Frescobaldi, Gesualdo, Solbiati Music for Accordion

Featuring

Francesco Gesualdi
Girolamo Frescobaldi
Carlo Gesualdo
Alessandro Solbiati

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Compositional Technique

Frescobaldi's Toccatas and Partitas, works at the apex of his creative output, reconcile Ferrarese origins, Neapolitan experimentalism, Roman polyphony, and Flemish influences.

Compositional Technique

Solbiati's 'II Movimento' derives from a harmonic fragment of Carlo Gesualdo's music, based on descending chromatism, which Solbiati expanded into a series of loops.

Composer's Artistic Vision

The 'Second Practice', an artistic advancement from late 1500s Italy, aimed to engage the listener's feelings by adhering to the meaning of words and expressing a wide range of nuances.

Composition History

Alessandro Solbiati's 'II Movimento - da Gesualdo per Gesualdi' is dedicated to accordionist Francesco Gesualdi and their shared passion for early music, particularly that of Carlo Gesualdo.

Performer Biography

Francesco Gesualdi, the accordionist on this album, is known for his ability to produce sounds that conjure up the action and spaces underlying the music.

Interpretation

The accordion, with its two aerophonic manuals and bellows, is considered suitable for this music due to its ability to vary dynamic intensity and draw out intimacy and meditative qualities.