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Track(s) taken from CDA67225

Sonata 'per sonar con due corde'

composer
1626; Sonate, symphoniae, Op 8, Venice

The Parley of Instruments, Peter Holman (conductor)
Recording details: June 2000
St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Mark Brown
Engineered by Antony Howell & Julian Millard
Release date: March 2001
Total duration: 7 minutes 27 seconds
 

Reviews

‘An excellent release … Robin Blaze’s clear, pure countertenor is the ideal voice for these pieces, and he sings them with impressive authority. Pick of the month’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘The intrinsic qualities of this little-explored repertoire and Blaze’s musicianship mark this as an important release’ (American Record Guide)

‘Blaze is at his most impassioned and convincing … this disc will add to our understanding and love of this treasure house’ (International Record Review)

‘It is a rare thing to reach the end of a long program like this wanting more, yet that’s exactly what happened to me in this instance. All readers are urged to investigate a remarkable disc that is assured of being an exceptionally strong contender for the Want List’ (Fanfare, USA)

‘Robin Blaze has justifiably moved quickly into the elite of counter-tenors. Not only is he convincing vocally but his interpretative instincts are sound’ (Cathedral Music)

‘I would recommend this disc to anyone with a love for baroque vocal music’ (MusicWeb International)

‘An appealing concert of Venetian sacred music … as always with Hyperion, gorgeous sound’ (Early Music)
Marini’s Sonata ‘per sonar con due corde’ is cast in a single large movement, and is essentially a recital of the virtuoso and expressive devices associated with the violin, including double stopping (hence the work’s title), written-out ornamentation, expressive writing in an idiom derived from vocal music, and rapid passage-work. Marini came from Brescia, and worked at St Mark’s under Monteverdi between 1615 and 1620, though he spent much of his later career in Germany.

from notes by Peter Holman © 2001

Elaborée en un seul mouvement de vastes proportions, la Sonata « per sonar con due corde » de Marini constitue essentiellement un récital d’éléments virtuoses et expressifs propres au violon, dont des jeux en double corde (d’où le titre), des ornementations entièrement écrites, une écriture expressive dans un idiome dérivé de la musique vocale et des traits rapides. Originaire de Brescia, Marini travailla à Saint-Marc sous la direction de Monteverdi entre 1615 et 1620, même s’il passa une grande partie de sa carrière en Allemagne.

extrait des notes rédigées par Peter Holman © 2001
Français: Isabelle Battioni

Marinis Sonata ‘per sonar con due corde’ ist in einem einzigen großen Satz angelegt und ist im Grunde eine Solodarbietung der virtuosen und expressiven Kunstgriffe, die man mit der Violine verbindet, darunter Doppelgriffe (daher der Titel des Werks), ausgeschriebene Verzierungen, expressive Stimmführung in einem Idiom, das aus der Vokalmusik abgeleitet ist, und schnelles Passagenwerk. Marini stammte aus Brescia und war zwischen 1615 und 1620 unter Monteverdi an der Markuskirche tätig, verbrachte jedoch die Spätphase seiner Berufstätigkeit überwiegend in Deutschland.

aus dem Begleittext von Peter Holman © 2001
Deutsch: Anne Steeb/Bernd Müller

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