Paisiello in Vienna

Beethoven, Ludwig van, Giuliani, Mauro, Hummel, Johann Nepomuk, różni kompozytorzy

Elias, Izhar, Sariel, Alon, Tsalka, Michael

95301

This ingeniously programmed conceptalbum contains no original music by Paisiello but rather presents a selection of works which take as their inspiration his best‐known aria. ‘Nel cor più non mi sento’ is a duet from his 1788 opera L'amor contrastato, ossia La molinara – generally referred to as La molinara and, in an intriguing twist of history, translated in to German as Die schöne Müllerin. But in fact Schubert is one of the few noted variationcomposers absent here. Paganini’s later set of variations is a staple of the virtuoso‐violin repertoire, but this enterprising trio of musicians have looked to lesser‐known treatments of the duet, which attained great popularity on account of its simple but winning melody, so suitable for elaboration. Bortolazzi was well-known in his day as a superb mandolin player, and composed prodigiously for his instrument just as Mauro Giuliani did for the guitar, with an intimate understanding of its technical and expressive possibilities. Wanhal’s variations were originally composed for a melody instrument such as violin or flute, but it has been arranged specially for the trio here.

Works:

• Beethoven: Andante and Variations in D Major, WoO 44b
• Beethoven: Sonatine for mandolin and fortepiano in C major, WoO 44a
• Beethoven: Sonatine for mandolin and fortepiano in C minor, WoO 43a
• Beethoven: Variations (6) in G major on the duet 'Nel cor più non mi sento' from the opera La Molinara by Giovanni Paisiello, WoO 70
• Giuliani, Mauro: Introduction, Theme with Variations and Polonaise in A, Op. 65
• Hummel, J: Potpourri for Piano and Guitar in G minor, Op. 53
• Hummel, J: Sonata for fortepiano and mandolin in C major, Op. 37a

CD x 1

Brilliant Classics

2019-11-13

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