1717. Memories of a Journey to Italy

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1.	Tomaso Albinoni. Sonata in Bb Major. I. Adagio 02:40	buy track
2.	Tomaso Albinoni. Sonata in Bb Major. II. Allegro 03:27	buy track
3.	Tomaso Albinoni. Sonata in Bb Major. III. Adagio 02:20	buy track
4.	Tomaso Albinoni. Sonata in Bb Major. IV. Allegro 02:53	buy track
5.	Tanfani. Sonata in D Major. I. Largo 02:40	buy track
6.	Tanfani. Sonata in D Major. II. Allegro 01:43	buy track
7.	Tanfani. Sonata in D Major. III. Larghetto 01:57	buy track
8.	Tanfani. Sonata in D Major. IV. Tempo Giusto 03:11	buy track
9.	Valentini. Sonata in A major "La Montanari". I Preludio. Adagio 03:39	buy track
10.	Valentini. Sonata in A major "La Montanari". II Allemanda, Allegro 01:58	buy track
11.	Valentini. Sonata in A major "La Montanari". III Largo 03:04	buy track
12.	Valentini. Sonata in A major "La Montanari". IV Giga. Vivace affettuoso 03:19	buy track
13.	Valentini. Sonata in A major "La Montanari". V Minuè 01:19	buy track
14.	Montanari. Sonata in E minor. I Largo 02:05	buy track
15.	Montanari. Sonata in E minor. II [Whitout indication] 02:34	buy track
16.	Montanari. Sonata in E minor. III [Whitout indication] - Var. I - III (Lupianez) - [Da Capo] 03:59	buy track
17.	Pisendel. Sonata in E major. I. Largo 02:05	buy track
18.	Pisendel. Sonata in E major. II Allegro ma non tanto 02:06	buy track
19.	Pisendel. Sonata in E major. III Largo 02:19	buy track
20.	Pisendel. Sonata in E major. IV Allegro assai 01:44	buy track
21.	Vivaldi. Sonata in G major for Pisendel, RV 25. I Allegro - [Gavotta. Allegro] - [Menuetto] 03:36	buy track
22.	Vivaldi. Sonata in G major for Pisendel, RV 25. II Grave (J.G. Pisendel) 02:54	buy track
23.	Vivaldi. Sonata in G major for Pisendel, RV 25. III Giga. [Allegro] - [Gavotta. Allegro] - [Menuetto con varizioni] 04:22	buy track

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Works by Vivaldi, Albinoni, Montanari, Valentini, Fanfani and Pisendel

Imagine that you have the opportunity to fill your suitcase with the best music of your time. What would you take and what would you leave? Remember you do not have room for everything and you have to choose! This is more or less what happened to Pisendel (the concertmaster of the Dresden orchestra and one of the greatest virtuosos of his era) during his trip to Italy in 1717. For almost a year the young Pisendel toured Italy and met the greatest masters of his time, and throughout his sojourn, he collected the best compositions he could find and filled his suitcase with them. Incidentally, he was forced to use a smaller type of paper, taking up less space in his suitcase and allowing him to transport more musical treasures to Dresden.

But there is more than just music behind these pieces: they tell of of a personal and intimate journey. In the Suonata à Solo fatto per Maestro Pisendel Del Vivaldi, Vivaldi left empty space for Pisendel to complete the sonata with a movement of his own. In a mysterious sonata by Valentini, an autograph dedicated not to Pisendel but to Montanari (who was Pisendel’s teacher). How this valuable and personal score ended up in Pisendel’s hands is a mystery.

In addition, we have the exciting presentation of two world premiere recordings: a sonata by Pisendel that contains modifications by Montanari, and a sonata by Giuseppe Maria Fanfani that has not been performed since the eighteenth century.

“Pisendel’s journey through Italy is a story that deserves and has yet to be told”
Prof. Michael Talbot

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The Sound

The recordings on this CD were made with a proprietary microphone technique, called ECA, which was developed by our sound engineer in order to achieve maximum sound fidelity, with very good positioning of the instruments in the virtual space that is being created between your speakers. The mixing and mastering process has been performed with an almost fully analog equipment chain in order to maintain the complex tonal character of the sound of gut strings and the harpsichord. This results in a musical vividness and three-dimensional sound that is rarely heard in acoustic music recordings. We hope you’ll enjoy it!

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released December 18, 2019

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