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Durante: Concerti per archi

2/17/2023, 43 Tracks, 1:57:38

Featuring

  • Riccardo Doni
  • Marcello Scandelli
  • Accademia dell'Annunciata
  • Francesco Durante
  • Nicola Fiorenza
  • Nicola Antonio Porpora

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Composition History

Uniquely for a Neapolitan musician of his time, Francesco Durante did not write any operas, focusing instead on sacred music and pedagogical works.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

Durante's Concerti a quattro blend rigorous counterpoint, a style he mastered through sacred music, with newer concertante and galant styles.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Francesco Durante (1684-1755) was a highly influential teacher in Naples, described by Jean-Jacques Rousseau as 'the greatest harmonist in Italy, that is to say in the world'.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

The most original concerto in the collection, 'La Pazzia' (The Madness), features a bizarre formal structure in its first movement, alternating energetic virtuosity with intimate, nostalgic sections.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Durante taught many eminent composers, including Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Girolamo Abos, Tommaso Traetta, Antonio Sacchini, Niccolò Piccinni, and Giovanni Paisiello.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This recording of Durante's Concerti per archi was made in the church of San Bernardino, Abbiategrasso (Milan), Italy, in October 2021 and May 2022.

Source: Booklet

Instruments

The Accademia dell'Annunciata performs on period instruments, including a violin by Johann Georg Thier (Vienna, 1760) and an Italian harpsichord by Colzani-Vismara (Seregno, 2016).

Source: Booklet

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