Schubertiade with Arpeggion (A)

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Ricercar
Release Date
January 24, 2020
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      SCHUBERT, FRANZ
    • PERFORMER
      Balestracci, L'Amoroso
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 24, 2020
    • UPC
      5400439004092
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      RIC409
    • LABEL
      Ricercar
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Schöne Minka (arr. E. Bellocq for soprano, arpeggione, fortepiano, terz guitar and archlute)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: L' Amoroso

    2. I. Allegro molto

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Guido Balestracci, Éric Bellocq, Massimo Moscardo

    3. II. Andante

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Guido Balestracci, Éric Bellocq, Massimo Moscardo

    4. III. Allegro vivace

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Guido Balestracci, Éric Bellocq, Massimo Moscardo

    5. Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 4. Ständchen (Serenade) (arr. E. Bellocq for terz guitar and guitar)

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Éric Bellocq, Massimo Moscardo

    6. An die Laute, Op. 81, D. 905 (arr. E. Bellocq for soprano, arpeggione and archlute)

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Caroline Pelon, Guido Balestracci, Éric Bellocq

    7. I. Allegro moderato

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Guido Balestracci, Maude Gratton

    8. II. Adagio

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Guido Balestracci, Maude Gratton

    9. III. Allegretto

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Guido Balestracci, Maude Gratton

    10. Die schöne Müllerin, Op. 25, D. 795: Pause (arr. E. Bellocq for soprano and guitar)

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Caroline Pelon, Éric Bellocq

    11. Schwanengesang, D. 957 (arr. E. Bellocq for terz guitar and archlute)

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Éric Bellocq, Massimo Moscardo

    12. An die Nachtigall, Op. 98, D. 497 (arr. E. Bellocq and G. Balestracci for soprano and arpeggione)

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Caroline Pelon, Guido Balestracci

    13. Valse Le printemps (after F. Schubert's 16 German Dances and 2 Ecossaises, Op. 33, D. 783)

      Composer: Éric Bellocq

      Ensemble: L' Amoroso


The arpeggione, invented in 1823 by the Viennese luthier Johann Georg Stauffer, had a curious destiny. As it's alternative names 'guitar violoncello' and 'guitare d'amour' suggest, it is in fact a guitar fitted with a bridge, held between the knees like a cello and played with a bow. The instrument enjoyed some success for around a decade, but, oddly enough, almost nothing has survived from it's specific repertory except one supreme masterpiece: the sonata Franz Schubert wrote for it in 1824. The guitar was very popular in Vienna at that time, and Schubert was also fond of it; the original version of Die sch�ne M�llerin was published with guitar accompaniment! Guido Balestracci and the musicians of L'Amoroso have built a delightful Schubertiad around this famous sonata, combining the arpeggione and the piano with voice and guitars to appropriate a rich selection of the Viennese composer's lieder.