Sammartini: Pianto Degli Angeli Della Pace (Il) / Symphony in E-Flat Major
6/18/2005, 15 Tracks, 54:07
Featuring
Daniele Ferrari
Silvia Mapelli
Ainhoa Soraluze
Giorgio Tiboni
Filippo Ravizza
Capriccio Italiano Ensemble
Giovanni Battista Sammartini
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Composer Biography
Giovanni Battista Sammartini, son of French oboist Alexis Saint-Martin, was likely born in Milan around 1700 or 1701 and was active as an oboe and organ performer.
Cultural Impact
Sammartini is primarily remembered today as the 'father of the symphony' due to his significant attention to the genre.
Compositional Technique
Sammartini's symphonies are characterized by a constant flow of melodic and rhythmic ideas, abrupt harmonic changes, and varied formal structures, showing a daring instrumental language.
Performer Biography
The Capriccio Italiano Ensemble, founded in 1991 by Daniele Ferrari, has developed a special affinity for Sammartini's music through over a decade of performing his works.
Performer Biography
Daniele Ferrari, the conductor, made the first complete recording of Sammartini's early symphonies, which was acclaimed as the Best Italian Recording of 1995.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Sammartini's compositions, especially earlier ones, show a blend of late Baroque aesthetics and the emerging Classical style, reflecting a transitional period in music.
