Giovanni Paganelli - Bononcini: Divertimenti da camera, Transcription for Harpsichord (2018)
BAND/ARTIST: Giovanni Paganelli
- Title: Bononcini: Divertimenti da camera, Transcription for Harpsichord
- Year Of Release: 2018
- Label: Brilliant Classics
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless +booklet
- Total Time: 00:54:38
- Total Size: 368 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
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01. Divertimento I in C Major: I. Largo
02. Divertimento I in C Major: II. Con spirit
03. Divertimento I in C Major: III. Lento
04. Divertimento I in C Major: IV. Vivace
05. Divertimento II in A Minor: I. Affettuoso e andante
06. Divertimento II in A Minor: II. Presto
07. Divertimento II in A Minor: III. Largo
08. Divertimento II in A Minor: IV. Vivace
09. Divertimento III in E Minor: I. Tempo giusto
10. Divertimento III in E Minor: II. Allegro
11. Divertimento III in E Minor: III. Lento
12. Divertimento III in E Minor: IV. Presto assai
13. Divertimento IV in D Minor: I. Andante et affettuoso
14. Divertimento IV in D Minor: II. Allegro
15. Divertimento IV in D Minor: III. Vivace
16. Divertimento V in G Major: I. Andante
17. Divertimento V in G Major: II. Largo
18. Divertimento V in G Major: III. Presto assai
19. Divertimento V in G Major: IV. Vivace
20. Divertimento VI in G Minor: I. Larghetto
21. Divertimento VI in G Minor: II. Vivace
22. Divertimento VI in G Minor: III. Largo
23. Divertimento VI in G Minor: IV. Vivace
24. Divertimento VII in F Major: I. Affettuoso
25. Divertimento VII in F Major: II. Allegro
26. Divertimento VII in F Major: III. Lento
27. Divertimento VII in F Major: IV. Allegro
28. Divertimento VIII In C Minor: I. Largo
29. Divertimento VIII In C Minor: II. (Allegro)
30. Divertimento VIII In C Minor: III. Presto Assai
The light and airy chamber-scaled divertimenti on this recording were composed in London in the early 1720s. They must have been among the first works with which Giovanni Bononcini (1670-1747) sought to make an impression on the discerning audiences and business-minded entrepreneurs who, at the time, were instrumental to a music-rich environment that made the city one of the main centres of European culture.
It is perhaps to the detriment of his posthumous reputation that Bononcini became known as Handel’s direct rival for the favour of London’s musical public: the rivalry between the two men was even immortalised in a piece of satirical doggerel which popularised the English expression ‘Tweedledum and Tweedledee’. In fact these divertimenti scored a popular success as soon as they were published; so much so that these harpsichord transcriptions were quickly produced – and then republished two decades later, when they appeared as Suites de Pièces pour le Clavecin, placing them in direct competition with the collection of works under the same name by Handel.
The divertimenti are three- and four-movement works designed not to place any great strain upon the listener’s attention: the longest movement here lasts barely three minutes. Even the slow movements are simple arias, originally conceived with a high melody instrument in mind – violin or transverse flute – and conforming to a serene and courtly character. By and large, however, they are filled with lively, dance-like quick movements, cheerful in temperament even when the tonality is minor, as it is in half the divertimenti.
This is the debut album on Brilliant Classics for the harpsichordist Giovanni Paganelli. He is Modenese by birth and training, and continues to put on concerts there within its early-music festival, as well as focusing his research on the city’s local composers, but he has also worked extensively in the fields of opera and new music, giving a valuable hinterland to his performances of this effortlessly charming repertoire.
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01. Divertimento I in C Major: I. Largo
02. Divertimento I in C Major: II. Con spirit
03. Divertimento I in C Major: III. Lento
04. Divertimento I in C Major: IV. Vivace
05. Divertimento II in A Minor: I. Affettuoso e andante
06. Divertimento II in A Minor: II. Presto
07. Divertimento II in A Minor: III. Largo
08. Divertimento II in A Minor: IV. Vivace
09. Divertimento III in E Minor: I. Tempo giusto
10. Divertimento III in E Minor: II. Allegro
11. Divertimento III in E Minor: III. Lento
12. Divertimento III in E Minor: IV. Presto assai
13. Divertimento IV in D Minor: I. Andante et affettuoso
14. Divertimento IV in D Minor: II. Allegro
15. Divertimento IV in D Minor: III. Vivace
16. Divertimento V in G Major: I. Andante
17. Divertimento V in G Major: II. Largo
18. Divertimento V in G Major: III. Presto assai
19. Divertimento V in G Major: IV. Vivace
20. Divertimento VI in G Minor: I. Larghetto
21. Divertimento VI in G Minor: II. Vivace
22. Divertimento VI in G Minor: III. Largo
23. Divertimento VI in G Minor: IV. Vivace
24. Divertimento VII in F Major: I. Affettuoso
25. Divertimento VII in F Major: II. Allegro
26. Divertimento VII in F Major: III. Lento
27. Divertimento VII in F Major: IV. Allegro
28. Divertimento VIII In C Minor: I. Largo
29. Divertimento VIII In C Minor: II. (Allegro)
30. Divertimento VIII In C Minor: III. Presto Assai
The light and airy chamber-scaled divertimenti on this recording were composed in London in the early 1720s. They must have been among the first works with which Giovanni Bononcini (1670-1747) sought to make an impression on the discerning audiences and business-minded entrepreneurs who, at the time, were instrumental to a music-rich environment that made the city one of the main centres of European culture.
It is perhaps to the detriment of his posthumous reputation that Bononcini became known as Handel’s direct rival for the favour of London’s musical public: the rivalry between the two men was even immortalised in a piece of satirical doggerel which popularised the English expression ‘Tweedledum and Tweedledee’. In fact these divertimenti scored a popular success as soon as they were published; so much so that these harpsichord transcriptions were quickly produced – and then republished two decades later, when they appeared as Suites de Pièces pour le Clavecin, placing them in direct competition with the collection of works under the same name by Handel.
The divertimenti are three- and four-movement works designed not to place any great strain upon the listener’s attention: the longest movement here lasts barely three minutes. Even the slow movements are simple arias, originally conceived with a high melody instrument in mind – violin or transverse flute – and conforming to a serene and courtly character. By and large, however, they are filled with lively, dance-like quick movements, cheerful in temperament even when the tonality is minor, as it is in half the divertimenti.
This is the debut album on Brilliant Classics for the harpsichordist Giovanni Paganelli. He is Modenese by birth and training, and continues to put on concerts there within its early-music festival, as well as focusing his research on the city’s local composers, but he has also worked extensively in the fields of opera and new music, giving a valuable hinterland to his performances of this effortlessly charming repertoire.
Year 2018 | Classical | FLAC / APE
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