Johann Christoph Pepusch (1667-1752) - Il Grande Barocco Tedesco - 6 Concerts op. 8 and 6 Sonatas - Ferrarini 2 CDs
Classical | EAC Rip | Flac, CUE, LOG | 2 CDs | Covers | 503 Mb | 2000
Classical | EAC Rip | Flac, CUE, LOG | 2 CDs | Covers | 503 Mb | 2000
<i>Musicians of today remember Pepusch mainly as the author or arranger of the songs in Gay’s Beggar’s Opera, that romping persiflage of English society and its love of Italian opera which was such a success in 1728 that Handel was forced as a result to close his opera-academy. Johann Christoph Pepusch was born in Berlin in 1667, the son of a Protestant pastor. At the early age of fourteen he entered the service of the Prussian court, remaining until he gave his notice at the age of 30 (1698).<br /><br />After a stay of about two years in Holland, Pepusch made for London, where he led an active and fruitful life as musician, composer, teacher and researcher until his death on the 20th of July, 1752. Pepusch was one of the first musicologists to devote himself to the preservation and renewal of old music.<br /><br />The Concert of Ancient Music and the Madrigal Society were founded at his suggestions. There is today a renewal of interest in his concertos and sonata cycles for his favourite instrument, the flute.<br />A central work in his oeuvre are the six Concertos op. 8, which appeared in Amsterdam in 1718. In these pieces four melody parts, grouped in pairs, soar above a thorough bass; in “mixed” scoring this produces ravishing sound effects.</i><br />
Content:
CD 1
Concerto No. 1 per 2 flauti, 2 oboi, violoncello, contrabasso e cembalo
- 1. Largo
- 2. Allegro
- 3. Adagio
- 4. Allegro
Sonata No. 1 per flauto e cembalo
- 5. Largo
- 6. Allegro
- 7. Largo
- 8. Allegro
Concerto No. 2 per 2 flauti, 2 oboi, violoncello, contrabasso e cembalo
- 9. Vivace
- 10. Grave
- 11. Allegro
Sonata No. 2 per flauto e cembalo
- 12. Adagio
- 13. Allegro
- 14. Largo
- 15. Allegro
Concerto No. 3 per 2 flauti, 2 oboi, violoncello, contrabasso e cembalo
- 16. Vivace
- 17. Largo
- 18. Allegro
Sonata No. 3 per flauto e cembalo
- 19. Largo
- 20. Allegro
- 21. Largo
- 22. Allegro
CD 2
Concerto No. 4 per 2 flauti, 2 oboi, violoncello, contrabasso e cembalo
- 1. Largo
- 2. Allegro
- 3. Largo
- 4. Allegro
Sonata No. 4 per flauti e cembalo
- 5. Largo
- 6. Allegro
- 7. Largo
- 8. Allegro
Concerto No. 5 per 2 flauti, 2 oboi, violoncello, contrabasso e cembalo
- 9. Largo
- 10. Allegro
- 11. Largo
- 12. Allegro
Sonato No. 5 per flauti e cembalo
- 13. Largo
- 14. Allegro
- 15. Largo
- 16. Allegro
Concerto No. 6 per 2 flauti, 2 oboi, violoncello, contrabasso e cembalo
- 17. Largo
- 18. Allegro
- 19. Adagio
- 20. Allegro
Sonata No. 6 per flauti e cembalo
- 21. Largo
- 22. Allegro
- 23. Largo
- 24. Allegro
Interpreter: Barocco Veneziano (Giorgia Rudolfi – Flauto, Paola Ferrarini & Michela Grandi – Oboi, Luigi Fontana – Cembalo, Mariangela Martini – Cello, Annalisa Mazzoni – C.basso)
Claudio Ferrarini – Flauto e Direttore
Mondo Musica
ferrarini
Flac 636 kbps, 2 CDs with scans in Engl., 503 MB