Nils Monkemeyer - Vivaldi - Paganini - Tartini (2021) [Official Digital Download]

All albums by violist Nils Mönkemeyer for Sony Classical received excellent reviews and entered the German classical charts-also due to the always interesting programs. And of course there is also repertoire on his new "Italian" album, which has never been heard before for viola. So an Album of music by Vivaldi, and Nils Mönkemeyer chose for his recording with the Ensemble l'arte del mondo Werner Erhardt two beautiful concerts of Vivaldi, not for the viola, but for Cello and Bassoon were written: the bassoon Concerto in G minor, RV 495 and the cello concerto in G minor, RV 416, both brilliantly arranged and in their lyrical timbres perfectly matching the expressive richness of the viola.

Mönkemeyer also plays music by Vivaldi as a soloist - and chose the solo cadenza from Vivaldi's violin Concerto in D major, RV 208 "Il Grosso Mogul", which now sounds like an interesting composition in its own right on the viola. Even two World premiere recordings on the Album, two Solo pieces for Viola of the now unjustly forgotten Paganini-teacher Alessandro Rolla (1757-1841): Romanza nell'Otello and Arpeggio in e-flat major.

The 23 variations on a gavotte by Arcangelo Corelli, originally written for the violin, are by Giuseppe Tartini (1692-1770), the forerunner of Niccolò Paganini, who revolutionized the playing of the four violin strings. Mönkemeyer play them on the viola, accompanied by the Harpsichordist of l'arte del mondo. The three-movement Sonata per la Grand' Viola by Paganini (1782-1840) is also rarely recorded. Mönkemeyer also adds a special note to this work: he has inserted between the movements his own improvised cadenza and a fragile viola solo entitled "Di volo" by Italian Paganini fan Salvatore Sciarrino. As a result, the new album is an interesting encounter with well-known Italian composers, but in an unusual form. A real discovery.

TRACKLIST

1. Nils Monkemeyer - I. Presto (Arr. for Viola and Chamber Orchestra)
2. Nils Monkemeyer - II. Largo ((Arr. for Viola and Chamber Orchestra)
3. Nils Monkemeyer - III. Allegro (Arr. for Viola and Chamber Orchestra)
4. Nils Monkemeyer - Violin Concerto in D Major, RV 208 "Il Grosso Mogul": Cadenza (Arr. for Viola Solo)
5. Nils Monkemeyer - I. Allegro (Arr. for Viola and Chamber Orchestra)
6. Nils Monkemeyer - II. Adagio (Arr. for Viola and Chamber Orchestra)
7. Nils Monkemeyer - III. Allegro (Arr. for Viola and Chamber Orchestra)
8. Nils Monkemeyer - Arpeggio in E-Flat Major, BI 7
9. Nils Monkemeyer - Variation 1-6
10. Nils Monkemeyer - Variation 7-18
11. Nils Monkemeyer - Variation 23
12. Nils Monkemeyer - 6 Pezzi di Murie Ridotti per Viola Solo: Romanza nell'Otello
13. Nils Monkemeyer - Sonata per la Grand' Viola e Orchestra, Op. 35/MS70: Introduzione - Cadenza by Nils Mönkemeyer
14. Nils Monkemeyer - Sonata per la Grand' Viola e Orchestra, Op. 35/MS70: Cantabile. Andante sostenuto
15. Nils Monkemeyer - 3 Notturni Brillanti per Viola Sola: I. Di volo (Cadenza)
16. Nils Monkemeyer - Sonata per la Grand' Viola e Orchestra, Op. 35/MS70: Tema
17. Nils Monkemeyer - Sonata per la Grand' Viola e Orchestra, Op. 35/MS70: Variazione I
18. Nils Monkemeyer - Sonata per la Grand' Viola e Orchestra, Op. 35/MS70: Variazione II
19. Nils Monkemeyer - Sonata per la Grand' Viola e Orchestra, Op. 35/MS70: Variazione III
20. Nils Monkemeyer - Sonata per la Grand' Viola e Orchestra, Op. 35/MS70: Coda



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