L'Arte Dell'Arco, Francesco Galligioni & Roberto Loreggian - Lanzetti: Cello Sonatas (2018)

Tracklist
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01. Cello Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 2: I. Adagio
02. Cello Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 2: II. Allegro
03. Cello Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 2: III. Minuet
04. Cello Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2: I. Andante
05. Cello Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2: II. Allegro
06. Cello Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2: III. Minuet
07. Cello Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2: I. Adagio
08. Cello Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2: II. Allegro
09. Cello Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2: III. Allegro
10. Cello Sonata No. 4 in G Major, Op. 2: I. Allegro
11. Cello Sonata No. 4 in G Major, Op. 2: II. Largo
12. Cello Sonata No. 4 in G Major, Op. 2: III. Minuet
13. Cello Sonata No. 5 in A Minor, Op. 2: I. Largo
14. Cello Sonata No. 5 in A Minor, Op. 2: II. Andante
15. Cello Sonata No. 5 in A Minor, Op. 2: III. Minuet
16. Cello Sonata No. 6 in G Major, Op. 2: I. Allegro
17. Cello Sonata No. 6 in G Major, Op. 2: II. Adagio
18. Cello Sonata No. 6 in G Major, Op. 2: III. Minuet
19. Cello Sonata No. 5 in A Minor, Op. 1: I. Adagio cantabile
20. Cello Sonata No. 5 in A Minor, Op. 1: II. Allegro
21. Cello Sonata No. 5 in A Minor, Op. 1: III. Menuet andante
22. Cello Sonata No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 1: I. Allegro
23. Cello Sonata No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 1: II. Largo
24. Cello Sonata No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 1: III. Gavotta allegro ma non presto
25. Cello Sonata No. 7 in G Major, Op. 1: I. Andante-Allegro
26. Cello Sonata No. 7 in G Major, Op. 1: II. Largo
27. Cello Sonata No. 7 in G Major, Op. 1: III. Rondeau Andante
28. Cello Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 1: I. Allegretto
29. Cello Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 1: II. Adagio
30. Cello Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 1: III. Allegro
31. Cello Sonata No. 9 in A Minor, Op. 1: I. Adagio
32. Cello Sonata No. 9 in A Minor, Op. 1: II. Allegro
33. Cello Sonata No. 9 in A Minor, Op. 1: III. Andante
34. Cello Sonata No. 10 in F Minor, Op. 1: I. Allegro
35. Cello Sonata No. 10 in F Minor, Op. 1: II. Adagio-Allegretto
36. Cello Sonata No. 10 in F Minor, Op. 1: III. Presto
37. Cello Sonata No. 11 in F Major, Op. 1: I. Allegro
38. Cello Sonata No. 11 in F Major, Op. 1: II. Adagio
39. Cello Sonata No. 11 in F Major, Op. 1: III. Rondeau andante
40. Cello Sonata No. 12 in D Major, Op. 1: I. Allegro
41. Cello Sonata No. 12 in D Major, Op. 1: II. Andante cantabile
42. Cello Sonata No. 12 in D Major, Op. 1: I. Menuet
43. Cello Sonata No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 5: I. Adagio
44. Cello Sonata No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 5: II. Allegro
45. Cello Sonata No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 5: III. Allegretto
46. Cello Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 5: I. Allegro assai
47. Cello Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 5: II. Andante
48. Cello Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 5: III. Allegro
49. Cello Sonata No. 3 in D Major, Op. 5: I. Adagio cantabile
50. Cello Sonata No. 3 in D Major, Op. 5: II. Allegro
51. Cello Sonata No. 3 in D Major, Op. 5: III. Grazioso
52. Cello Sonata No. 4 in G Major, Op. 5: I. Andantino amoroso
53. Cello Sonata No. 4 in G Major, Op. 5: II. Allegro
54. Cello Sonata No. 4 in G Major, Op. 5: III. Minuetto
55. Cello Sonata No. 5 in C Major, Op. 5: I. Andante cantabile
56. Cello Sonata No. 5 in C Major, Op. 5: II. Allegro
57. Cello Sonata No. 5 in C Major, Op. 5: III. Rondo andante
58. Cello Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 5: I. Andante
59. Cello Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 5: II. Allegro
60. Cello Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 5: III. Minuet allegretto
61. Cello Sonata No. 1 in G Major: I. Allegro
