Giovanni Sollima, an internationally renowned cellist and Italian composer, has composed music for various notable figures in film and theater, including Peter Greenaway and John Turturro.
Performer Biography
Jonian Ilias Kadesha, the violinist on this album, is described as a "Renaissance musician" due to the diversity of his intellectual interests and music-making, influenced by his studies in philosophy and rhetoric.
Album & Artwork
This album, "Suite Italienne," is dedicated to the love for Italy, a country celebrated for its cultural heritage, including the invention of opera and significant instrument building.
Interpretation
Jonian Ilias Kadesha often improvises his own cadenzas and ornamentation, reflecting his chamber music background in his approach to the classical orchestral canon.
Composition History
Igor Stravinsky's Suite italienne, and his ballet Pulcinella, were based on Italian trio sonatas that he believed were by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, but were actually composed by Domenico Gallo.
Recording & Production
The album features the premiere recording of Giovanni Sollima's Concerto for violin, strings, lute and percussion 'TYCHE', which was commissioned by the 2021 Boswiler Sommer festival.
Instruments
Jonian Ilias Kadesha performs on a Guarneri del Gesù 1743 'ex Moser' violin, which is kindly loaned by the 'Princess Collection'.
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