Viotti: Duos for 2 Violins

Falasca, Fabrizio, Melis, Gianmaria

96629

Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755-1824) received his musical education from Gaetano Pugnani. He served for a short time at the Savoy Court in Turin but soon he spread his wings and travelled to Paris, where he was an instant success as a supreme violin virtuoso. He served for a time at the court of Versailles before he founded an opera house in Paris (Théâtre de Monsieur). The French revolution urged him to go abroad and he settled in London, where he featured in the Hanover Square concert series and was active as a concert organizer and impresario, as well as one of the founders of the Philharmonic Society of London.

Viotti was an influential violin player and teacher. He composed violin concertos, string quartets, and other chamber music for strings. Based on the principles of the Viennese Classics it hints at more romantic feelings of times to come.

This new recording presents the duos for 2 violins, music of great charm, rich in melodies and brilliantly written for both instruments, which are fully equal to each other.

Played by Fabrizio Falasca and Gianmaria Melis, playing a 1727 Guerneri and a 1745 Sanctus Seraphin violin.

Works:

•Giovanni Battista Viotti: Duo Concertans, Op. 9 No. 1
•Giovanni Battista Viotti: Duo Op. 29 No. 1
•Giovanni Battista Viotti: Duo Concertans, Op. 9 No. 3
•Giovanni Battista Viotti: Duo Op. 29 No. 3

CD

Brilliant Classics

1.10.2024

5028421966298