62. Cello Sonata No. 1 in G Major: II. Siciliana amoroso
63. Cello Sonata No. 1 in G Major: III. Rondeau allegro
64. Cello Sonata No. 2 in A Minor: I. Allegretto
65. Cello Sonata No. 2 in A Minor: II. Adagio
66. Cello Sonata No. 2 in A Minor: III. Rondeau allegro
67. Cello Sonata No. 3 in F Major: I. Allegretto
68. Cello Sonata No. 3 in F Major: II. Ciacona allegro
69. Cello Sonata No. 3 in F Major: III. Rondeou allegretto
70. Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Major: I. Andante
71. Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Major: II. Caccia allegro
72. Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Major: III. Fanfare
73. Cello Sonata No. 5 in D Major: I. Largo
74. Cello Sonata No. 5 in D Major: II. Pastorale allegrino
75. Cello Sonata No. 5 in D Major: III. Rondeau allegro
76. Cello Sonata No. 6 in E Minor: I. Allegretto
77. Cello Sonata No. 6 in E Minor: II. Andante
78. Cello Sonata No. 6 in E Minor: III. Minuetto
A seminal moment in the birth of the cello as a solo instrument: historically informed performances of lively and athletic Baroque trio sonatas.
The series of Brilliant Classics recordings by L'Arte dell'Arco has garnered much admiring press over the years. Their discography has focused on the music of Vivaldi, usefully compiled last year into a 20CD set (BC95200) which was welcomed in Gramophone for 'superb interpretations' and the 'scholarly rigour' of the scholarship which underpinned the new editions used by the ensemble: 'Guglielmo and his continuo trio play with lyrical sophistication in the Op.2 violin sonatas, and L'arte dell'Arco's imaginatively detailed L'estro armonico has a conversational transparency, theatrical verve with rhythms and conjuring of kaleidoscopic moods that are as rewarding as any of the other best versions in the catalogue.'
With the music of Salvatore Lanzetti, the ensemble has turned its attention to rather more out-of-the-way pleasures. This is the most complete set yet assembled of his surviving works: born in Naples in 1710 he was known as the prince of the cello of his day, a celebrated soloist once he undertook extensive northern-European tours. By the second half of the 1730s he was in Paris and then London, where he seems to have lived until at least 1754. He had great success there and, according to the writer Charles Burney, helped to establish a taste for the cello.
His technical innovations included the extensive use of thumb position as well as intricate fingering systems, doubtless developed in harness with his own elaborate music which was clearly designed to display his virtuosity to the full. Four collections of sonatas are assembled here, in which Francesco Galligioni is joined by a variety of colleagues from L'Arte dell'Arco: not only on harpsichord and chamber organ as one would expect, but also a second cello, a violone and an archlute, according to context. The result is satisfyingly varied in timbre, and the album is further enriched by Galligioni's own reflections on interpreting this little-known repertoire as well as a scholarly introduction to the life and music of Lanzetti.
The origin of what we now call the "modern" violoncello lies in 17th century Naples, where the instrument took its present form, playing position and technique. Naples, one of the musical capitals of the world in the 18th century, produced a wealth of composers and players favouring the cello: Leo, Pergolesi, Vinci, Durante, Fiorenza, Porpora and Salvatore Lanzetti, whose complete music for cello solo is included in this 5CD set. Lanzetti was a super virtuoso on the cello, a famous artist travelling the European capitals as performer and composer, with publications in Amsterdam and London on his name. He introduced new techniques to extend the instrument's possibilities to the extreme. His music is highly expressive, written in Galant Style, but with enough salt and pepper to keep the listener on the edge of his seat.
Played with incredible skill, virtuosity and taste by Italian cellist Francesco Galligioni, who already recorded the Vivaldi cello concertos and sonatas for Brilliant Classics, to great critical acclaim. He is seconded by members of the elite group L'Arte dell'Arco.