Pietro Antonio Locatelli: Sei Introduttioni teatrali, Op. 4

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Gernot Süßmuth
Raphael Hevicke
Thüringer Bach Collegium
Pietro Antonio Locatelli

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Historical Context

Locatelli lived and worked for several decades in Amsterdam, which was then a major center for music printing and international music trade.

Compositional Technique

The 'Introduttioni teatrali' are instrumental compositions, typically in three movements, that would precede an opera, sometimes with thematic links to the drama.

Instruments

The Thüringer Bach Collegium performs on valuable historical string instruments, such as violins by Giovanni Grancino, and replicas of historical wind instruments.

Performer Biography

Gernot Süßmuth, the founder and artistic director of the Thüringer Bach Collegium, was formerly a member of the PetersenQuartett and co-founded the Aperto Piano Quartett.

Composition History

Locatelli's Op. 4 concertos, recorded here, were published in Amsterdam in 1735, though some pieces may have been composed much earlier.

Composer Biography

Pietro Antonio Locatelli, a younger contemporary of Bach, Telemann, and Vivaldi, was a great violin virtuoso who traveled extensively through Europe before settling in Amsterdam.

Compositional Technique

The Concerto in F Major, Op. 4/8, titled 'À imitazione de corni da caccia', is a unique piece that imitates hunting horns and demands considerable technical skill from the solo violin.