Luigi Dallapiccola's Ciaccona, Intermezzo e Adagio challenges traditional limits of the cello to convey imagery and sounds of war, with dissonant chords reminiscent of explosions and quiet halftones imitating distant sirens.
Historical Context
Joseph Marie Clément Dall'Abaco, a composer on this album, never left the baroque style, even though he was a contemporary of Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who ushered in the classical era.
Performer Biography
Paolo Bonomini, the cellist on this album, won first prize at the XX. International J. S. Bach Competition in Leipzig.
Recording & Production
This album is titled "Violoncello Italiano" and features works by Italian composers J. M. C. Dall'Abaco, L. Dallapiccola, L. Boccherini, and C. A. Piatti.
Recording & Production
The Canzonetta by Carlo Alfredo Piatti, featured on this album, is a world premiere recording, with the manuscript acquired from the Donizetti Library in Bergamo.
Composer Biography
Carlo Alfredo Piatti, a celebrated Italian cellist and composer on this album, was forced to choose between becoming a cobbler or a cellist at an early age due to his family's modest financial means.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Luigi Boccherini, a composer featured on this album, believed music should speak to the hearts of men, stating, 'I know that music is made to speak to the hearts of men, and this is the effect that I aim at producing if it lies within my power!'
