Poglietti's Rossignolo demonstrates his command of various European musical styles, from Italian and French art music to a wide variety of vernaculars.
Composition History
Alessandro Poglietti, Court Organist to Leopold I, created the manuscript of Rossignolo as a wedding gift for Empress Eleanore of Austria in 1677.
Compositional Technique
Poglietti's Rossignolo is considered one of the most important cycles in keyboard literature due to its overall structure, symbolic content, and skillful handling of form and variation technique.
Performer Biography
Harpsichordist Joyce Lindorff, who earned a doctorate at The Juilliard School, has won rave reviews for her concerts in the US, Europe, and Asia.
Recording & Production
This recording features a harpsichord built in 1993 by Barbara and Thomas Wolf, modeled after a 1707 Dumont instrument.
Composer Biography
Alessandro Poglietti, an Italian-born composer, served as Court Organist to Leopold I from 1661 until his death in 1683 during the siege of Vienna.
Compositional Technique
Poglietti mirrors the actual song of the nightingale in Rossignolo, including its pure tones, complex rhythmic subdivisions, trills, chirps, and even silences.
