Con arte e maestria: Virtuoso violin ornamentation from the Italian Baroque
7/2/2021, 23 Tracks, 1:18:44
Featuring
Oliver Webber
Steven Devine
Giovanni Bassano
Cipriano de Rore
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Ascanio Mayone
Biagio Marini
Thomas Crécquillon
Orlando di Lasso
Gärtner
Giovanni Gabrieli
Tomás Luis de Victoria
Michelangelo Rossi
Dario Castello
Anonymous
Giovanni Paolo Caprioli
Antonio Mortaro
Aurelio Virgiliano
Andrea Gabrieli
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Interpretation
This recording not only celebrates historical ornamentation but also gives new life to the tradition by featuring newly ornamented works in the style of masters like the Rognonis and Girolamo dalla Casa.
Compositional Technique
The album explores the tradition of solo ornamentation, particularly diminution, where slower notes are transformed into measured patterns of faster notes.
Instruments
The violin played by Oliver Webber is a modern instrument by George Stoppani, based on a 1595 original by Antonio and Girolamo Amati, and uses gut strings in equal tension.
Instruments
The organ sound on this recording is an electronic sampling of an original 18th-century Venetian organ by Pietro Nachini, located in Izola, Slovenia, realized using Hauptwerk virtual pipe organ software.
Album & Artwork
The album title, "Con Arte e Maestria," comes from Francesco Rognoni's ornamental showpiece "Io son ferito," which means "manner of ornamenting with art and mastery."
Performer Biography
Steven Devine, the organist and harpsichordist, is the principal keyboard player for the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and has recorded over thirty discs with other artists.
Performer Biography
Oliver Webber, the violinist, makes his own gut strings, and his research on this topic has influenced many ensembles worldwide.
