Cimarosa: Overtures Arranged for Mandolin Ensemble

Featuring

Emanuele Buzi
Norberto Gonçalves da Cruz
Valdimiro Buzi
Andrea Pace
Emiliano Piccolini
Quintetto a Plettro Giuseppe Anedda

Domenico Cimarosa

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Composer Biography

Domenico Cimarosa, born in Aversa in 1749, received a solid musical education in Naples, studying with prominent teachers like Gennaro Manna and Niccolò Piccinni.

Interpretation

The 'Giuseppe Anedda' Plectrum Quintet adds a double bass to the traditional romantic quartet (two mandolins, mandola, and guitar) to expand its sound register and timbral possibilities.

Composition History

Domenico Cimarosa's opera, Il matrimonio segreto, premiered in Vienna and was so successful that Emperor Leopold II of Austria ordered it to be performed in its entirety a second time on the same night.

Performer Biography

The Quintetto a Plettro 'Giuseppe Anedda' is named after Giuseppe Anedda, a virtuoso mandolin player who dedicated his life to promoting the classical mandolin.

Recording & Production

Since no relevant 'historical' transcriptions of Domenico Cimarosa's works for mandolin ensemble existed, this recording uses modern arrangements by Michele Di Filippo.

Cultural Impact

Giuseppe Anedda's research helped free the mandolin from stereotypes by discovering original manuscripts for the instrument by composers like Vivaldi, Pergolesi, and Beethoven.

Instruments

In the post-unification period, the mandolin became very popular in Italy as an instrument of the people, capable of reproducing music written for violin and theatre.