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Tinazzoli: Complete Keyboard Works / Pierini
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Tinazzoli: Complete Keyboard Works / Pierini

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Composer
Agostino Tinazzoli
Artist
Simone El Oufir Pierini
Format
CD
Discs
2
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Apr 21, 2023
Catalog #
BRI96875
UPC
5028421968759

About

The pieces presented here are ascribed to a composer whose life appears to be both mysterious and adventurous: quite little of Agostino Tinazzoli is known, including biographical details such as his occupations, teachers and places of residence (except for limited, incomplete information). However, some unusual facts preserved through his music illustrate that this composer had no ordinary life. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians informs us that Agostino Tinazzoli was born in Bologna during the second half of the 17th century, quite possibly around 1660. Most of the works attributed to Tinazzoli concern sacred music, including various oratorios (such as Il sacrifizio di Gefte), and masses (such as an incomplete Requiem). This collection of solo keyboard music comes from two manuscripts currently preserved in Münster and Bologna. The former contains all the pieces included in the two CDs, while the latter includes Toccata No.18 and a larger version of the Toccata No.17 including all the movements performed (the Münster manuscript contains only the first movement). Four of the pieces of the collection are specified for the organ, and they are intended to be used during the Mass: there are two Offertorios, one Elevazione and a Post Agnus, and all of them are titled Sonata.

Tinazzoli assigns the terms Sonata, Toccata, and Capriccio to these pieces (except for the Passagallo), but there is seemingly no criteria for the choice of name. The collection employs a wide range of styles and formal structures: there are concerto-like pieces (Toccata No.17, Sonata no.4), as well as fugato pieces (Sonata No.11), and dance movements (for example, the Sarabanda in Sonata No.4, or the concluding Minuetto in Capriccio No.3). While we are unable to determine a precise timeframe of composition, it seems that even if the pieces may have been composed in disparate years Tinazzoli remained well informed throughout his career about the stylistic developments occurring in Italy and Europe in his day: the organ pieces, for example, adhere to the late-18th-century style, which was fundamentally more operatic. The most important feature of these pieces, however, is the pervasive employment of basso continuo: the pieces are almost constantly notated in two voices (treble and bass) but with figured bass numerals throughout. In this collection, Pierini has employed basso continuo and improvisation features in the most stylistically appropriate way, considering the wide range of styles included.

The pieces presented here are ascribed to a composer whose life appears to be both mysterious and adventurous at the same time: little of Agostino Tinazzoli (ca 1660-1725) is known, as concerns biographical details such as his living places, his teachers, and the job positions he held. However, some unusual facts preserved through his music make clear that this composer probably had no ordinary life: during his stay in Rome he probably committed, or was involved, in an unspecified crime: for this reason, he got incarcerated in Castel Sant’Angelo, Rome, which during Tinazzoli’s time was partly used as a city jail. Here he continued to compose: his cantata “In Carcere penoso” was written with carbon on the prison wall, and its beauty prompted his immediate release from jail. This collection of Tinazzoli’s keyboard music employs a wide range of styles and formal structures: we have concerto-like pieces (Toccata No.17, Sonata no. 4), as well as fugato pieces (Sonata No.11), and dance movements (the Sarabanda in Sonata No.4). The most important feature of these pieces, however, is the massive employment of basso continuo: the pieces are almost everywhere notated in two voices (treble and bass), but continuo numeration is employed everywhere. This means that the performer has to add other voices, or remove them in order to make dynamic effects, and sometimes even to improvise counterpoint, according to stylistic continuo rules in early 18th century’s Italy.

Born in Rome in 1996, Simone Pierini began studying music at the age of eight. Aged eighteen, he graduated in piano at S. Cecilia Conservatory of Music, Rome, with highest honors, and consequently took part in masterclasses and post-graduate courses. He afterwards grew interest in historically informed piano practice, attending masterclasses led by Alexei Lubimov, Andreas Staier, Tobias Koch, Stefano Fiuzzi. Subsequently, his interest about historical keyboards in general grew further, and he began studying harpsichord and basso continuo with such teachers as Andrea Coen and Giovanni Togni. He builds an active concert career.

