Concerto grosso: Émigré to the British Isles

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Release Date: 28th Jun 2019
Catalogue No: MU030
Label: muso
Length: 63 minutes

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Scarlatti, F: Concerto grosso No. 2 in C minor

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{oh!} Orkiestra Historyczna
Martyna Pastuszka

I. […]

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II. Andante

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III. Grave

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IV. [Allegro]

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Scarlatti, F: Concerto grosso No. 8 in F major

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{oh!} Orkiestra Historyczna
Martyna Pastuszka

I. Allegro

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II. Largo - [Allegro]

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III. Larghetto

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IV. Allegro

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Scarlatti, F: Concerto grosso No. 3 in A minor

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{oh!} Orkiestra Historyczna
Martyna Pastuszka

I. Allegro

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II. Andante

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III. […]

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IV. [Allegro]

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Scarlatti, F: Concerto grosso No. 9 in D major

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Martyna Pastuszka

I. Grave - Presto - Largo - Presto - Largo

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II. Larghetto

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III. Largo

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IV. Presto

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Geminiani, F: Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 1

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I. Grave - Allegro - Adagio - Allegro - Adagio

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II. Allegro

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III. Grave

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IV. Allegro

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Corelli: Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 5

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I. Adagio

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II. Allegro

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III. Adagio

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IV. Allegro

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Scarlatti, F: Concerto grosso No. 1 in E major

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{oh!} Orkiestra Historyczna
Martyna Pastuszka

I. Allegro

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II. [Allegro]

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III. Largo - [Allegro]

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IV. Affettuoso

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Scarlatti, F: Concerto grosso No. 4 in E minor

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I. Largo

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II. Allegro

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III. Largo

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IV. [Allegro]

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This CD sketches a portrait of the musical reality of the British Isles during the first half of the 18th century. The eight concerti grossi in this programme have been chosen for the features they possess

in common, a primordial position being accorded to the work of Francesco Scarlatti. These are pieces of Italian origin in sonata form; the concerto grosso being the émigré of this programme.

The huge success of the Italian concerto grosso was a response to the necessity of freeing music from a secondary role to which it found itself confined, notably in France with ballet music. Unaffected by the rivalry between French and Italian music that was then raging, the British seemed to be attracted by purely instrumental music; the concerto grosso consequently afforded them a freshness, a boldness, and a hint of unique maestria that held an immediate appeal. Thus it was that the concerto grosso emigrated, as did a number of Italian composerswho responded to the emotional needs and the demands of an English ‘market’ that encouraged artistic initiative, promised financial satisfaction, and offered the opportunity of achieving fame.

This was the case with Francesco Scarlatti; born in Palermo, the brother of the celebrated Alessandro, he made almost his whole career in London and Dublin, never, however, really achieving the expected fame.

Few of his works have survived beyond the six concerti grossi featured on this CD; two concerto grosso arrangements of sonatas by Geminiani and Corelli complete this programme, the remodeling of one and the same material being very frequent at this time.

You are invited by the young Polish ensemble {oh!} Orkiestra Historyczna, conducted by its first violin Martyna Pastuszka, to journey from Italy to the United Kingdom. Warm, varied sonorities highlight the splendour and expre

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