Bononcini: Divertimenti da camera, Transcription for Harpsichord
4/27/2018, 30 Tracks, 54:39
Featuring
Giovanni Paganelli
Giovanni Battista Bononcini
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Composer Biography
Giovanni Bononcini, the composer, arrived in London at age 50 in 1720, where he quickly established himself as a fluent composer of instrumental and dramatic music.
Composer Biography
Bononcini's reputation was tarnished in 1731 by an accusation of plagiarism, leading him to leave England in disgrace.
Performer Biography
Giovanni Paganelli, the harpsichordist, has a particular focus on composers and musicians associated with the d'Este family court in his home city of Modena, Italy.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in Monteombraro, a small village in the Apennine Mountains near Modena and Bologna, Italy.
Composition History
The Divertimenti da camera were originally scored for basso continuo with a melody line for recorder or violin, but were almost immediately republished in a harpsichord-only version.
Compositional Technique
The harpsichord transcriptions of Bononcini's Divertimenti feature elaborate decorative figuration that would have been impractical for the original recorder or violin.
Historical Context
Giovanni Bononcini was a direct rival to George Frideric Handel in 1720s London, a rivalry famously captured in a satirical poem by John Byrom.
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