Zani, Piacentino, Torti & Schiatti: Concerti per flauto archi e continuo

Featuring

Natale Arnoldi
Raffaele Trevisani
Ensemble baroque Carlo Antonio Marino
Andrea Teodoro Zani
Romano Antonio Piacentino
Giuseppe Torti

Giacinto Schiatti

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Composition History

The five concertos on this album are sourced from handwritten parts preserved in the Badische Landesbibliothek of Karlsruhe, as the original full scores are currently unknown.

Instruments

The 17th and 18th centuries were crucial for the development of the transverse flute, with technical improvements making it more accurate, powerful, and agile, eventually replacing the recorder and competing with the violin.

Performer Biography

Raffaele Trevisani, the solo flutist, was described by Sir James Galway as one of the best flutists today for his beautiful tone, perfect technique, and dedication to music.

Performer Biography

Raffaele Trevisani performs on a wooden Powell flute for this recording, kindly provided by Daminelli Strumenti Musicali, though he also owns gold Muramatsu and Powell flutes.

Performer Biography

The Baroque Ensemble "Carlo Antonio Marino" was founded in 2008 to honor Carlo Antonio Marino, an Albinese violinist and composer famous across Europe who established the first violin school in Bergamo.

Composer Biography

Little is known about the lives of composers Giacinto Schiatti, Antonio Romano Piacentino, and Giuseppe Torti, unlike Andrea Zani, for whom a biography exists.

Recording & Production

The cadenzas for the concertos by Giuseppe Torti and Giacinto Schiatti were composed by Natale Arnoldi, the director of the Baroque Ensemble "Carlo Antonio Marino".