Tracklist 31 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro 04:04
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    04:04
    Composer
    Agostino Tinazzoli
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  2. 2 II. Grave: Arpeggio - Prestissimo - Adagio 01:50
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Grave: Arpeggio - Prestissimo - Adagio
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Agostino Tinazzoli
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  3. 3 III. Affettuoso 01:31
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Affettuoso
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Agostino Tinazzoli
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  4. 4 I. Allegro 03:49
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    Agostino Tinazzoli
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  5. 5 II. Suo Balletto 01:15
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Suo Balletto
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Agostino Tinazzoli
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  6. 6 Organ Sonata No. 12, "Elevatione" 05:22
    Track
    6
    Title
    Organ Sonata No. 12, "Elevatione"
    Duration
    05:22
    Composer
    Agostino Tinazzoli
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  7. 7 I. Presto 03:17
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Presto
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Agostino Tinazzoli
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  8. 8 II. Adagio 01:01
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    01:01
    Composer
    Agostino Tinazzoli
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  9. 9 III. Minuet: Allegro 01:40
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Minuet: Allegro
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Agostino Tinazzoli
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  10. 10 Toccata No. 6 02:27
    Track
    10
    Title
    Toccata No. 6
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Agostino Tinazzoli
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  11. 11 Capriccio No. 16 02:10
    Track
    11
    Title
    Capriccio No. 16
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Agostino Tinazzoli
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  12. 12 Capriccio No. 7 04:22
    Track
    12
    Title
    Capriccio No. 7
    Duration
    04:22
    Composer
    Agostino Tinazzoli
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  13. 13 Organ Sonata No. 5, "Offertorio" 04:07
    Track
    13
    Title
    Organ Sonata No. 5, "Offertorio"
    Duration
    04:07
    Composer
    Agostino Tinazzoli
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  14. 14 I. Allegro 03:17
    Track
    14
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Agostino Tinazzoli
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  15. 15 II. Adagio - Allegro 02:02
    Track
    15
    Title
    II. Adagio - Allegro
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Agostino Tinazzoli
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  16. 16 Capriccio No. 9 02:21
    Track
    16
    Title
    Capriccio No. 9
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Agostino Tinazzoli
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  17. 17 Capriccio No. 10 02:11
    Track
    17
    Title
    Capriccio No. 10
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Agostino Tinazzoli
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  18. 18 Organ Sonata No. 13, "Post Agnus" 03:54
    Track
    18
    Title
    Organ Sonata No. 13, "Post Agnus"
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    Agostino Tinazzoli
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  19. 19 I. Allegro 03:21
    Track
    19
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Agostino Tinazzoli
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  20. 20 II. Sarabanda 02:13
    Track
    20
    Title
    II. Sarabanda
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Agostino Tinazzoli
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  21. 21 III. Allegro 02:43
    Track
    21
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Agostino Tinazzoli
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  22. 22 Harpsichord Sonata No. 2 03:11
    Track
    22
    Title
    Harpsichord Sonata No. 2
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Agostino Tinazzoli
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  23. 23 Partite sopra il Passagallo 07:49
    Track
    23
    Title
    Partite sopra il Passagallo
    Duration
    07:49
    Composer
    Agostino Tinazzoli
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  24. 24 Organ Sonata No. 11, "Offertorio" 04:35
    Track
    24
    Title
    Organ Sonata No. 11, "Offertorio"
    Duration
    04:35
    Composer
    Agostino Tinazzoli
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  25. 25 Harpsichord Sonata No. 8 03:44
    Track
    25
    Title
    Harpsichord Sonata No. 8
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Agostino Tinazzoli
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  26. 26 I. Adagio 01:26
    Track
    26
    Title
    I. Adagio
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Agostino Tinazzoli
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  27. 27 II. Allegro 02:42
    Track
    27
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    Agostino Tinazzoli
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  28. 28 III. Largo 00:47
    Track
    28
    Title
    III. Largo
    Duration
    00:47
    Composer
    Agostino Tinazzoli
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  29. 29 IV. Prestissimo arpeggiato - Adagio 01:07
    Track
    29
    Title
    IV. Prestissimo arpeggiato - Adagio
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Agostino Tinazzoli
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  30. 30 V. Allegro 02:20
    Track
    30
    Title
    V. Allegro
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Agostino Tinazzoli
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  31. 31 Capriccio No. 15 03:07
    Track
    31
    Title
    Capriccio No. 15
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Agostino Tinazzoli
    Performer
    Simone Pierini