Costanzi: Sinfonie per violoncello

Featuring

Giovanni Sollima
Monika Leskovar
Gianluca Ubaldi
Arianna Art Ensemble
Giovanni Battista Costanzi

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Interpretation

For the Sonata da Camera 'ad uso di corni da caccia', the performers on this album chose to enhance its programmatic and spectacular nature by adding percussion instruments.

Compositional Technique

Costanzi's cello works are highly regarded today because he developed and enriched the technical and expressive resources of the instrument, on which he was a recognized virtuoso.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Giovanni Sollima's 'The Hunting Sonata' is a homage to Costanzi's cosmopolitan vision, using rhythms and sounds from Costanzi's 'Sonata ad uso di corni da caccia' to evoke an 'imaginary South' with Mediterranean flavors.

Compositional Technique

Costanzi's sinfonias show a more advanced stylistic orientation than his sonatas, incorporating elements of the 'stile galante' and a greater receptiveness to ideas from other parts of Europe.

Composer Biography

Giovanni Battista Costanzi, born in Rome in 1704, began studying cello at an early age and was nicknamed 'Giovannino del violoncello' due to his youth and talent.

Composer Biography

Costanzi's professional career was entirely within Rome, where he held several prestigious positions, including maestro di cappella at various churches and director of the Cappella Giulia until his death in 1778.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Despite never leaving Rome, Costanzi maintained contacts with travelers and diplomats, incorporating Neapolitan, Northern European, and French influences into his cello sinfonias, reflecting a cosmopolitan vision.