Alessandro Ciccolini & Domenico Scicchitano - Vivaldi: Sonatas for 2 Violins (2024)
Added: 02.Aug.2024
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Vivaldis Sonatas for two violins, anco senza basso se piace (also without bass if preferred), represent one of the innumerable peaks of his compositional prowess. They are structured in three movements, each of which develops in a bipartite manner, making evident reference to concerto form, with only the internal bipartite structure alluding to sonata form. This distinguishes Vivaldis approach to the duo without bass from that of some of his European colleagues, namely Telemann (Sonates sans basse, 1727) and Leclair (Sonates ? deux violons sans basse Op.3, 1730).
The palette of colours and expressive effects used by Vivaldi in these sonatas is truly impressive: arpeggios, double stops, high-register passages, extremely complex articulations requiring exceptional bow technique, ornate cantabile lines (to be further ornamented by the performer) and even more radical cantabile in the central movements. Here, Vivaldis mastery is evident in a sensitive use of lines that are disarming in their simplicity yet tremendously expressive, using a modest language of triplets, appogiaturas and Lombard rhythms in perfect amounts to maximum effect.
A handwritten inventory of the music collection of the noble Collalto family at Brtnice attests along with 15 concertos by Vivaldi to a Duetto, or rather, a Sonata for 2 violins in five movements by one Andrea Zani, a composer who emulated Vivaldis music and style to the degree that historians assume Zani studied under Vivaldi for a time. (That being said, Zani stands out as one of the purest and most interesting composers of instrumental music in Italy in the first half of the 18th century. His works ? at once original and innovative ? are largely yet to be studied and performed.) Sadly all that survives of the Collalto collection is that inventory, but Zanis Duetto has come down to us via three sources preserved in Sweden. As in Vivaldis compositions, the movements in Zanis work are bipartite in form. Zani, too, establishes the colour palette of his compositions with highly effective progressions, employing the whole expressive armoury fielded by his idol, Vivaldi. Zanis writing also makes frequent use of a great rhythmic propulsion. Finally, and in contrast to Vivaldi, Zani did not provide a bass ad libitum, indicating his clear intent for duo rather than trio sonata performance.
Tracklist
01. Sonata in F Major, RV 70: I. Allegro
02. Sonata in F Major, RV 70: II. Larghetto
03. Sonata in F Major, RV 70: III. Allegro Molto
04. Sonata in G Major, RV 71: I. Allegro
05. Sonata in G Major, RV 71: II. Larghetto
06. Sonata in G Major, RV 71: III. Allegro
07. Sonata in F Major, RV 68: I. Allegro
08. Sonata in F Major, RV 68: II. Andante
09. Sonata in F Major, RV 68: III. Allegro
10. Sonata in B-Flat Major, RV 77: I. Allegro
11. Sonata in B-Flat Major, RV 77: II. Andante
12. Sonata in B-Flat Major, RV 77: III. Allegro
13. Duetto in E-Flat Major: I. No name (Largo)
14. Duetto in E-Flat Major: II. Allegro
15. Duetto in E-Flat Major: III. Allegro
16. Duetto in E-Flat Major: IV. Minu?
17. Canone tempo Giusto
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