Corbetta, F.: Varii Scherzi Di Sonate / Mantovana / Sinfonia / Folia (A Guitarist From Pavia Across Europe) (La Ghirlanda Mosicale)

Featuring

Anna Simboli
Ugo Nastrucci
Massimo Lonardi
Michele Pasotti
Giangiacomo Pinardi
Monica Piccinini

Matteo Bellotto
La Ghirlanda Mosicale
Francesco Corbetta
Robert de Visée

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Compositional Technique

Corbetta's five collections for the five-stringed guitar, published between 1639 and 1674, significantly advanced the instrument's literature, making it suitable for cultured audiences.

Composer Biography

Corbetta served as a court musician and guitar master to royalty in both Paris and London, where Charles II conferred upon him the title of 'Gentleman of the Chamber to the Queen'.

Album & Artwork

The ensemble 'La Ghirlanda Mosicale' takes its name from a 1615 treatise by Giovanni Battista Magone, which highlights music as an art that 'creates delight in spirits'.

Compositional Technique

Corbetta experimented with different styles, transitioning from an Italian manner to a French style, and incorporated both the chordal rasgueado and the plucked punteado techniques.

Composer Biography

Francesco Corbetta, a guitarist from Pavia, was a well-known figure in the musical life of various European courts, including those of Louis XIV and Charles II.

Critical Reception

An epitaph in the Mercure galant, signed by a pupil, praised Corbetta for making the guitar 'speak the true language of love' and charming all listeners, even Death itself.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Corbetta's primary goal was to establish the guitar's validity and originality as a distinct repertoire, boasting that he knew 'hardly a chord of the lute'.