tartini, and took the Italian style abroad, combining it with the latest musical fashions of the time. Born in Rome, they studied with Corelli, but moved to London in 1715, which had become a European capital for music primarily thanks to the patronage of the English aristocracy and the celebrity figure of Handel. The Castrucci brothers played in Handel’s orchestra at the Royal Academy for the next 20 years, and Handel wrote obbligato parts for them in his operas. Prospero published only one collection, of six sonatas, in 1739; he seems to have been the more conservative of the two brothers, writing in a style reminiscent of his teacher Corelli, albeit decorated with bold flourishes characteristic of Veracini and Locatelli. The more innovative of the two was Pietro, who became more famous, wrote more prolifically and was published well beyond London. His violin writing is a crucible of invention, featuring bold strokes such as multi-tempo movements, arpeggiated chords on three strings, unisons with basso continuo, inverted mordents, and the kind of ‘arco battuto’ writing that Beethoven would later emulate. A pupil of Giuliano Carmignola, Marco Pedrona founded Ensemble Guidantus in 1995, specialising in music of the Italian Baroque. With them he has performed across Italy and further afield, giving highly praised performances of the canonic repertoire from Corelli to Pergolesi but also reviving many figures such as the Castrucci brothers.